Would you be afraid?
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People walk across the Arouca footbridge. (AP/Sergio Azenha) -
The bridge wobbles when people walk on it. (AP/Sergio Azenha) -
A river is far below the bridge. (AP/Sergio Azenha) -
Visitors can see the view through the metal. (AP/Sergio Azenha) -
It is the longest footbridge in the world! (AP/Sergio Azenha)
The Arouca bridge hangs high above a river in Portugal [POR-chuh-gl]. Look around. Does it make you dizzy?
Builders of the bridge want many visitors to walk across. They say it is the world’s longest hanging foot bridge!
Read More: The walk across the bridge is about seven blocks. But walkers are nearly 50 stories above the Paiva River. The people who designed the bridge took their ideas from the Inca Indians. These Those ancient people once built bridges across valleys in the Andes Mountains of South America. All Arouca bridge visitors must be accompanied on their walk by a guide. Children under six are not allowed on the bridge at all. Psalm 113:5-6 asks, “Who is like the Lord our God who looks far down on the heavens and the Earth?”
