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The world's scariest bridge has been opened - a
pedestrian walkway suspended 1,500ft above a glacier in the Swiss Alps.
Engineers have spent the past five months building the Titlis Cliff
Walk, Europe's highest suspension bridge at 9,000ft above sea level. |
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The structure, which cost £1 million, is 330ft long but just 3ft wide
and sits a vertigo-inducing 1,500ft above a glacier.
And on its grand opening a huge snow storm reduced visibility to just a
few feet - leaving visitors with no idea of what lay beneath them. |
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The impressive bridge on Mount Titlis was built to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the opening of a cableway which joined the towns of
Engelberg and Gerschnialp in January 1913.
Construction work was an extreme challenge for engineers, with working
hours determined by the weather conditions. |
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Peter Reinle, from Titlis Cable Cars, said: 'Everyone was very impressed
by the bridge.
'It opened in a real snow storm which made it an adventure for everyone
who crossed it.' |
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