Peak Walk Explained

Bridge Name:Peak Walk
Carries:Pedestrians
Locale:Vaud
Design:Suspension bridge
Length:107m (351feet)[1] [2]
Width:0.8m (02.6feet)
Below:2956.56m (9,700feet) above sea level
Open:October 25, 2014
Toll:Free

Peak Walk is a pedestrian suspension bridge linking two mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps. It is situated in the Diablerets massif of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Vaud, and connects the peak of Scex Rouge with another peak.[3] On the other peak is the viewpoint of the Glacier 3000 company. Scex Rouge is about 5m (16feet) higher than Glacier 3000's viewpoint.[4] Peak Walk is the world's first suspension bridge which connects two mountain peaks.[5] [6] [7]

The bridge, which has been built by the firm Seiler AG (Steel and metal constructions) in Bönigen,[8] is 107m (351feet) long, 0.8m (02.6feet) wide and 1.2m (03.9feet) high with a 15% slope. It has four pieces of key supporting steel cables with a 120 tonne loading capacity. Peak Walk is anchored by 20 pieces in the rock.[9] [10] It is expected that the current number of summertime visitors of around 50,000 will double as a result of the new bridge.[6] The designers took the extreme conditions into account, with winds of about 200km/h. Mountains that can be seen from the bridge include Mont Blanc (the Alps' highest point), the Matterhorn, Mönch, Jungfrau and Eiger, and the bridge has a partial glass floor that afford views down through it.[11] In addition, the bridge became the world's second highest suspension bridge after the Titlis Cliff Walk, which is 3000m (10,000feet) above sea level.[12] [13] The thin air at high altitudes and poor weather hampered construction work, and summer storms delayed the transportation of construction materials.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opened Peak Walk . Switzerland Tourism . 11 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Peak Walk by Tissot . Office du Tourisme du Canton de Vaud (OTV) . 11 November 2014.
  3. News: High in the Hills . https://web.archive.org/web/20150328211857/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-386448912.html . dead . March 28, 2015 . October 19, 2014 . November 11, 2014 . Sunday Tribune . South Africa .
  4. Web site: Peak Walk by Tissot . . 3 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Opening "Peak Walk by Tissot" . . 25 October 2014 . 29 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028235831/http://www.glacier3000.ch/en/peakwalkopening . 28 October 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: World's first peak-to-peak suspension bridge . https://web.archive.org/web/20141025123511/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/snowandski/skiing-news/11185186/Worlds-first-peak-to-peak-suspension-bridge-opens.html . dead . October 25, 2014 . . 28 October 2014 . 29 October 2014.
  7. News: Peak Walk . Sunday Tribune . South Africa . November 11, 2014 . September 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150328211856/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-382342989.html . dead . March 28, 2015 .
  8. Web site: Seiler AG . Peak walk by Tissot . 18 January 2015.
  9. Web site: Peak Walk . TéléDiablerets . 31 October 2014 . 31 October 2014.
  10. Web site: Download the factsheet .   to see the previous reference
  11. Web site: Glacier 3000 opens new mountaintop bridge . . 24 October 2014 . 31 October 2014.
  12. Web site: World's first suspension bridge between 2 mountain peaks to open in Swiss Alps . . Coffey . Helen . 28 October 2014 . 31 October 2014.
  13. Web site: New Bridge Links Swiss Mountain Peaks . Clapway . 27 October 2014 . 31 October 2014.
  14. Web site: Suspension Bridge to connect two Peaks in the Swiss Alps . We Media (India) . 27 October 2014 . 31 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219112649/http://www.youandi.com/Suspension_Bridge_to_connect_two_Peaks_in_the_Swiss_Alps.aspx?PAGE . 19 December 2014 .

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