Bitan Suspension Bridge

Taipei


This 200m-long bouncy pedestrian bridge was built by the Japanese in 1937. It offers a great vantage point from which to gaze towards the forested hills of Taiwan's northern mountain range, or back up the river to the concrete jaws of the city.


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