What is the tourist attraction Grand Canyon Skywalk?

Answer 1

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a tourist attraction along the Colorado River on the edge of the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon West) in the U.S. state of Arizona.

A horseshoe-shaped glass walkway extending over over a side canyon that is like you are stepping out in space, when you take a walk on this U-shaped transparent platform that juts out over the Grand Canyon's western rim, 4,000 feet (1219 m) above the Colorado River. Visitors must don special non-scuff, nonslip booties for the 70-foot (21.3 m) walk on the 4-inch (10.2 cm) thick glass floor. The walkway is built to withstand hurricane winds of up to 100 mph (160.9 kph) coming from eight different directions and earthquakes up to a magnitude of 8.0 within 50 miles; it can hold the weight of 71 Boeing 747 jet airliners - over 71 million pounds (32 million kg).

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The skywalk at the Grand Canyon is a man-made structure meant for taking in a wide panorama of the Grand Canyon. It is built over the west side of the Grand Canyon. In addition, the bottom of the skywalk is transparent so visitors can experience the full view offered by the tourist attraction.

Answer 2

It was built by a Las Vegas businessman in partnership with the Hualapai tribe of Native American in the hope that it will be the catalyst for a larger plan of economic development in the area. It would open up a 160 km stretch of the rim of the canyon to include hotels, restaurants, Golf courses and a cable car down to the Colorado River. The idea is that this will combat a serious unemployment rate (50%) and poverty within the 2000 Hualapai residents.

Answer 3

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a unique transparent bridge that hangs over a portion of the Grand Canyon enabling tourists to look directly down into the Canyon. It gives one the feeling that they are "floating" over the gorge.

Answer 4

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is found at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, America. The Skywalk is a transparent horseshoe bridge that partially overhangs the Grand Canyon so you can look down into the gorge.

Answer 5

A glass floored observation platform that extends beyond the rim of the Canyon.