Colorado Canyon Glass Bridge. Different from the zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge hanging in the air tianmen mountain glass skywalks are built along the edges of the mountains summits clinging to the vertical cliffs at a. Usgs topographic maps show the elevation at the skywalk s location as 4 770 ft 1 450 m and the elevation of the colorado river in the base of the canyon as 1 160 ft 350 m and.
The structure consisting of a u shaped cantilevered glass walk jutting 70 feet past the rim of the grand canyon was dreamt up by las vegas businessman david jin while taking part in a grand canyon tour in 1996. Situated 4 000 feet above the natural wonder of the grand canyon the skywalk is an exhilarating experience. The skywalk also known as the glass bridge is the most famous attraction at grand canyon west but there are other points of interest.
Situated 4 000 feet above the natural wonder of the grand canyon the skywalk is an exhilarating experience.
Located at grand canyon west on the hualapai indian reservation the new grand canyon skywalk opened to the public on march 28th 2007. It is a glass bottom u shaped bridge that overlooks the colorado river and the grand canyon s west rim. Usgs topographic maps show the elevation at the skywalk s location as 4 770 ft 1 450 m and the elevation of the colorado river in the base of the canyon as 1 160 ft 350 m and. Grand canyon skywalk is only a 45 minute helicopter or a 25 minute airplane ride from las vegas.
