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    Suspension Bridge to Connect Glacier 3000 and Scex Rouge Peaks in Swiss Alps

    A mock-up of The Peak Walk.

    Construction is underway on a suspension bridge that will sit 9.700 feet above sea level and connect the twin peaks of Glacier 3000 and Scex Rouge in the Swiss Alps. Once completed (the bridge is expected to be done sometime in November), it will be the world’s first suspension bridge connecting two peaks.

    The bridge, which will be called the Peak Walk and feature a partly glass floor, will offer views of Mount Blanc and the Eiger. Although poor weather has slowed down the construction process, the plan is still to have it open to the public in November.

    The Peak Walk will be able to house 300 visitors at a time, although that number will likely be restricted to 150 people at a time in order to prevent overcrowding. Open year round, the bridge is being built to withstand winds as high as 155 miles per hour.

    With a cost of about 1.8 million Swiss francs (about $1.93 million), the bridge is expected to double the current number of 50,000 visitors each summer. The private company behind its creation, Gstaad 3000, operates attractions at the location such as glacier flights, tobogganing, dog sled riding, as well as ski runs.

    While the Peak Walk will be the only suspension bridge connecting two peaks, it won’t be the highest—that title goes to the Titlis Cliff Walk, which is also in Switzerland and sits at 9,900 feet above sea level.

    Image courtesy of Glacier 3000

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