The third longest swing pedestrian bridge of the world belongs to the famous Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble
Image gallery: Suspension bridge “highline179″
East of Reutte, the Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble with its four fortifications and a museum is located. The Ehrenberg Castle Ruin and the Fort Claudia were connected some years ago with a swing pedestrian bridge in Tibetan style, which astonishes all visitors.
Also the beginning of the works was really special: A drone flew a silk thread from one hillside to the other, and laid the foundation of the "highline179". It is named after the state road 179, which runs under the bridge. The suspension bridge is 406 metres long, 1.20 metres broad, 114.60 metres aboveground, and offers pure thrills. It combines 120 floor elements: In addition to its own 70 tons of weight, it can carry up to 500 persons at a time - and this also in strong winds.
The bridge is accessible within a 20-minute hike on a forest path, or with the new Ehrenberg Liner, an inclined elevator for barrier-free access. From 2014 until 2017, the "highline179" was the longest suspension bridge for pedestrians of the world and therefore also listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Then in summer 2017, the 494 m long Europe Bridge in Zermatt was opened, followed in 2022 by the 721 metres long Sky Bridge 721 in Czechia, 200 kilometres east of Prague.
Contact info
- Klause 1 - 6600 - Reutte
- +43 5672 62007
- info@ehrenberg.at
Opening times
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Admission
suspension bridge "highline179":
€ 10.00 adults
€ 10.00 young people (15-18 years)
€ 9.00 groups (20 and more persons)
€ 6.00 children (4-14 years)
€ 30.00 family ticket (2 adults with 2 children up to 14 years)
More information
The opening hours refer to the ticket machine (only tickets for adults). Reduced tickets for groups and children are available only at the Ehrenberg Ticket Center: It is open from April to November daily from 9 am to 6 pm, and from December to March daily from 10 am to 4 pm.
The suspension bridge "highline179" stays open all year round, pushchairs are not allowed. The Ehrenberg Liner for a barrier-free access to the highline179 operates daily from 8.30 am to 10 pm, from mid-November on in the winter months from 9 am to 6 pm.
