The result is large open air gaps that are bridged only by narrow steel beams or other support fixtures.

Very few of the original handrails exist but a safety-wire runs the length of the path.

The walkway is over 3 kilometers long.

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After several fatal accidents, the local government closed the path in 2000.

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