A man uses a 5.5kg to smash a glass panel on the bridge (Picture: Rex)

A glass bridge said to be the longest and highest in the world has been smashed with sledgehammers to prove it is safe.

Tourists in China were invited to smash the glass floor of the bridge at the grand canyon in Zhangjiajie in Hunan province on Saturday.

Using 5.5kg hammers, the tourists managed to make a crack in the glass but the bridge’s safety was confirmed when a two-tonne vehicle drove over the bridge successfully.

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A two-tonne vehicle drives over the cracked glass to test its safety (Picture: Rex)

Tourists were invited to smash the glass on the bridge (Picture: Rex)

One officially reportedly said: ‘Even if the glass cracks, it will not break into pieces. Pedestrians can still walk on it.’



The bridge, which is 1410 feet long, 19 feet wide and 984 feet above the bottom of the valley, can hold 800 people walking on it at one time.

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The bridge is 1410 feet long and 19 feet wide (Picture: Rex)

It has reportedly broken a total of 10 world records for bridges and is the only bridge in the world to use magnetic, water and electric vibration damping for stabilisation.

If that doesn’t entice you enough, it also has the world’s highest bungee jumping platform and the steepest zip line.

The bridge can hold 800 people walking on it at one time (Picture: Rex)

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