Glass Bridge for the Grand Canyon

This year, people will get to see the Grand Canyon in a new way. A new horseshoe-shaped glass bridge will extend, or stretch out, over the edge of the canyon. Tourists standing on the bridge will be able to look down and see the Colorado River 4,000 feet below. That's about four times the length of the Empire State Building from top to bottom! The glass bridge, called the "Skywalk," was built by the Hualapai (WAH-la-pye), a nation of American Indians. They worked to fix up the area so that more people will visit the world's biggest gorge, or canyon. "The Skywalk will be an attraction (interesting place) unlike any other in the world," said Sheri Yellowhawk, who helped get the bridge built.

Read more at http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/ and http://www.destinationgrandcanyon.com/