Chinese studio Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed a 526-metre-long glass-bottomed bridge in the Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area of southern China.
Spanning the Lianjiang River in Guangdong Province, the structure has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.
中國浙江大學建築設計研究院工作室已經在中國南方的黃川三峽風景區完成了一條526米長的玻璃底橋。
該結構橫跨廣東省的廉江，已被吉尼斯世界紀錄正式確認為世界上最長的玻璃底橋。
Built as a tourist attraction, the 526.14-metre-long suspension bridge connects two sides of a gorge 201 metres above the river below.
In total, the bridge has a capacity of 500 people.
這座521.64米長的懸索橋是作為旅遊勝地而修建的，它連接了下面河流上方201米的峽谷的兩側。
這座橋總共可容納500人。
Its deck is made from three layers of 4.5-centimetre-thick tempered laminated glass. It is designed to be completely clear to allow tourists to look directly down.
它的甲板由三層4.5厘米厚的強化夾層玻璃製成。 它被設計成完全清晰，允許遊客直接俯視。
“The glazing endows the bridge deck with crystal-like lustre, high transparency and refractive index,” said the studio.
工作室說：“玻璃窗使橋面板具有水晶般的光澤，高透明度和折射率。”
The deck, which is enclosed by steel railings, expands out to 8.8-metres wide in four sections to create large viewing areas for visitors to stop and take photographs.
It is suspended from cables supported on a pair of red towers on either side of the river.
甲板被鋼製欄杆包圍，分為四個部分，擴展至8.8米寬，為遊客提供了廣闊的觀賞區域，供他們停下來拍照。
它懸掛在河兩邊一對紅色塔上支撐的電纜上。
Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University hopes that by making the deck from glass the bridge will merge into its surroundings.
“Through blending the structure into the natural surroundings and deploying innovative construction methods, the design team realized the seamless integration of nature and the artificial.”
浙江大學建築設計研究院希望，通過用玻璃製成甲板，橋可以融入周圍環境。
“通過將結構融合到自然環境中並採用創新的施工方法，設計團隊實現了自然與人工的無縫結合。”
The Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area structure is the latest in a succession of glass-bottomed bridges being built in China as tourist attractions. In 2019 the BBC estimated that there were 2,300 glass bridges in the country.
The 430-metre-long Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, which was both the world’s tallest and longest glass bridge when it opened in 2016, arguably began the flurry of construction. The bridge was initially overwhelmed with visitors causing it to close two weeks after it opened.
This bridge lost its title to the 488-metre-long Hongyagu suspension bridge in 2018, which was designed with a deliberate sway to unnerve visitors crossing it.
黃川三峽風景區的結構是中國正在建造的一系列玻璃底橋樑中最新的一個，作為旅遊景點。 英國廣播公司（BBC）估計，2019年該國有2300座玻璃橋。
長達430米的張家界大峽谷玻璃橋於2016年開放，是當時世界上最高，最長的玻璃橋，可以說開始了其建設之路。 這座橋最初被遊客淹沒，導致在開放兩週後關閉。
這座橋在2018年失去了488米長的洪牙谷懸索橋的稱號，該橋的設計是故意的，以使穿越它的遊客感到不安。
FROM:https://www.dezeen.com/2020/09/04/worlds-longest-glass-bottomed-bridge-china-huangchuan/
