In Pictures: Some of world's scariest bridges
Bridges are passageways to get from one point to another, over water, valleys and roads. Here are some of the world's scariest bridges - in United States, France, Germany, Malaysia and China - that are not for the faint hearted or those who are afraid of heights.
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Located within Royal Gorge Bridge & Park in Colorado, US, the Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge deck is 291m above the Arkansas River. It held the record of highest bridge in the world from 1929 until 2001, when it was surpassed by the Liuguanghe Bridge in China.
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The Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge in Colorado, US, spans across 286m in length. The bridge is 384m long and 5.5m wide, with a wooden walkway with 1,292 planks. The bridge is suspended from towers that are 46m high. Formerly among the 10 highest bridges in the world until 2012, it remains the highest in the US.
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The Millau Viaduct Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans 342.9m across the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. The bridge is part of a highway that connects Paris to Montpellier.
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Costing approximately €400 million (S$637 million), the Millau motorway viaduct bridge has been consistently ranked as one of the greatest engineering achievements of all time. In 2006, the bridge received the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Outstanding Structure Award.
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Langkawi Sky Bridge is a 125m curved pedestrian cable-stayed bridge in Malaysia at the top of the 500-million-year-old Mount Mat Cincang. At 1.8m wide, the bridge opened to tourists in 2005 and provides a 360 degree view of the Langkawi islands and the Andaman Sea.
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The view of the Sky Bridge taken from the viewing platform at the top-station of the Langkawi Skycab Station (Cable car station) at Gunung Machincang in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia.
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The view of the Sky Bridge taken from a window of a moving gondola as it heads to the top-station of the Langkawi Skycab Station (Cable car station) at Gunung Machincang in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia.
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Located 2,300 feet (701 metres) above sea level, the Sky Bridge can be accessed by the Langkawi Cable Car. The views on the way to the top of Langkawi's second-highest peak include those of the Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls and the rainforest.
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A new attraction in western Germany, the Geierlay rope suspension bridge above the Geierley canyon between Moersdorf and Sosberg is nearly 91m above a canyon floor. At nearly 366m in length, it is Germany's longest rope suspension bridge. Pictured are first visitors crossing the newly erected Geierlay rope suspension bridge on Oct 3, 2015.
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The first tourists taking in the dizzying views crossing the Geierlay rope suspension bridge above the Geierley canyon between Moersdorf and Sosberg, Germany, on Oct 3, 2015.
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Fearless tourists crossing the newly erected Geierlay rope suspension bridge while soaking in the stunning scenery.
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Float right above the valley crossing the glass suspension bridge at the Shiniuzhai National Geo-park in Pinging county in Hunan province, China. Opened on Sept 24, 2015, it spans 300m long and is suspended 180m above the valley floor.
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Daring yet faint-hearted tourists looking down as they walk across the glass suspension bridge at the Shiniuzhai National Geo-park in Pinging county in Hunan province, China.
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A heart-in-the-mouth walk for the tourist as she walks - with much encouragement - across the glass suspension bridge at the Shiniuzhai National Geo-park in Pinging county in Hunan province, China.
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