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06/05/21 06:30 AM IST

World's "longest pedestrian suspension" bridge opens in Portugal

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  • A pedestrian suspension bridge that claims to be the longest in the world, named 516 Arouca and measuring 516 metres in length, has opened in northern Portugal.
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  • Built in the Arouca Geopark, the bridge is suspended 175 metres above the Paiva river and links two hills with granite cliff faces.
  • The bridge was built by the Institute for Research and Technological Development for Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability as a tourist attraction for the Arouca area, providing views across the Pavia Gorge and toward the nearby Aguieiras Waterfall.
  • It is located next to the Paiva Walkways, an eight-kilometre-long trail that winds through the Arouca hills.
  • A remarkable work of national engineering and will certainly be one of the most iconic structures in the municipality of Arouca and in the country and that will surely become a landmark of modernity.
Source- The Hindu 

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