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 that 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.

 

 

 

 

That would be a nice BASE platform lol.

NO WAY lol

im not to keen on heights but would have to go on that if i was there!!

 

amazing engineering

NO no no ,,the london eye just as bad .... :eek:

 

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nope, wouldn't go near it lol

no way, i wanna see some fookin supports on that thing. No fookin way can it hold 71 747's, they have lost their minds.

no way, i wanna see some fookin supports on that thing. No fookin way can it hold 71 747's, they have lost their minds.

I'm with you mate!

 

No feckin way will that hold 71 Jumbo jets. :rofl: :xxx:

id just want to jump off it!

Just imagine the sig pic with ya zed parked on there :bow: For that alone I would go on it.

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 that 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.

 

 

 

 

 

I was in the grand canyon three weeks ago and I can tell you that skywalk is bloody amazing. The only problem is that it is being built by the local indian contractors.

i'd be like: "yeah i'll go on it" then turn round and run away

I'm not clever with heights but I'd like to give it a go.

 

Probably have to crawl off shaking with my eyes shut.

I've walked on the glass floor in the CN Tower and it is the weirdest feeling when you step on!

 

The brain is screaming "NOOOOOOOO you pillock, you're gonna die" LOL.

I'd do it :D I have no problem with hights as long as they are solid, and that looks pretty solid to me :D

 

Bring it on :bow: :bow: :bow:

I've walked on the glass floor in the CN Tower and it is the weirdest feeling when you step on!

 

The brain is screaming "NOOOOOOOO you pillock, you're gonna die" LOL.

 

lol yep, and it's funny how many people walk across the metal joins rather than the glass itself!

 

I think I'd give it a go, once I'd seen a few people go around without it collapsing...

Ive walked across a 10ft x 10ft glass floor at the top of blackpool tower, should I have kept that to myself :mac1:

Ive walked across a 10ft x 10ft glass floor at the top of blackpool tower, should I have kept that to myself :mac1:

That`s OK , mate , as long as your [brilliant ] Peter Kay wasn`t on it at the same time :rofl:

Here you go, REAL photos of it under construction :D

http://hospitality-1st.com/PressNews/GrandCanyonWest-080106.html

how come it can cary 71 planes but only take up to 100mph winds :shock:

dont think i will be going on that

no way can it hold 71 planes,,but no one will ever stack them up to see,,so no its lying

yhey coud say 10 planes thats bad enough

hmm i wander if the designer wud test it!!! bet he wudnt i dont trust my own cookin never mind that!!! i dont mind heights but wud reather go flat out on the straight in my z

71 jets = 4 americans!!!!

http://www.9news.com/9slideshows/May%2010,%202006%20Grand%20Canyon%20Skywalk/ look on there and see the 5 ppl and their village who are workin on it!! wud u trust him and his rattle!!!!!

I see Andrew G our beloved Chairman :bow: is already there.

You got more chance of pissin in the popes pocket than gettin me up there