A 984-foot glass suspension bridge, 591 feet above Shiniuzhai National Geological Park, is China’s first glass bridge. Named Haohan Qiao or Brave Men’s Bridge, the heart-stopping glass floor is almost an inch thick and 25 times stronger than normal glass. The bridge is designed to withstand the elements and the weight of 800 visitors at a time.
The bridge’s body is made up of 2 main steel wires and 6 base steel wires with wooden planks as base. It is the first high altitude glass bottomed bridge built in China. The bridge was originally made of wood but converted to glass in 2014. The new glass bottom was made using glass panes 24mm thick and 25 times the strength of normal glass panels.
The origin of the name Brave Men’s Bridge is passed down from word of mouth that anyone that is able to cross the fearsome bridge is a true brave man.
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