The world’s longest and the highest glass bottom bridge connecting two mountains which was opened in China two weeks ago was closed on overwhelming volume of tourists.
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The bridge can hold 8,000 visitors a day but the spokesman told CNN that 10 times as many people needed access daily.
The spokesperson said the bridge was not broken, nor had any cracks appeared in its 99 clear floor panels.
The 430m-long bridge, which cost $3.4m (£2.6m) to construct, joins two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province.
The famous bridge also focused attention on other scenic spots in the area.
The managing committee intends to upgrade an internal system over the period of the bridge’s operation suspension.
But with little notice, officials closed the bridge today, angering tourists who had journeyed to the canyon or already bought tickets to make the hair-raising crossing.
The attraction’s management made the announcement Thursday on its official Weibo account, a Chinese microblogging site.
The record-breaking structure which gives even the most robust adrenaline junkies the chills, was closed on Friday – just 13 days after its grand opening in China’s Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, authorities said. “I see you are the world´s number one cheat”. “Are you kidding me?” one Weibo user wrote in response to the attraction’s statement. “It’s right to reopen only after they’ve cleaned up the place.” .
Haim Dotan, the Israeli architectural firm that designed the bridge, didn’t immediately respond to CNN’s request for comments.
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It is the world’s largest, tallest bridge.
