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Highest Footbridges

The following is a list of the World's Highest Footbridges. These spans have different design characteristics then road or rail bridges with narrower decks that are often unstiffened allowing the structure to move and sway several inches from the effects of wind and pedestrian walking. These crossings are usually suspension bridges located in public or private scenic spots charging a fee for access. Most of the world's highest footbridges are located in China, Switzerland and Nepal.

The tremendous success of the Zhangjiajie Glass Footbridge in Hunan, China has sparked a glass footbridge construction craze that has swept through most of China's Provinces since the original opened in 2016. While few of these copycat crossings is as high or as large as the first bridge in Zhangjiajie, these newer spans of glittering glass each has their own personality that offer guests a unique experience with a variety of tower shapes and decks that soar high above deep chasms and crevasses in picture perfect surroundings.

Most of the footbridges listed below have height and span length figures that were estimated from analyzing satellite images and photos as official figures from private bridge owners and operators are usually exaggerated. I also included a number of Chinese glass footbridges that are below 60 meters in height.


Rank Name Height (meters / feet) Main Span Length
(meters / feet)
Completed Location Country
1 Nizhuhe Yunduan Glass Footbridge
尼珠河大峡谷云端玻璃桥
1,040 feet
317 meters
1,198 feet
365 meters
2023 Pulixiang, Yunnan China
2 Tianyundu Glass Footbridge
天云渡玻璃吊桥
1,024 feet
312 meters
1,490 feet
454 meters
2020 Yangshan, Guangdong China
3 Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge
张家界大峡谷玻璃桥
World's Highest Footbridge
853 feet
260 meters
1,411 feet
430 meters
2016 Sanguansixiang, Hunan China
3.5 Tianjishan Glass Footbridge
天脊山自然风景区索桥
758 feet
231 meters
335 feet
102 meters
(2019) Linzhou, Henan China
4 Tianjishan Footbridge
天脊山自然风景区索桥
755 feet
230 meters
443 feet
135 meters
(2005) Linzhou, Henan China
5 Jipu Footbridge
吉普人行吊桥
722 feet
220 meters
197 feet
60 meters
2006 Jifucun, Tibet China
6 Nanjiang Gorge Glass Footbridge
南江玻璃吊桥
712 feet
217 meters
1,264 feet
385 meters
2021 Kaiyang, Guizhou China
7 Sochi Skybridge
Со́чи Скайбридж
679 feet
207 meters
1,440 feet
439 meters
2014 Sochi, Krasnodar Krai Russia
8 Yundingfeidu Glass Footbridge
云顶飞渡玻璃桥
656 feet
200 meters
2,018 feet
615 meters
2021 Xuanhan, Sichuan China
9 Jinghe Dam Footbridge
泾河大桥东庄
656 feet
200 meters
696 feet
212 meters
2011-(2022) Yanxiazhen, Shaanxi China
10 Kushma Bungy Footbridge
656 feet
200 meters
1,608 feet
490 meters
2019 Kushma, Parbat Nepal
11 Danlushan Glass Footbridge
丹炉山玻璃桥
640 feet
195 meters
886 feet
270 meters
2020 Nandan, Guangxi China
12 Niouc Footbridge
Pont Niouc
623 feet
190 meters
623 feet
190 meters
1922 Niouc, Valais Switzerland
13 Trient Bridge
Pont Trient
Gueuroz Bridge
Pont Gueuroz
620 feet
189 meters
323 feet
98 meters
1933 Gueuroz, Valais Switzerland
13.5 Taihang Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge
太行大峡谷玻璃桥
607 feet
185 meters
591 feet
180 meters
2019 Linzhou, Henan China
13.6 Jiuluzhai Footbridge
九路寨人行悬索桥
607 feet
185 meters
689 feet
210 meters
20?? Baokang, Hubei China
14 Sigriswil Footbridge
Panoramabrücke Sigriswil
597 feet
182 meters
984 feet
300 meters
2014 Sigriswil, Bern Switzerland
15 516 Arouca Footbridge
Ponte 516 Arouca
575 feet
175 meters
1,693 feet
516 meters
2020 Arouca, Aveiro Portugal
16 Kokonoe "Yume" Otsurihashi Footbridge
九重“夢”大つり橋
568 feet
173 meters
1,280 feet
390 meters
2006 Kokonoe, Oita Japan
17 Ayihe Scenic Area Footbridge
阿依河景区吊橋
551 feet
168 meters
230 feet
70 meters
2016, 2020 Pengshui, Chongqing China
18 Longguashan Footbridge
龙卦山索桥
545 feet
166 meters
1,345 feet
410 meters
2023 Luzhou, Sichuan China
19 Ruyi Glass Footbridge
如意桥
541 feet
165 meters
328 feet
100 meters
2020 Danzhuxiang, Zhejiang China
20 Yangshanhe Scenic Area Glass Footbridge
洋山河景区玻璃桥
525 feet
160 meters
853 feet
260 meters
(2019) Dejiang, Guizhou China
21.5 Tibetan Footbridge of Canillo
Pont Tibetà de Canillo
518 feet
158 meters
1,978 feet
603 meters
2022 Canillo, Andorra Andorra
21.6 Gorsa Footbridge Lyngenfjord Bungee
Gorsabrua Lyngenfjord Bungee
502 feet
153 meters
174 feet
53 meters
2011 Bitavarre, Troms Norway
22 Bach Long Glass Footbridge
492 feet
150 meters
951 feet
290 meters
2022 Mộc Châu, Son La Vietnam
23 Luolu Footbridge
落炉大桥
492 feet
150 meters
394 feet
120 meters
1992 Renhuai, Guizhou China
24 Huangchuansanxia Glass Footbridge
湟川三峡玻璃桥
492 feet
150 meters
1,509 feet
460 meters
2020 Lianzhou, Guangdong China
26 Cihang Bridge
慈航桥
480 feet
146 meters
377 feet
115 meters
20?? Qianjiang, Chongqing China
27 Yinzuotianmeng Footbridge
沂蒙山银座天蒙索桥
469 feet
143 meters
1,378 feet
420 meters
2016 Feixian, Shandong China
28 Navajo 1929 Bridge
470 feet
143 meters
616 feet
188 meters
1929 Marble Canyon, Arizona United States
29 Zhangjiajie Park Footbridge
张家界桥
466 feet
142 meters
72 feet
22 meters
200? Wulingyuan, Hunan China
30 Teruha Footbridge
照葉大吊橋
466 feet
142 meters
820 feet
250 meters
1984 Aya Town, Miyazaki Japan
31 Nel Cielo Footbridge
Ponte nel Cielo
459 feet
140 meters
768 feet
234 meters
2018 Morbegno, Lombardy Italy
32 Samrong Khola Footbridge
459 feet
140 meters
810 feet
247 meters
2018 Ghandruk, Kaski Nepal
35 Yunzhiduan Glass Footbridge
云之端玻璃桥
459 feet
140 meters
600 feet
183 meters
2018 Gaopingzhen, Hubei China
36 Dandong Phoenix Mountain Glass Footbridge
丹东凤凰山玻璃悬索桥
459 feet
140 meters
600 feet
183 meters
2018 Fengcheng, Liaoning China
37 Farinet Footbridge
Passerelle à Farinet
446 feet
136 meters
318 feet
97 meters
2001 Saillon, Valais Switzerland
38.4 Sanxia Zhuhai Glass Footbridge
三峡竹海玻璃天桥
436 feet
133 meters
820 feet
250 meters
2019 Zigui, Hubei China
37.5 Yaxiaku Footbridge
崖下库索桥
443 feet
135 meters
171 feet
52 meters
20?? Yantouzhen, Zhejiang China
38 Buluowan Footbridge
太魯閣國家公園
Shanyue Footbridge
山月吊橋
443 feet
135 meters
643 feet
196 meters
2020 Hualien, Taiwan China
38.5 Mingtangshan Glass Footbridge
明堂山玻璃桥
427 feet
130 meters
525 feet
160 meters
2019 Yuexi, Anhui China
39 Carsac Footbridge
PonteTibetano Carsac
Hängebrücke Tibetano Carasc
427 feet
130 meters
886 feet
270 meters
2015 Sementina, Ticino Switzerland
40 Hongyagu Glass Footbridge
红崖谷玻璃桥
427 feet
130 meters
1,460 feet
445 meters
2017 Wentangzhen, Hebei China
42 Blackforestline Footbridge of Todtnau
Blackforestline Hängebrücke bei Todtnau
410 feet
125 meters
1,476 feet
450 meters
2023 Todtnau, Baden-Württemberg Germany
43 Gandaki Golden Footbridge
Baglung Parbat Foobridge
400 feet
122 meters
1,860 feet
567 meters
2020 Baglung Nepal
44 Igne Footbridge
Ponte Igne
400 feet
122 meters
407 feet
124 meters
19?? Igne, Veneto Italy
44.5 Yunqiushan Glass Footbridge
云丘山玻璃桥
394 feet
120 meters
591 feet
180 meters
2017 Xiangning, Shanxi China
44.6 Lianghuangshan Glass Footbridge
梁皇山玻璃桥
394 feet
120 meters
689 feet
210 meters
2019 Ninghai, Zhejiang China
44.7 Lingjiangyuan Glass Footbridge
灵江源玻璃桥
387 feet
118 meters
984 feet
300 meters
2018 Weixinxiang, Zhejiang China
44.8 Shijiufeng Jingqui Scenic Area Flying Dragon Footbridge
十九峰景区飞龙天桥
384 feet
117 meters
371 feet
113 meters
2017 Shengzhou, Zhejiang China
45 Ryujin Footbridge
竜神大吊橋
385 feet
117 meters
1,230 feet
375 meters
1994 Nishitari, Ibaraki Japan
46 Kushma Gyadi Footbridge 384 feet
117 meters
1,128 feet
344 meters
2010 Kushma, Parbat Nepal
47 Kushma Mudikuwa Footbridge 384 feet
117 meters
1,178 feet
359 meters
201? Kushma, Parbat Nepal
48 Kushma Balewa Footbridge 384 feet
117 meters
1,138 feet
347 meters
201? Kushma, Parbat Nepal
49 Stalden Bridge
Pont Stalden
Merjubrigga Stalden
377 feet
115 meters
218 feet
66 meters
1930 Stalden, Valais Switzerland
50 Daqingshan Glass Footbridge
大青山玻璃吊桥
377 feet
115 meters
1,476 feet
450 meters
2019 Shangyi, Hebei China
50.5 Duxian Glass Footbridge
渡仙桥
377 feet
115 meters
1,050 feet
320 meters
2019 Shiqian, Guizhou China
51 Highline 179 Footbridge
374 feet
114 meters
1,319 feet
402 meters
2014 Reutte, Tyrol Austria
52 Leiternweide Footbridge
Hängebrücke Leiternweide
364 feet
111 meters
364 feet
111 meters
2015 Weissenburg, Bern Switzerland
53 Holzgau Footbridge
Hängebrücke Holzgau
361 feet
110 meters
656 feet
200 meters
2012 Holzgau, Tyrol Austria
54 Ulleong Sogeumsan Footbridge
소금산출렁다리
361 feet
110 meters
1,325 feet
404 meters
2022 Wonju, Gangwon South Korea
55 Zibo Tanxi Mountain Glass Footbridge
淄博潭溪山空中玻璃桥
361 feet
110 meters
384 feet
117 meters
2017 Zibo, Shandong China
56 Zongjiagou Glass Footbridge
宗家沟玻璃桥
361 feet
110 meters
656 feet
200 meters
2020 Huangyuan, Qinghai China
58 Luocheng Tiankeng Footbridge
罗城天坑天梯
361 feet
110 meters
607 feet
185 meters
2019 Luocheng, Guangxi China
58.5 Yuanyangfeng Glass Footbridge
鸳鸯峰玻璃吊桥
361 feet
110 meters
525 feet
160 meters
2018 Fangzheng, Heilongjiang China
58.6 Xinglongshan Glass Footbridge
兴隆山玻璃桥
361 feet
110 meters
722 feet
220 meters
2017 Chengde, Hebei China
59 Perregaux Footbridge
Passerelle Perregaux
Mellah Slimane Footbridge
Passerelle Mellah Slimane
350 feet
107 meters
361 feet
110 meters
1925 Constantine Algeria
60 Shangui Glass Footbridge
山鬼玻璃桥
344 feet
105 meters
453 feet
138 meters
2020 Xupu, Hunan China
61 Duona Footbridge
多纳大桥
338 feet
103 meters
761 feet
232 meters
2001 Maolin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan China
62 Wanjiazhai Dam Footbridge
万家寨电站悬索桥
328 feet
100 meters
1,640 feet
500 meters
1994 Wanjiazhaizhen, Shanxi China
64 Hongqifeng Glass Footbridge
红旗峰玻璃桥
328 feet
100 meters
1,706 feet
520 meters
2026 Fuliang, Jiangxi China
66 Yunmengshan Glass Footbridge
云梦山玻璃桥
328 feet
100 meters
394 feet
120 meters
2018 Xingtai, Hebei China
67 Fengdu Lianhuashan Glass Footbridge
丰都莲花山玻璃桥
328 feet
100 meters
607 feet
185 meters
2018 Fengdu, Chongqing China
68 Chikhaldara Glass Skywalk
328 feet
100 meters
1,335 feet
407 meters
2025 Chikhaldara, Maharashtra India
69 Bailihuang Glass Footbridge
百里荒玻璃桥
328 feet
100 meters
1,148 feet
350 meters
2019 Fenxiangzhen, Hubei China
69.5 Bhote Kosi Bungee Footbridge
328 feet
100 meters
545 feet
166 meters
1999 Kodari, Dolakha Region Nepal
70 Trift Footbridge
Triftbrücke
328 feet
100 meters
558 feet
170 meters
2009 Gadmen, Bern Switzerland
71 Watarirasshaitsuri Footbridge
渡らっしゃい吊橋
328 feet
100 meters
230 feet
70 meters
20?? Nikko, Tochigi Japan
73 Shibiaoshan Glass Footbridge
石表山玻璃桥
328 feet
100 meters
787 feet
240 meters
2018 Lingjingzhen, Guangxi China
74 Nepal Footbridge
Nepalbrücke
328 feet
100 meters
262 feet
80 meters
2008 Mürren, Bern Switzerland
75 Rappbode Dam Footbridge
Rappbode Hängebrücke
328 feet
100 meters
1,503 feet
458 meters
2017 Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt Germany
76 Skywalk Willingen
Willingen Hängebrücke
328 feet
100 meters
2,182 feet
665 meters
2022 Willingen, Hessen Germany
77 Shannipo Beipanjiang Footbridge
善泥坡索桥
328 feet
100 meters
673 feet
205 meters
201? Yingpanxiang, Guizhou China
78 Jiaodingshan Glass Footbridge
轿顶山玻璃桥
312 feet
95 meters
722 feet
220 meters
201? Xinxiang, Henan China
79 Buyun Footbridge
步雲橋
312 feet
95 meters
180 feet
55 meters
201? Gaopingzhen, Hubei China
80 Alla Luna Footbridge
Ponte alla Luna
312 feet
95 meters
984 feet
300 meters
2017 Sasso di Castalda, Potenza Italy
81 Sky Bridge 721
312 feet
95 meters
2,283 feet
696 meters
2022 Dolní Morava, Czech Republic Czech Republic
81.5 Wolong Footbridge
卧龙桥
312 feet
95 meters
256 feet
78 meters
(201?) Danzhuxiang, Zhejiang China
82 Wulonghe Glass Footbridge
五龙河玻璃桥
295 feet
90 meters
787 feet
240 meters
20?? Yunxi, Hubei China
83 Ueno Skybridge
上野スカイブリッジ
295 feet
90 meters
738 feet
225 meters
1998 Kanna, Gunma Japan
84 Shuiyuan Footbridge
雙龍七彩吊橋
295 feet
90 meters
1,122 feet
342 meters
2020 Nantou, Taiwan China
85 Shiniuzhai Glass Footbridge
石牛寨风景区悬索桥
295 feet
90 meters
591 feet
180 meters
200? Pingjiang, Hunan China
86 Aowanda Footbridge
奧萬大吊橋
295 feet
90 meters
591 feet
180 meters
2009 Nantou, Taiwan China
87 Balahu Glass Footbridge
芭拉胡玻璃吊桥
295 feet
90 meters
682 feet
208 meters
2019 Qianjiang, Chongqing China
88 Baiheyundu Glass Footbridge
白鹤云渡桥
295 feet
90 meters
984 feet
300 meters
2017 Rongxian, Guangxi China
89 Wengxi Footbridge
翁熙桥
295 feet
90 meters
344 feet
105 meters
2008 Wuchuan, Guizhou China
90 Fangdong Yandang Mountain Footbridge
方洞雁荡山悬索桥
295 feet
90 meters
295 feet
90 meters
1993 Yandangzhen, Zhejiang China
91 Tangchuan Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge
福建尤溪侠天下玻璃天桥
295 feet
90 meters
656 feet
200 meters
2016 Sanming, Fujian China
92 Sanhuangzhai Footbridge
三皇寨吊桥
295 feet
90 meters
246 feet
75 meters
(2018) Dengfeng, Henan China
93 Xianfeng Footbridge
仙风桥
295 feet
90 meters
98 feet
30 meters
2002 Guixi, Jiangxi China
94 Suyukou Forest Park Footbridge
苏峪口森林公园悬索桥
295 feet
90 meters
722 feet
220 meters
2009 Yinchuan, Ningxia China
95 Salbit Footbridge
295 feet
90 meters
295 feet
90 meters
2008 Göschenen, Uri Switzerland
96 Furi Footbridge
Furi Hängebrücke
295 feet
90 meters
328 feet
100 meters
200? Zermatt, Valais Switzerland
97 Melchior Footbridge
Passerelle Melchoir
295 feet
90 meters
272 feet
83 meters
200? Avrieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France
98 Diable Footbridge
Pont Diable
295 feet
90 meters
148 feet
45 meters
1991 Avrieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France
99 Wuchuan Nanmu Footbridge
务川楠木吊桥
282 feet
86 meters
548 feet
167 meters
2001 Fenglezhen, Guizhou China
100 Charles Kuonen Footbridge
Charles Kuonen Hängebrücke
279 feet
85 meters
1,621 feet
494 meters
2017 Randa, Valais Switzerland