516 Arouca, world’s longest pedestrian bridge opened in Portugal

20 May 2021 CW Team

'516 Arouca', which is a new pedestrian suspension bridge, and is claimed to be the the world’s longest suspension bridge, has opened in the Arouca Geopark of northern Portugal.

The Institute for Research and Technological Development has built the bridge for Energy, Environment, Sustainability, and Construction to attract tourists to the Arouca area, which provides views across the Paiva Gorge and toward the nearby Aguieiras Waterfall.

Arouca's mayor described the bridge as 'iconic' and a 'modern landmark'. The pedestrian suspension bridge measures 516 metres (m) in length. The bridge is built in the Arouca Geopark. It links two hills with granite cliff faces and is suspended 175 m above the Paiva River.

The bridge is located next to an eight-kilometre-long trail, Paiva Walkways, that winds through the Arouca hills.

The bridge structure surpasses Switzerland's 494 m Charles Kuonen Bridge that was completed in 2017, and is Europe's longest pedestrian suspension bridge now.

The bridge is considered to be the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge by the developers, although the 567 m Baglung Parbat Footbridge in Nepal also claims the title.

However, the Nepalese crossing is a simple or catenary suspension bridge, following the same curve as and featuring a deck supported by free-hanging cables.

Image Source

Also read: World’s tallest railway bridge by Indian Railways

Also read: Railways completes arch bottom of tallest Chenab Bridge

Infrastructure Urban

02 Jun 2026

VECV Sales Rise 7.8 Per Cent In May 2026

VE Commercial Vehicles recorded sales of 7,978 units in May 2026, compared to 7,401 units in May 2025, registering growth of 7.8 per cent. This included 7,789 units from the Eicher brand and 189 units from the Volvo brand.Eicher branded trucks and buses reported sales of 7,789 units during the month, up 7.3 per cent from 7,258 units a year earlier. In the domestic commercial vehicle market, Eicher sales rose 9.1 per cent to 7,375 units from 6,758 units in May 2025.Exports declined 17.2 per cent to 414 units from 500 units in the corresponding month last year. Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses recor..

Table Space Strengthens DESYN Leadership Team

Table Space has announced strategic leadership appointments within DESYN, its integrated Design and Build business, as it looks to strengthen operations across key enterprise and GCC markets in India. DESYN was launched as a strategic extension of Table Space’s workspace solutions portfolio to meet rising demand for agile, high-quality and rapidly deployable enterprise workspaces.Shruti Ookabhoy has joined DESYN as Executive Director and will lead the Design vertical, focusing on design capability, operational excellence and team development across markets. She brings over 22 years of experi..

Concord Associate Bags Rs 2.79 Bn Kavach Order

Concord Control Systems said its associate company, Progota India, has received a Rs 2.79 bn domestic order from Indian Railways for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of on-board Kavach 4.0 loco equipment.The order is scheduled for execution within 12 months and strengthens Concord’s role in India’s railway safety and signalling ecosystem. Kavach is India’s indigenous automatic train protection system, designed to improve operational safety by helping prevent signal passing at danger and reducing collision risks.Gaurav Lath, Joint Managing Director, Concord Control Syst..