SON LA – Bach Long Bridge, 632 m long, was recognized by Guinness as the longest walking glass bridge in the world, on the morning of May 28.
At 10:30 am on May 28, the representative of the Guinness World Records organization awarded the certificate of the world’s longest walking glass bridge to Bach Long Bridge. The bridge has a total length of 632 m, located in Muong Sang commune, Moc Chau district, Son La province.
The previous longest glass pedestrian bridge in the Three Gorges Huangchuan Scenic Area, China was 526 m long.
The second record recognized by Guinness is the longest glass-bottomed cliffside road in the world, 327 m.
Bach Long Bridge, the fourth glass bridge in Vietnam, crosses two gorges 305 m long, on the surface is paved with large glass panels measuring 2.4 m x 3 m.
At the end of the bridge is Muong Mooc cave, also known as Chim Than cave, with natural stalactites. The stone sculptures reflect the working and productive life of the ancient Thai people.
The project was started in early 2021, and the total investment capital of the first phase is 773 billion VND.
Bach Long glass bridge has two towers 30 m high. Beneath the tower is firmly designed by experts, drilled down to a depth of 30 m with a load-bearing cable.
The width of the bridge deck is 2.4 m, the type of glass on the surface is Saint Gobain super tempered glass of France, including 3 layers, 40 mm thick. In case a layer of glass is broken, the bridge is still capable of withstanding a force of up to 5 tons.
The whole cable car system is also imported from Korea, each cable car bundle has 7 strands with a diameter of 50 mm each.
The deepest point of the bridge is 150 m in the middle from the stream to the bridge.
The continuation of the bridge is a cliff side road, running 327 m long, 1.5 m wide, with two overhangs 3 m wide and 5 m long, overlooking the whole resort for customers to take pictures to check. print.
Ticket price to experience the glass bridge on weekends and Tet holidays is 650,000 VND per adult, children 1-1.4 m tall is 450,000 VND, under 1m do not lose tickets. Ticket prices on weekdays are reduced by 100,000 VND. Coming here, in addition to experiencing the glass bridge, visitors can freely play the games available in the system of tourist and resort complexes.
The glass bridge installs an eye-catching lighting system, applying 9D effect technology with 60 simulated visual and sound effects to create a feeling, at 18:00, the bridge turns on the light.
(According to vnexpress )