Zərnava Bridge

Azerbaijan


This spindly suspension footbridge was designed to help villagers reach the hamlet of Zərnava but these days its users are mostly selfie-snapping tourists challenging their senses of vertigo. It's around halfway between Lahıc and the main Baku–Qəbələ road.


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