World’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge Arouca 516 opens in Portugal – video
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The world's longest pedestriansuspension bridge has beencompleted in Portugal. The bridge, Arouca 516, sits 175metres above the River Paivain the north of the country. Its 516 metre-longwalkway breaks the record previously held by the Charles Kuonen Bridge in the Swiss Alps. Located nearthe tiny town of Arouca and within theUnesco-recognisedArouca Geopark, the bridge took twoyears to construct and is held up bysteel cables and twolarge towers on each side
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