A glass bridge long enough to break a Guinness World Record is planned for construction in Kyrgyzstan. Kursiv LifeStyle looks at what is known about the project and when it will open to tourists.
Kyrgyzstan’s Presidential Affairs Department has shared details of the project. The 732-meter-long glass suspension bridge is planned for Ala-Archa National Park. The record-breaking bridge will span the gorge through which the same-named river flows.
Authorities say construction is scheduled to begin in November 2026 and finish by the end of 2027. Once opened, the bridge could become the world’s longest glass suspension bridge. The project is also expected to be submitted to Guinness World Records for recognition.
Alongside the bridge, the park plans to develop an ecological trail from the Tepshi Plateau to Mount Teke-Too and the waterfall. A cable car has already been launched, and guest houses have been built at Ala-Archa. Construction of a five-star hotel is now nearing completion.
Ala-Archa National Park is located around 40 kilometers south of central Bishkek, in the Tian Shan mountains. The drive takes about one hour.
World’s longest glass bridge
The current record holder is the Bach Long (White Dragon) Bridge in Vietnam, which is around 632 meters long. It opened in April 2022, and Guinness World Records recognized it as the world’s longest glass-bottomed pedestrian bridge. If Kyrgyzstan’s project is completed as planned, it will be exactly 100 meters longer.
Kursiv LifeStyle previously reported on a similar project in the Almaty Region, where a glass tourist bridge was planned over the Black Canyon in the Charyn Canyon system.
