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The world's longest bridge made fully of glass has opened over a river in China, and the video looks incredible

Rachel Hosie   

The world's longest bridge made fully of glass has opened over a river in China, and the video looks incredible
Thelife1 min read
  • The longest fully glass bridge in the world has just opened in China.
  • The new bridge in the Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area in Lianzhou, southern China, is being reported as the longest glass bridge in the world.
  • It's 526 meters (1,726 feet) long and wide enough for cars to drive across.
  • The bridge over the Lianjiang River also has four observation decks in the middle, which can hold 500 tourists at once, according to China News Service via Lad Bible.
  • It took three years and cost 300 million yuan ($43 million) to build, according to the South China Morning Post.
  • Watch the video of the unveiling, with Guinness World Record reps in attendance, below.

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