The Half-Mile Escalator

[It’s fascinating to see an escalator as public transit.]
In Wushan County, China, the wild new “Goddess” escalator system runs almost 3,000 feet and takes folks up 800 vertical feet.

[I]t’s made of 21 individual escalators, 8 elevators, 4 moving walkways and several pedestrian bridges. Riding all of them takes roughly 21 minutes.

It’s quite something to see:

If these escalators ever run into trouble, the fact that they will become stairs will not be so convenient.

Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-longest-outdoor-escalator-just-opened-in-china-riding-the-3000-foot-long-system-to-the-top-takes-more-than-20-minutes-180988468/