"The world's longest ... entire Alpine region will grow by as much as 75 percent by 2010, according to a study by the EU Commission. The trend will affect the environment, prompting Switzerland ...

A nearly 500m (1,640ft) bridge for hikers billed as the longest hanging pedestrian bridge in the world has opened near the Swiss town of Zermatt. The 494m bridge, named the Europabrücke (Europe ...

The longest one in the world is the Tobotronc and is almost three and a half miles long. The Meiders Alpine Mountain Coaster in Meiders, Austria, is the steepest and second longest at just over ...