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Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge is located within the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area in Hunan Province. Its relative height from the valley floor is about 400 meters, and its total length is about 370 meters. The entire bridge deck is paved with transparent glass. At the center of the bridge is the world's highest bungee jumping platform. The entire project has no steel reinforcement supports and is a bridge of all-glass structure. After completion, the glass bridge will become the world's first cable-stayed high-mountain canyon glass bridge, and will set multiple world records including the world's highest and longest glass bridge and the first use of new composite materials in bridge construction. It will apply for a Guinness World Record. Tourists can experience 'walking in the air' and view waterfalls and rainbows from the sky.
The glass bridge being planned and built by Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon is located in the Lishuya and Wuwangpo areas of the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area in Hunan Province. It was designed by Haim Dotan, the world-renowned designer who designed the Israel Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, and is the world's highest and longest-span glass bridge. The bridge is built on top of the sheer cliff peaks on both sides of the Grand Canyon, spanning the entire Grand Canyon. The relative height of the bridge arch from the valley floor is about 400 meters, the bridge width is 3.2 meters, and the bridge length is about 370 meters. The entire bridge deck is paved with transparent glass. The entire project has no steel reinforcement or concrete pier supports and is an all-glass structure. The stay cables[2] are planned to use the world's latest composite materials. At the center of the bridge is the world's highest bungee jumping platform. Standing on the bridge, the panoramic view of the valley floor 400 meters below is fully visible.
According to Chen Zhidong, Chairman and General Manager of Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area Co., Ltd., the two auxiliary glass bridges are ancillary preliminary works of the main glass bridge. They are 12 meters and 15 meters high respectively. One is located above a 9-meter-deep water surface, 3 meters from the water, and the other is located above the canyon. They are a pair of sister bridges. Their main function is to help guests build confidence and overcome timidity through psychological and physical testing. The completion of the auxiliary glass bridges will become a major attraction in Chinese tourism, adding yet another splendid scenery to Zhangjiajie, the pearl of world scenery.
The total investment for the entire glass bridge project is 260 million yuan. According to the design concept, aerospace materials will be the first choice for the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon glass bridge project to improve the stability and safety of the bridge structure, which is extremely rare in the history of world bridge construction.
On November 23, 2012, the designer of the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge—planned to be the world's highest and longest-span glass bridge—Haim Dotan, along with renowned Israeli building safety analyst Doron Shalev, conducted an on-site inspection of the glass bridge construction project.
At the site selected for the glass bridge, overlooking the stunning, perilous, and extraordinary Grand Canyon scenery, designer Haim Dotan was extremely excited. He stated frankly: 'Building the world's longest glass bridge in Zhangjiajie, which has the world's most beautiful mountains and waters, is a perfect combination.'
Doron Shalev, visiting Zhangjiajie for the first time, is an Israeli expert in analysis and assessment of building safety and dynamic safety, renowned both domestically and internationally. He expressed great interest in the design concept and construction of the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge. He initially revealed that according to the design plan for the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, repeated experimental verification had been conducted, scientifically confirming the feasibility and safety of the glass bridge construction plan.
The glass bridge construction project has now entered the critical stage before construction. On November 24, 2012, numerous experts from home and abroad, including Haim Dotan and Doron Shalev, will hold discussions on the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge construction project to determine bridge engineering materials and other matters.
