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World's Longest Bridge Spans

Longest Bridge Spans are categorised in the following tables according to the structural type of the main span. The "Span" means the main span of a bridge = centre to centre distance of adjacent towers, pylons, piers or supports given in metres. It does not mean the total length or overall length of multi-span bridges. If the lengths of several spans in one bridge are equal, it is mentioned in Notes column. Year means the year of completion or intended completion if known.

Chronological List

1. Suspension Bridges (span > 800 m)

No. BridgeSpan

Location Country YearNotes

1 Akashi-Kaikyo 1991 Kobe-Naruto Japan 1998

2 Great Belt East 1624 Korsor Denmark 1998

3 Runyang South 1490 Zhenjiang China 2005

4 Humber 1410 Kingston-upon-Hull UK 1981

5 Jiangyin 1385 Jiangsu China 1999

6 Tsing Ma 1377 Hong Kong China 1997

7 Verrazano-Narrows 1298 New York, NY USA 1964

8 Golden Gate 1280 San Francisco, CA USA 1937

9 Höga Kusten 1210 Kramfors Sweden 1997

10 Mackinac 1158 Mackinaw City, MI USA 1957

11 Minami Bisan-seto 1100 Kojima-Sakaide Japan 1988

12 Fatih Sultan Mehmet 1090 Istanbul Turkey 1988

13 Bosporus 1074 Istanbul Turkey 1973

14 George Washington 1067 New York, NY USA 1931

15 Kurushima-3 1030 Onomichi-Imabari Japan 1999


17 Ponte 25 de Abril 1013 Lisbon Portugal 1966

18 Forth Road 1006 Edinburgh UK 1964

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19 Kita Bisan-seto 990 Kojima-Sakaide Japan 1988

20 Severn 988 Bristol UK 1966

21 Yichang 960 Hubei China 2001

22 Shimotsui-seto 940 Kojima-Sakaide Japan 1988

23 Xiling 900 Hubei China 1996

24 Humen-1 888 Guangdong China 1997

25 Ohnaruto 876 Kobe-Naruto Japan 1985

26 Volgograd 874 Volga River Russia 1955 1)

27 Second Tacoma 853 Puget Sound,WA USA 1950 2)

28 Third Tacoma 853 Puget Sound,WA USA 2007 3)

29 Askoy 850 Bergen Norway 1992 1) Not standing.2) First bridge collapsed in 1940.3) Parallel to the second bridge.

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2. Cable-Stayed Bridges (span > 480 m)

No. BridgeSpan


1Sutong 1088 Suzhou-Nantong China 2008

2 Stonecutters 1018 Hong Kong China 2007

3Tatara 890 Onomichi-Imabari Japan 1999

4Pont de Normandie 856 Le Havre France 1995

5Nancha 628 Nanjing China 2001

6Baishazhou 618 Wuhan China 2000

7Qingzhou 605 Fuzhou China 2003

8Yangpu 602 Shanghai China 1993

9Xupu 590 Shanghai China 1997

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10Meiko Central 590 Nagoya Japan 1998

11Rion-Antirion 560 Patras Greece 2004 3 spans

12Skarnsundet 530 Trondheim Fjord Norway 1991

13Queshi 518 Shantou China 1998

14Tsurumi Tsubasa 510 Yokohama Japan 1994

15Jingzhou 500 Hubei China 2002

16Ikuchi 490 Onomichi-Imabari Japan 1991

17Oresund 490

Malmö/Copenhagen Sweden/

Denmark 2000

18Higashi-Kobe 485 Kobe Japan 1992

19 Ehuang 480 Ezhou-Huanggang China 2002

20Zhanjiang 480 Guangdong China 2002

21 Megami 480 Nagasaki Japan 2005 Updated 7.11.2003 Copyright © 2003 Juhani Virola Maintained by LBE

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3. Steel Arch Bridges (span > 335 m)

No. BridgeSpan

Location Country Year Notes

1 Lupu550

Shanghai China2003

2New River Gorge 518

Fayetteville,WV USA1977

3 Bayonne 504 New York, NY USA 1931

4 Sydney Harbour 503 Sydney Australia 1932

5 Fremont 383 Portland, OR USA 1973

6 Numata River Gorge 380 Hiroshima Japan 2007



7 Port Mann 366 Vancouver Canada 1964

8Yajisha 360 Guangzhou China 2000

9 Thatcher Ferry 344 Balboa Panama 1962

10 Laviolette 335 Trois-Rivieres Canada 1967 Updated 3.2.2003 Copyright © 2003 Juhani Virola Maintained by LBE

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4. Steel Truss Girder Bridges (span > 400 m)

No. BridgeSpan


1 Pont de Quebec 549 Quebec City Canada 1917

2 Firth of Forth 521 Edinburgh UK 1890 2 spans

3 Minato 510 Osaka Japan 1974

4 Commodore Barry 501 Chester, PA USA 1974

5 Greater New Orleans-1 480 New Orleans, LA USA 1958


7 Howrah 457 Calcutta India 1943

8 Veterans Memorial 445 Gramercy, LA USA 1995

9 Transbay 427 San Francisco, CA USA 1936

10Ikitsuki 400 Nagasaki Japan 1991

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5. Concrete Arch Bridges (span > 231 m)


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No. BridgeSpan


1Wanxian 420 Wanzhou China 1997

2Krk-1 (east span) 390 Krk Island Croatia 1980

3Jiangjiehe 330 Weng'an China 1995

4Yongning 312 Guangxi China 1996

5Gladesville 305 Sydney Australia 1964

6Ponte da Amizade 290 Foz do Iguacu/

Ciudad del EsteBrazil/Paraguay 1964

7 Ponte Infante D. Henrique 280 Oporto Portugal 2003

8Bloukrans 272 Bloukrans River South Africa 1983

9Ponte da Arrabida 270 Oporto Portugal 1963

10Sandö 264 Kramfors Sweden 1943

11Le Pont Chateaubriand 261 La Rance France 1991

12 Takamatu 260 Miyazaki Japan2000

13 Wilde Gera 252 Erfurt-Schweinfurt Germany2000

14 Svinesund - 2 247 Idelfjorden Sweden2005

15Shibenik 246 Shibenik Bay Croatia 1966

16Tuanku Tambusai 245 Rempang-Galang Indonesia 1998

17Krk-2 (west span) 244 Krk Island Croatia 1980

18Xiaonanmen (Yibin) 240 Sichuan China 1990

19Beppu-Myouban 235 Oita Japan 1989

20Fiumarella 231 Catanzaro Italy 1961


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6. Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges (span > 231 m)

No. BridgeSpan


1Stolmasundet 301 Austevoll Norway 1998

2Raftsundet 298 Lofoten Norway 1998

3 Sundoy298

Mosjöen Norway2003

4Humen-2 270 Guangdong China 1997

5Gateway 260 Brisbane Australia 1986

6Varodd 260 Kristiansand Norway 1994

7 Second Luzhou 252

Sichuan China2000

8Schottwien 250 Semmering Austria 1989

9Ponte S.Joao 250 Oporto Portugal 1991

10Skye 250 Skye Island UK 1995

11Confederation 250 Northumberland Canada 1997 43 spans

12Huanghuayuan 250 Chongqing China 1999 3 spans

13Huangshi 245 Hubei China 1995 3 spans

14Koror-Babelthuap 241 Toagel Channel Palau 1977

1)

15Hamana 240 Imagiri-Guchi Japan 1976

16 Liuguanghe240

Guizhou China1993

17 Jiangjing240

Chongqing China1997

18Hikoshima 236 Shimonoseki Japan 1975

19 Xiasha232

Hangzhou China2002

20Norddalsfjord 231 Floro Norway 1987

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7. Steel Box/Plate Girder Bridges (span > 222 m)

No. BridgeSpan


1Ponte Costa e Silva 300 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1974

2Neckartalbrücke-1 263 Weitingen Germany 1978

1)

3Sava-1 261 Belgrade Yugoslavia 1956

4Ponte de Vitoria-3 260 Espírito Santo Brazil 1989

5Zoobrücke 259 Cologne Germany 1966

6Sava-2 (Gazelle) 250 Belgrade Yugoslavia 1970

2)

7Kaita 250 Hiroshima Japan 1991

8Namihaya (Shirinashi) 250 Osaka Japan 1994

9Auckland Harbour (widening) 244 Auckland New Zealand 1969

10Trans-Tokyo Bay 240 Kawasaki-Kisarazu Japan 1997

2 spans

11Koblenz-Südbrücke 236 Koblenz Germany 1975

12Shorenji-Gawa 235 Osaka Japan 1989

13Grand Duchess Charlotte 234 Alzette Valley Luxembourg 1966

2)


1)

15Foyle 233 Londonderry UK 1984

16Konrad-Adenauerbrücke 230 Bonn Germany 1972



17Ariake-Nishi Unga 230 Tokyo Japan 1993

18San Mateo-Hayward II 229 San Francisco, CA USA 1967

19Amagasaki-Ko 223 Hyogo Japan 1993

20Rader-Inselbrücke 222 Hamburg Germany 1972

1) Main span stiffened with underneath cables

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29 Askoy 850 Bergen Norway 1992 1) Not standing.2) First bridge collapsed in 1940.3) Parallel to the second bridge.


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17Oresund 490

Malmö/Copenhagen Sweden/

Denmark 2000





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Shanghai China2003











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3 Sundoy298

Mosjöen Norway2003




7 Second Luzhou 252

Sichuan China2000










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16 Liuguanghe240

Guizhou China1993

17 Jiangjing240

Chongqing China1997


19 Xiasha232

Hangzhou China2002



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29 Askoy 850 Bergen Norway 1992

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Malmö/Copenhagen Sweden/ 2000



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3 Sundoy298

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16 Liuguanghe240

Guizhou China1993

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Chongqing China1997


19 Xiasha232

Hangzhou China2002



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The Iron Bridge cast at Coalbrookdale Acc No: 1973.200 Ellis, William:(engraver) Rooker, Michael Angelo:(artist)

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