The world’s longest glass bridge, over a scenic canyon in China has been closed in only two weeks after it opens because of overwhelmed by a swarm of visitors. More than 10,000 visitors a day flooded the Guinness record setting attraction, overwhelming managers who had planned to limit visitors to no more than 8,000, media reported.

The bridge is undergoing “an internal system upgrade”, the official Xinhua News service quoted officials as saying, but did not specify when it would reopen. The group in charge of the attraction also said that it would use the closure to update “software and hardware” related to managing visitors, said by Xinhua.

Some 430 metres (1,400 feet) long and suspended 300 metres above the earth, the bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie park in China’s central Hunan province. The nature reserve is known for its otherworldly natural beauty. Famous for its precipitous cloud-wreathed mountains, it is a UNESCO world heritage site that reportedly inspired the landscapes of James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster Avatar.

Some 430 metres (1,400 feet) long and suspended 300 metres above the earth, the bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie park in China’s central Hunan province.The nature reserve is known for its otherworldly natural beauty. Famous for its precipitous cloud-wreathed mountains, it is a UNESCO world heritage site that reportedly inspired the landscapes of James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster Avatar.

Nonetheless, visitors were also banned from wearing high heels as they ventured out onto the deck.

 

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