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Page 1: GLASS BRIDGE OVER THE COLORADO RIVER · 2019-06-13 · The Glass Bridge Construction of the Skywalk began March of 2004 and is estimated to be completed by 4th quarter of 2006. The

GLASS BRIDGE

OVER THE

COLORADO RIVER

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The Glass Bridge Construction of the Skywalk began March of 2004 and is

estimated to be completed by 4th quarter of 2006.

The glass bridge will be suspended 4,000 feet above the Colorado River

on the very edge of the Grand Canyon.

On May 2005, the final test was conducted and the structure passed

engineering requirements by 400 percent, enabling it to withstand the

weight of 71 fully loaded Boeing 747 airplanes (more than 71 million

pounds.

The bridge will be able to sustain winds in excess of 100 miles per hour

from 8 different directions, as well as an 8.0 magnitude earthquake

within 50 miles.

More than one million pounds of steel will go into the construction of

the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

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