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 [m]. 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. Overall lengths are not included - only the longest spans.Year means the year of completion or intended completion if known.

Chronological List

1. Suspension Bridges (span ≥ 1000 m)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Akashi-Kaikyo	1991	Kobe-Naruto	Japan	1998
2	Xihoumen	1650	Zhoushan Island	China	2009
3	Great Belt East	1624	Korsor	Denmark	1998
4	Gwangyang	1545	Myodo-Gwangyang	Korea	2012
5	Runyang South	1490	Zhenjiang	China	2005
6	Nanjing-4	1418	Nanjing	China	2013
7	Humber	1410	Kingston-upon-Hull	UK	1981
8	Jiangyin	1385	Jiangsu	China	1999
9	Tsing Ma	1377	Hong Kong	China	1997
10	Hardanger	1310	Vallavik-Bu	Norway	2013
11	Verrazano-Narrows	1298	New York, NY	USA	1964
12	Golden Gate	1280	San Francisco, CA	USA	1937
13	Yangluo	1280	Wuhan	China	2007
14	Höga Kusten	1210	Kramfors	Sweden	1997
15	Mackinac	1158	Mackinaw City, MI	USA	1957
16	Aizhai	1146	Hunan	China	2011
17	Huangpu-1	1108	Guangzhou	China	2008
18	Minami Bisan-seto	1100	Kojima-Sakaide	Japan	1988
19	Fatih Sultan Mehmet	1090	Istanbul	Turkey	1988
20	Balinghe	1088	Guanling	China	2010	¹⁾
21	Taizhou	1080	Jiangsu	China	2010	2 spans
22	Bosporus	1074	Istanbul	Turkey	1973
23	George Washington	1067	New York, NY	USA	1931
24	Kurushima-3	1030	Onomichi-Imabari	Japan	1999
25	Kurushima-2	1020	Onomichi-Imabari	Japan	1999
26	Ponte 25 de Abril	1013	Lisbon	Portugal	1966
27	Forth Road	1006	Edinburgh	UK	1964
28	Maanshan	1000	Anhui	China	2010	2 spans
¹⁾	Vertical clearance 375 m, highest in the world
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2. Cable-Stayed Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Sutong	1088	Suzhou-Nantong	China	2008
2	Stonecutters	1018	Hong Kong	China	2009
3	Edong	926	Hubei	China	2009
4	Tatara	890	Onomichi-Imabari	Japan	1999
5	Pont de Normandie	856	Le Havre	France	1995
6	Jingsha	816	Hubei	China	2009
7	Incheon-2	800	Incheon-Songdo	South Korea	2009
8	Chongming	730	Shanghai	China	2009
9	Minpu	708	Shanghai	China	2009
10	Xiangshan	688	Zhejiang	China	2009
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3. Steel Arch Bridges (span ≥ 400 m)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Chaotianmen	552	Chongqing	China	2009
2	Lupu	550	Shanghai	China	2003
3	New River Gorge	518	Fayetteville,WV	USA	1977
4	Bayonne	504	New York, NY	USA	1931
5	Sydney Harbour	503	Sydney	Australia	1932
6	Chenab	467	Katra	India	2010
7	Wushan	460	Chongqing	China	2005
8	Xinguang	428	Quangdong	China	2008
9	Caiyuanba	420	Chongqing	China	2005
10	Xiangtan-4	400	Hunan	China	2007
11	Daninghe	400	Chongqing	China	2010
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4. Steel Truss Girder Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
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
6	Greater New Orleans-2	480	New Orleans, LA	USA	1988
7	Howrah	457	Calcutta	India	1943
8	Veterans Memorial	445	Gramercy, LA	USA	1995
9	Tokyo Bay	440	Tokyo	Japan	2010
10	Transbay	427	San Francisco, CA	USA	1936	¹⁾
¹⁾	To be removed
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5. Concrete Arch Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Wanxian	425	Wanzhou	China	1997
2	Krk-1 (east span)	390	Krk Island	Croatia	1980
3	Jiangjiehe	330	Weng'an	China	1995
4	Hoover Dam Bypass	323	Boulder City, NV	USA	2010
5	Yongning	312	Guangxi	China	1996
6	Gladesville	305	Sydney	Australia	1964
7	Ponte da Amizade	290	Foz do Iguacu/ Ciudad del Este	Brazil/ Paraguay	1964
8	Ponte Infante Dom Henrique	280	Oporto	Portugal	2003
9	Bloukrans	272	Nature's Valley	South Africa	1983
10	Ponte da Arrabida	270	Oporto	Portugal	1963
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6. Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Shibanpo	330	Chongqing	China	2006	¹⁾
2	Stolmasundet	301	Austevoll	Norway	1998
3	Raftsundet	298	Lofoten	Norway	1998
4	Sundoy	298	Leirfjord	Norway	2003
5	Humen-2	270	Guangdong	China	1997
6	Sutong-2	268	Suzhou-Nantong	China	2009
7	Honghe	265	Yuanjiang	China	2003
8	Gateway-1	260	Brisbane	Australia	1986
9	Varodd	260	Kristiansand	Norway	1994
10	Gateway-2	260	Brisbane	Australia	2010
¹⁾	Central part of the main span is steel girder
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7. Steel Box/Plate Girder Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Ponte Costa e Silva	300	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	1974
2	Neckartalbrücke-1	263	Weitingen	Germany	1978	¹⁾
3	Sava-1	261	Belgrade	Serbia	1956
4	Ponte de Vitoria-3	260	Espirito Santo	Brazil	1989
5	Zoobrücke	259	Cologne	Germany	1966
6	Sava-2 (Gazelle)	250	Belgrade	Serbia	1970	²⁾
7	Kaita	250	Hiroshima	Japan	1991
8	Namihaya (Shirinashi)	250	Osaka	Japan	1994
9	Auckland Harbour (widening)	244	Auckland	New Zealand	1969
10	Trans-Tokyo Bay	240	Kawasaki-Kisarazu	Japan	1997	2 spans
¹⁾	Main span stiffened with underneath cables
²⁾	Span measured between bases of inclined struts
Updated 7.5.2007		Copyright © Juhani Virola		Maintained by LBE

8. Longest Bridge Spans in Finland

1. SUSPENSION BRIDGES
No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Kirjalansalmi	220	Parainen	Finland	1963
2	Sääksmäki	155	Valkeakoski	Finland	1963
2. CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES
No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Raippaluoto	250	Vaasa	Finland	1997
2	Kärkinen	240	Korpilahti	Finland	1997
3. STEEL BOX / PLATE GIRDER BRIDGES
No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Puumalansalmi	140	Puumala	Finland	1995
4. PRESTRESSED CONCRETE GIRDER BRIDGES
No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Norrströmmen	135	Nauvo	Finland	1986
5. CONCRETE ARCH BRIDGE
No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Färjsundet	130	Saltvik	Finland	1937
6. STEEL TRUSS GIRDER BRIDGES
No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Isohaara	125	Kemi	Finland	1903	1)
1	Jyränkö	125	Savonlinna	Finland	1908	²⁾
¹⁾	Not standing
²⁾	Span was shortened to 104 m in 1968.
7. STEEL ARCH BRIDGE
No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Iso-Pörri	120	Äänekoski	Finland	1993
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Tables of longest bridge spans have been collected by Eur Ing-FEANI Juhani Virola You can freely copy and distribute tables provided that the authorship is mentioned by referring the author or URL of this page. If you have any questions, corrections or comments concerning these tables please, contact The Laboratory of Bridge Engineering (LBE).
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