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Kinzua Skywalk (United States)
When the Kinzua Viaduct was built in Pennsylvania in 1882, it
was the longest and highest viaduct in the world.
In 1900 it was rebuilt to carry heavier trains, using 3,175 tons of
steel and 895,000 rivets.
In 2003, a tornado destroyed 11 of the 20 towers and it was
decided that the remaining towers would be used to support the
Skywalk.
The Skywalk extends 624 feet (190 meters) into the Kinzua
Gorge and glass panels allow visitors to peer into the gorge
below.
EdgeWalk CN Tower (Canada)
Located on the roof of the CN Tower’s restaurant at a height of
1,168 feet (356 meters), the EdgeWalk allows visitors to slip
into climbing harnesses and walk around the edge of Canada’s
tallest structure.
There’s also a glass floor 1,122 feet (342 meters) above ground
level, and although the glass is only 2.5 inches thick, it’s report-
edly strong enough to hold 14 hippos -- if they could fit in the
elevator.
The EdgeWalk holds the world record for world’s highest
external walk attached to a building. CN Tower also has glass-
floored observation deck and outdoor SkyTerrace.
Matteo Thun’s Viewing Platform (Italy)
The best views of Italy’s Merano region are from this binocular-
shaped viewing platform, high above the gardens’ huge oak
forest.
The viewing platform is just one of several within the gardens,
which were recently named Italy’s most beautiful gardens.
The platform is suspended over the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff
and was designed by architect Matteo Thun in 2005.
Grand Canyon Skywalk (United States)
This steel and glass, horseshoe-shaped walkway extends 70 feet
(21 meters) over the lip of the Grand Canyon, almost one mile
above the valley floor.
The 90 tons of glass were imported from Germany. The Skywalk,
which is bolted to the canyon’s rim, can support the weight of 70
747 passenger jets.
Apollo astronaut and the second person to set foot on the Moon,
Buzz Aldrin was the first person to step onto the Skywalk, which
cost $30 million to build.