HUNGARY – SÁTORALJAÚJHELY: Record-breaking suspension bridge

Sátoraljaújhely, HUNGARY – If all goes according to plan, visitors will be able to cross the more than 700-meter-long, bidirectional suspension bridge, the longest in its category in the world, as early as May next year. According to the management of the Zemplén Adventure Park, the development, which is part of the Bridge of National Unity, could attract up to a million visitors a year. The construction of the two-way pedestrian suspension bridge, a world record in its category, was started about two years ago, in the last half of 2021, between Szár Hill and Vár Hill, which overlooks Sátoraljaújhely. As Ádám Kőrösi, the director of the Zemplén Adventure Park, told our editorial staff when we were there, the bridge’s walking surface will be completed in the coming days and weeks, and then the final finishing touches will be made, including stabilizing the suspension bridge from two sides and the groundworks around the bridge. “Of course, the date for the opening of the bridge, scheduled for the first half of next year, will depend mainly on the pace of work from now on. Many things will affect the process, but as things stand at the moment, everything is on schedule. […]