Comments on: The World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge is ready to open https://mechtraveller.com/2020/10/the-worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-is-ready-to-open/ Mechanically-minded travel Fri, 07 May 2021 10:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Alastair https://mechtraveller.com/2020/10/the-worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-is-ready-to-open/#comment-8829 Fri, 07 May 2021 10:51:50 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6451#comment-8829 I’ve had an anonymous email from somebody claiming that Arouca516 is not the world’s longest suspension footbridge. That there is a bridge in Nepal connecting Kusma of Parbat to Baglung, which is 567 metres long.

(I get the impression the email has been sent to every publication that refers to Arouca516 as the ‘World’s Longest’)

I can find no such bridge. However, Baglung is known as the ‘District of Suspension Bridges’ having four whoppers ranging from 344m to 490m! And the complainant does make a good point about the purpose of the bridges. Arouca516 has no purpose other than as a tourism experience; it doesn’t go anywhere. Whereas Nepal’s footbridges all serve a vital role connecting communities.

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