the suspension bridge
At Popiglio, not far from Bagni di Lucca, along the road towards Abetone, there is a very long suspension bridge.
a long way across
you go first
it's quite safe
brave Nila crosses the bridge
Nila was with her mother, Rosi, who took the pictures. I haven’t been to the bridge, but I will do so on my next visit to Bagni di Lucca.
Ponte Sospeso is 220 metres long, making it one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world. It was inaugurated in 1922 and was a useful shortcut across the Lima valley. These days it is a tourist attraction, with visitors walking carefully across, hoping it doesn’t sway too much. It is 40 metres high at its highest point and less than a metre wide.
