Portugal inaugurates the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world

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Tuesday,
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April
2021
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It is called 516 Arouca, it measures 516 meters and rises to 175 on the RO Paiva. These are the characteristics of this new architectural giant that has just been inaugurated 60 kilometers from Porto.

The new longest suspension bridge in the world.
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Portugal wants to dazzle the world at the stroke of architectural rcord. For this, it has just inaugurated the 516 Arouca, the longest suspension bridge in the world, of 516 meters long and only pedestrian friendly.

It has more figures to impress as it soars 175 meters above the RO Paiva, belonging to the Portuguese town of Aroca (from ah its name), about 60 kilometers southeast of Porto. All, own and extraos can enjoy the benefits of a landscape of wild nature that sneaks through a platform of metal grid open.

Its more than half a kilm in length has made it the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world, superseding the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge of the Swiss valley of Zermatt, which is 494 meters long and 85 meters high at its highest point. There are more similar rcords, such as the longest (and most impressive) glass bridge on the planet, opened just a few weeks ago in China.

The 516 Arouca measures more than half a kilm in length.

The views from the new luso bridge are its main attraction for those who do not suffer from vrtigo. It is immersed in the Arouca Geopark, included in the network of such natural monuments of Unesco. From there you can see the waterfalls of Aguieiras, the gorge of ro Paiva or the beautiful areinho Beach.

In addition, this area of the north of the neighboring country is famous for the hiking trails that can be done. As an example, the wooden walkways known as Passadios do Paiva, one of the jewels of the place.

The 516 Arouca has suffered several delays in its construction, as it was scheduled to start work in 2016, but they had to be delayed more than one year by the complicated orography of the area, that it impedes to bring the necessary equipment to there. The engineering company in charge of the work, Itecons, had to save some unevenness of vrtigo, in addition to working rgida mesh of the railings. The cables, on the other hand, are made of steel.

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