The longest glass base bridge in the world has opened to tourists

A HUGE glass bridge professing to be the longest in the world has opened – however, it’s just for the daring.

Vietnam’s Bach Long pedestrian bridge – whose name means “white dragon” – is 632m (2,073ft) long – and is 150m (492ft) over a gigantic wilderness.

The bridge’s floor is produced using French-created treated glass, making it sufficiently able to help up to 450 individuals all at once.

The glass floor additionally implies tourists can get great perspectives on the view while overcoming the terrifying walk.

“While remaining on the bridge, voyagers will want to respect the excellence of nature,” Hoang Manh Duy, an agent of the bridge’s administrator, said.

Bach Long is Vietnam’s third glass bridge, with neighbourhood Bui Van Thach saying he trusted it would urge more tourists to visit the region.

Authorities from Guinness World Records are supposed to check the case for one month.

The organization says it is the world’s longest glass-lined bridge, outperforming the 526-meter structure in Guangdong, China.

Vietnamese the travel industry bosses are looking to bait guests back following two years of Covid closures that kept out practically all unfamiliar voyagers.

If you extravagant complicated it, you will be satisfied to hear that Vietnam is available to Brits.

The nation finished quarantine for worldwide guests and continued 15 days of sans visa travel for UK holidaymakers.

Also, the new bridge isn’t even the most alarming globally.

A 100m (328ft) ‘bending’ bridge opened in China last year, with many accepting it was too insane even to consider existing.

In 2020, a 1,692ft transparent lined bridge opened in Portugal last year.

The bridge is suspended 575ft over the ground, with a sheer drop into the stream and precipices beneath – and is the longest pedestrian engineered overpass in the world.

In 2018, China opened a £15bn bridge extending 34 miles from Hong Kong to Macau – which is the longest ocean-crossing at any point assembled.