world's highest bridge at 4000ft high called the grand canyon sky walk

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a unique glass-bottomed cantilever bridge that spans 70 feet (21.34 meters) over the Grand Canyon's rim and sits 4,000 feet (1219 meters) above the Colorado River. Completed in March of 2007, the Skywalk at Grand Canyon West has quickly become one of the best day trip destinations from Las Vegas, NV and Kingman, AZ and has become the most recognizable cantilever structure in the world.

Open 365 days a year, the Skywalk has been visited by nearly 1 million people from 6 continents and over 50 countries from around the world giving all of them the absolute best view of the Grand Canyon unmatched anywhere else.

David Jin, a Las Vegas based tour operator and entrepreneur who has been involved with the Hualapai Nation for some time, had the idea of extending a platform out over the edge of the Grand Canyon and formally presented the idea for the Skywalk to the Tribe in 1996 and funded the construction of the project. The original concept for the Skywalk design was a rectangular platform extending straight out over the rim of the canyon. That idea evolved into a "U" shaped walkway that has now been constructed.

The operation of the Skywalk is managed by Grand Canyon Skywalk Development, LLC. and after operational expenses; the profits are split between the Hualapai Nation and David Jin. The Skywalk is expected to contribute to the long term benefit of the Hualapai Nation and has already become a world famous attraction even before completion of the attached visitor's center, putting the Hualapai Nation on the world's stage.

Constructed in such a remote location, the Skywalk has to be self-contained. All the power for the Skywalk and visitor's center is currently being produced by diesel generators. Fuel is brought up Diamond Bar Rd. and the fuel is supplemented with bio-diesel produced on-site with used fryer oil from the Skywalk Café. All the water for the Skywalk facilities is brought in and all the waste is trucked out. Phones and internet for the operation are kept open with satellite connections.

As of October of 2009, a satellite repeater was installed by the operations at Grand Canyon West have allowed visitors to enjoy cellular phone connections at Eagle Point and surrounding areas.

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