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Glass Bridge at Vagamon

Kerala’s first glass bridge: a steel skywalk cantilevered off the hillside at Kolahalamedu.

Vagamon Glass Bridge cantilevered over the valley
FIG. 01 — THE COMPLETED CANTILEVER · PHOTO: ANISHBKUMAR, CC BY-SA 4.0, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
TITLE BLOCK
LOCATION
Vagamon, Kerala
SECTOR
Bridges & special structures
OWNER
DTPC Idukki (PPP)
SYSTEM
Steel cantilever, cable-stayed from pylon
CANTILEVER
38 m
YEAR
2023
WVA SCOPE
Technical design support & stability assessment

1.0The brief

A glass-decked skywalk projecting 38 m over the valley, open to tourists.

2.0Our approach

A welded steel frame anchored to hilltop columns, with stay cables from the tip back to the summit.

3.0The outcome

Opened to the public in September 2023.

Vagamon Glass Bridge pylon and stay cables
FIG. 02 — PYLON AND STAYS · PHOTO: FOTOKANNAN, CC BY 4.0
Analysis model of the glass bridge beside the built structure
FIG. 03 — WVA ANALYSIS MODEL
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