Rappbode Dam Footbridge
Rappbode Dam Footbridge
Rappbode Hängebrücke
Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
1,503 foot span / 458 meter span
2017
The longest footbridge ever built in Germany, the soaring Rappbode Dam Footbridge has become one of Europe's most popular bridge tourism sites. Located in front of Germany's highest dam, the span offers spectacular views of the Bode River valley.
The huge span of 458 meters ranks 7th in the world among all footbridges.
World's 37 Longest Footbridge Spans
1. Sky Bridge 721, Czech Republic - 721 meters
2. Skywalk Willingen, Germany – 665 meters
3. Yundingfeidu Glass Footbridge, China – 615 meters
4. Tibetan Footbridge of Canillo, Andorra - 603 meters
5. Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge, China - 600 meters
6. Gandaki Golden/Baglung Parbat, Nepal - 567 meters
7. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters
8. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters
9. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters
10. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters
11. Huangchuansanxia Glass, China - 460 meters
12. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters
13. Blackforestline of Todtnau, Germany - 450 meters
14. Tianyundu Glass Footbridge, China - (450) meters
15. Daqingshan Glass Footbridge, China - 450 meters
16. Longguwan Glass Footbridge, China - (445) meters
17. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters
18. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters
19. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters
20. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters
21. Longguashan Footbridge, China – (410) meters
22. Chikhaldara Glass Skywalk, India - 407 meters
23. Ulleong Sogeumsan, South Korea - 404 meters
24. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters
25. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters
26. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters
27. Jorullo ATV Bridge, Mexico - 380 meters
28. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters
29. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)
30. Bega-Banduk, Nepal - 365 meters
31. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters
32. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters
33. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters
34. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters
35. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters
36. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters
37. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters
Rappbode Dam Footbridge satellite image.
Rappbode Dam Footbridge location map.