
It has a gradient of 6.1 per cent on the Shimane Prefecture side and 5.1 per cent on the Tottori Prefecture side. But what gives it a thrill-ride factor is the fact that it rises so ships can pass underneath. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is known for its spectacular rock formations, including the 3,544-ft "Southern Sky Column," which inspired the fictional world of "Pandora" in James Cameron's blockbuster film "Avatar."īridge or "roller coaster?" The Eshima Ohashi Bridge, a concrete road bridge, spans a mile across Lake Nakaumi in Japan, linking the cities of Matsue and Sakaiminato. Competed on Decemin Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province of China, was designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan, who is also behind Expo 2010 Shanghai's Israel Pavilion, according to CNN.

Spanning two cliffs and stretching1,410 feet over a 984-foot vertical drop, the glass skywalk at China's Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie National Park is the world's longest glass-bottomed bridge. Glass Skywalk, Tianmenshan National Forest Park, China In other words: you couldn't pay us to cross them.ġ. The structures on this list-some of the world’s most terrifying bridges-are bridges that few would probably cross without suffering a panic attack. Bridges provide safe passage for people and vehicles over bodies of water, valleys and roads, but even the safest and most solid-seeming bridge can seem a little scary.
