ZHANGJIAJIE, CHINA — China has recently completed the world’s highest and longest glass bridge, giving the country another thrilling and scary tourist attraction. <br /> <br />The glass bridge stretches across a canyon in Zhangjiajie, a national park in China’s Hunan province. It was designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan. <br /> <br />The length of the bridge is 430 meters, slightly shorter than the height of Malaysia’s Petronas Towers. Authorities say it can hold up to 800 visitors. <br /> <br />Its glass floor is made of 5-cm-thick laminated glass, a type of safety glass that remains held together by a vinyl interlayer if it shatters. A total of 99 laminated glass panels are installed on the bridge, which can support up to 800 visitors. <br /> <br />There is no official opening date for the glass bridge, but the South China Morning Post reported that it is likely to be open to the public in July.
