Chongqing builds record-breaking transparent skywalk

Construction work on the transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge at the Yunyang Longgang Geological Park in Chongqing finished on Feb 11, 2015. With a total investment of more than 35 million yuan ($5.6 million), the skywalk is built at an altitude of 1,123 meters, with a vertical drop of 718m directly under the skywalk to the ground. It is expected to be a major tourist attraction when it is opened to the general public in May, 2015. The bridge has a cantilever extending to 26.64 meters, five meters longer than the world famous Grand Canyon Skywalk in Arizona near the Colorado River. [Photo/CFP]