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the glass bridge in Gatlinburg what you
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need to know before you go
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the famous glass bridge is called the
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sky bridge and is located at the
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Gatlinburg Skylift park in downtown
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Gatlinburg Tennessee did the glass
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bridge and Gatlinburg crack yes you may
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remember the story from June 2020. the
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sky Bridge was temporarily closed after
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a guest cracked one of the heavy glass
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panels in the middle of the bridge
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designed to let Thrill Seekers test
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their medal guests were way up in the
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air taking in breathtaking views of the
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Great Smoky Mountains then one visitor
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attempted what was described as a
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baseball-style slide across one of the
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glass panels upon impact it's believed
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that the keys from his pocket cracked
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the glass and also we imagined freaked
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out a whole bunch of people but it
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should be noted that no one was ever in
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any real danger he cracked one of the
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upper layers of one of the glass floor
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panels on the pedestrian bridge there
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were several other layers remaining so
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is the glass bridge in Gatlinburg
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dangerous no it's not dangerous there
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are quite a few federal regulations that
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mandate legitimate safety requirements
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that govern popular attractions with
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Scenic walkways featuring a length of
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glass Gatlinburg Scouts Park skybridge
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may be a unique experience but it's not
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so unique that they'd let them get by
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without a protective top layer of glass
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followed by another protective layer and
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so on and so on intellectually we know
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there was no actual danger when the
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glass cracked attractions like this
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aren't built without redundancy upon
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redundancy Park officials said the
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structural Integrity of the bridge was
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never in any danger is the Gatlinburg
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Skylift bridge made of glass yes and no
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we've been calling it a glass bridge but
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the sky Bridge which offers iconic views
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of downtown Gatlinburg the Great Smoky
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Mountains and more isn't entirely made
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of glass there are 30 feet of glass
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panels on the bridge at its center with
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its panoramic views it's a great place
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to watch the sky at dusk there's plenty
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of room up there the bridge is wide
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enough for people to pass each other
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comfortably allowing everyone to take
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the bridge at their own pace how long is
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the glass bridge at Gatlinburg located
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at the top of the iconic Skylift Park
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1800 feet above sea level the Gatlinburg
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Sky bridge is the longest pedestrian
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cable bridge in North America from The
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Mountaintop Skydeck the sky Bridge
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stretches almost 700 feet across a deep
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valley that's longer than two football
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fields as well as seven basketball
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courts a hockey arena and a cricket
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pitch the entire bridge is the longest
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on the continent what else is there to
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do at Skylar Park really the best thing
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to do with the bridge or the lift or the
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deck is to look around you it's an
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amazing view you can chill on the Sky
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Deck near a fire pit walk the sky Trail
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and test your metal on the sky Bridge's
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glass panels you can also soak in some
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of the Stellar views on the observation
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tower which is called the Tulip Tower
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the sky Center also has a gift shop and
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snack bar which serves pizza pretzels
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wraps polish dogs and beverages there's
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a seating area along the second floor of
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the sky Center which is a unique vantage
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point to take in one of the best sites
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