The record had previously been held by the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia, US, which has an archway measuring 518 meters tall. And the 3,900-meter-long Lupu Bridge has a second claim to fame.

For nearly a century a bridge has spanned the Royal Gorge nearly 1,000 feet above the Arkansas River near Cañon City ... at least that much to build a new incline. Piper did everything right.

Once you arrive at the park, make sure to visit New River Gorge Bridge, where thrill seekers flock for Bridge Day, one of the world's largest and strangest extreme sports events. Continue your ...

Now, she credits her Bridge Day ambitions to the surgery. “My surgery enabled me to be able to jump this year,” James said.