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The world's longest suspension bridge has opened in the Swiss Alps - and it looks terrifying

Leanna GarfieldAug 23, 2017, 22:17 IST

Zermatt Matterhorn

Until this summer, Japan's Kokonoe Yume was the longest suspension bridge in the world.

The newly built Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge in Switzerland just stole that title.

Measuring 1,621 feet long, it traverses the country's deepest valley in the Swiss Alps.

Check out the bridge, which officially opened on July 29, below.