Berlin
LONGEST PEDESTRIAN SISPENSION BRIDGE IN THE WORLD
The bridge connecting the ruins of 700-year-old Castle Ehrenberg with the remains of the 17th-century Roman fortress Claudia.
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Crossing the B179, from which the bridge takes its name, Highline179 took 206 days to construct but in reality has been 16 years in the making.
Height of the bridge: 114,60 metres
Length of the bridge: 406 metres
Path width: 1,2 metres
Bridge supported: by 4 supporting cables, each 60 mm diameter
Safety: 8 rock anchors, each driven 17 metres into the ground
Dead weight: 70 tonnes
Bridge load: max. 500 people