Spectacular world's longest suspension footbridge opens in Czech Republic
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Dangling between two peaks in the Czech Republic's Dolní Morova mountain resort, the 721-meter Sky 721 suspension bridge hangs a terrifying 95 meters above the ground.
(CNN) — Walking from one mountain to another, suspended high above ground with only a vast valley yawning below, isn't for the fainthearted.
But thrill-seekers -- and lovers of infrastructure -- will be flocking to the Dolní Morava vacation resort in the northeast of the Czech Republic to scale the new world's longest suspension footbridge.
Under construction for the past two years, the 721-meter-long-span (2,365 feet), appropriately named Sky Bridge 721, officially opened on May 13. The walkway promises spectacular views of the cloud-shrouded Jeseníky mountains, and an overall electrifying, albeit slightly terrifying, experience.
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