# Geierlay

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The **Geierlay** is a [suspension bridge](/source/Simple_suspension_bridge) in the low mountain range of the [Hunsrück](/source/Hunsr%C3%BCck) in western Germany. It was opened in 2015.[1] It has a span range of 360 metres (1,180 ft) and is up to 100 metres (330 ft) above ground. On both sides of the bridge are the villages of [Mörsdorf](/source/M%C3%B6rsdorf) and [Sosberg](/source/Sosberg). A stream named Mörsdorfer Bach runs through the valley below the bridge.[2] The nearest city is [Kastellaun](/source/Kastellaun) 8 km eastwards. The state capital [Mainz](/source/Mainz) is 66 km towards east.

The bridge has a weight of 57 tons and can support 50 tons.[2] It is a pedestrians only bridge. Until 2020, bridge was free for tourists. [3] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a fee of 5 euros per person was introduced for crossing the bridge. This fee has since been withdrawn; crossing is possible in both directions and is free of charge. Twenty per cent of all visitors visiting the bridge do not cross it.[4] The bridge site is within the Top 100 sightseeing destinations in Germany.[4]

Swiss Engineer Hans Pfaffen designed the bridge with similarities to Nepalese suspension bridges.[5]

Since 2017 the Geierlay is only the second longest suspension rope bridge in Germany, after the [Titan RT](/source/Titan_RT) between Neuwerk ([Oberharz am Brocken](/source/Oberharz_am_Brocken)) and Wendefurth ([Thale](/source/Thale)) in the [Harz](/source/Harz).[6]

## See also

- [List of bridges in Germany](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Germany)

## Notes

1. [Day trip to Geierlay Suspension Bridge](https://chasingwhereabouts.com/blog/day-trip-to-geierlay-suspension-bridge/). *Chasing Whereabouts*. 16 October 2022.

## References

1. ["Geierlay-Brücke im Hunsrück: Hängebrücke wird zum Touristenmagneten - FOCUS Online"](http://www.focus.de/reisen/deutschland/geierlay-bruecke-im-hunsrueck-beliebter-als-das-hofbraeuhaus-haengebruecke-wird-zum-touristenmagneten_id_6173047.html) (in German). *Focus.de*. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-05-24.

1. ["Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171013065628/http://www.kastellaun.de/kultur-freizeit/freizeit-sport/haengeseilbruecke-geierlay/). *Kastellaun.de*. Archived from [the original](http://www.kastellaun.de/kultur-freizeit/freizeit-sport/haengeseilbruecke-geierlay/) on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-05-24.

1. ["HÄNGESEILBRÜCKE GEIERLAY : Fragen & Antworten"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160408085111/http://www.hunsruecktouristik.de/media/eb61e863-27ba-4c63-bf7e-04ccae058d0b/WgSVEg/Download/Haengeseilbruecke/FAQs_Geierlay.pdf) (in German). *Hunsruecktouristik.de*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hunsruecktouristik.de/media/eb61e863-27ba-4c63-bf7e-04ccae058d0b/WgSVEg/Download/Haengeseilbruecke/FAQs_Geierlay.pdf) on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2017-05-24.

1. ["Deutschland: Die längste Hängeseilbrücke der Republik - SPIEGEL ONLINE"](http://www.spiegel.de/reise/deutschland/geierlay-im-hunsrueck-deutschlands-laengste-haengeseilbruecke-a-1120057.html). *Spiegel.de*. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2017-05-24.

1. ["Fakten & Technik - Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171022104214/http://www.geierlay.de/haengeseilbruecke/faktentechnik/). *Geierlay.de*. Archived from [the original](http://www.geierlay.de/haengeseilbruecke/faktentechnik/) on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-05-24.

1. ["Hängeseilbrückenerlebnis: die Geierlaybrücke im Hunsrück"](https://reisemagazin-online.com/haengeseilbrueckenerlebnis-die-geierlaybruecke-im-hunsrueck/). *reisemagazin-online.com*. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

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