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.

Chronological List

1. Suspension Bridges (30 longest spans)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Akashi-Kaikyo	1991	Kobe-Naruto	Japan	1998
2	Yangsigang	1700	Wuhan	China	2019
3	Xihoumen	1650	Zhoushan	China	2009
4	Great Belt East	1624	Korsor	Denmark	1998
5	Izmit	1550	Gebze	Turkey	2017
6	Yi-Sunsin	1545	Myodo-Gwangyang	South Korea	2013
7	Runyang South	1490	Jiangsu	China	2005
8	Nanjing-4	1418	Nanjing	China	2012
9	Humber	1410	Kingston-upon-Hull	UK	1981
10	Yavuz Sultan Selim	1408	Istanbul	Turkey	2016
11	Jiangyin	1385	Jiangsu	China	1999
12	Tsing Ma	1377	Hong Kong	China	1997
13	Hardanger	1310	Vallavik-Bu	Norway	2013
14	Verrazano-Narrows	1298	New York, NY	USA	1964
15	Golden Gate	1280	San Francisco, CA	USA	1937
16	Yangluo	1280	Wuhan	China	2007
17	Höga Kusten	1210	Kramfors	Sweden	1997
18	Longjiang	1196	Yunnan	China	2015
19	Jinshajiang Taku	1190	Yunnan	China	2020
20	Aizhai	1176	Jishou	China	2012
21	Mackinac	1158	Mackinaw City, MI	USA	1957
22	Ulsan	1150	Ulsan Harbour	South Korea	2015
23	Hålogaland	1145	Rombakk fjord	Norway	2017
24	Qingshuihe	1130	Guizhou	China	2016
25	Huangpu-1	1108	Guangzhou	China	2008
26	Minami Bisan-seto	1100	Kojima-Sakaide	Japan	1988
27	Daduhe Luding	1100	Sichuan	China	2018
28	Fatih Sultan Mehmet	1090	Istanbul	Turkey	1988
29	Balinghe	1088	Guanling	China	2009
30	Taizhou	1080	Jiangsu	China	2012	^{2 spans}
Updated 25.9.2015		Copyright © Juhani Virola

2. Cable-Stayed Bridges (10 longest spans)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Russky	1104	Vladivostok	Russia	2012
2	Hutong	1092	Jiangsu	China	2018
3	Sutong	1088	Suzhou-Nantong	China	2008
4	Stonecutters	1018	Hong Kong	China	2009
5	Edong	926	Hubei	China	2009
6	Tatara	890	Onomichi-Imabari	Japan	1999
7	Pont de Normandie	856	Le Havre	France	1995
8	Jiujiang	818	Hubei	China	2012
9	Jingsha	816	Hubei	China	2009
10	Wuhu-2	806	Anhui	China	2017
Updated 3.2.2015		Copyright © Juhani Virola

3. Steel Arch Bridges (10 longest spans)

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	Bosideng	513	Sichuan	China	2012
5	Bayonne	504	New York, NY	USA	1931
6	Sydney Harbour	503	Sydney	Australia	1932
7	Xiangxi	498	Xiangxizhen	China	2017
8	Chenab	467	Katra	India	2019
9	Daduhe Tianwan	466	Sichuan	China	2017
10	Wushan	460	Chongqing	China	2005
Updated 20.10..2014		Copyright © Juhani Virola		Maintained by LBE

4. Steel Truss Girder Bridges (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⁾	Removed
Updated 7.1.2014		Copyright © Juhani Virola		Maintained by LBE

5. Concrete Arch Bridges (10 longest spans)

No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Beipanjiang Qinglong	445	Guizhou	China	2016
2	Wanxian	425	Wanzhou	China	1997
3	Nanpanjiang	416	Yunnan	China	2015
4	Krk-1 (east span)	390	Krk Island	Croatia	1980
5	Almonte	384	Caceres	Spain	2015
6	Yelanghe	370	Guizhou	China	2017
7	Jialing	364	Sichuan	China	2012
8	Jiangjiehe	330	Weng'an	China	1995
9	Tajo Railway	324	Caceres	Spain	2015
10	Hoover Dam Bypass	323	Boulder City, NV	USA	2010
Updated 15.10. 2015		Copyright © Juhani Virola		Maintained by LBE

6. Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges (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	Beipanjiang Shuipan	290	Guizhou	China	2013
6	Sandsfjord	290	Rogaland	Norway	2015
7	Humen-2	270	Guangdong	China	1997
8	Sutong-2	268	Suzhou-Nantong	China	2009
9	Honghe	265	Yuanjiang	China	2003
10	Gateway-1	260	Brisbane	Australia	1986
¹⁾	Central part of the main span is a steel girder
Updated 18.5. 2015		Copyright © Juhani Virola		Maintained byLBE

7. Steel Box/Plate Girder Bridges (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 BRIDGES
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 BRIDGES
No.	Bridge	Span [m]	Location	Country	Year	Notes
1	Iso-Pörri	120	Äänekoski	Finland	1993
Updated 17.11.2009		Copyright © Juhani Virola		Maintained by LBE

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