Glass Bridge will be suspended 4,000 feet above the Colorado River on the very edge of the Grand Canyon… On May 2005, the final test was conducted and the structure passed engineering requirements by 400 percent, enabling it to withstand the weight of 71 fully loaded Boeing 747 airplanes (more that 71 million pounds). The bridge will be able to sustain winds in excess of 100 miles per hour from 8 different directions, as well as an 8.0 magnitude earthquake within 50 miles.
More than one million pounds of steel will go into the construction of the Grand Canyon SkyWalk.
(Click on the images to see a slideshow)
Amazing Human Creation
A side view of the Glass Walk
Glass Bridge with a Hotel beside
Statistical height of the Bridge
People taking photos from the Glass Bridge
It can bear the weight of hundreds....
A helicpoter view of the Glass Bridge
A Wonderful Structure
An Extreme Engeneering
A lot of Tourists
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