List of Longest Bridges in The World

List Of Longest Bridges In The World

This is a list of the world's bridges more than two kilometres long sorted by their full length above land or water. "Span" refers to the longest spans without any ground support.


Note: There is no standard way to measure the total length of a bridge. Some bridges are measured from the beginning of the entrance ramp to the end of the exit ramp. Some are measured from shoreline to shoreline. Yet others are the length of the total construction involved in building the bridge. Since there is no standard, no ranking of a bridge should be assumed because of its position in the list. Additionally, numbers are merely estimates and measures in U.S. customary units (feet) may be imprecise due to conversion rounding.

Name Length
Main Span
Completed Traffic Country
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge

7005164800000000000164,800 m (540,700 ft) 2010 (Complete)
2011 (Open)
High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Tianjin Grand Bridge

7005113700000000000113,700 m (373,000 ft) ? 2010 (Complete)
2011 (Open)
High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge
700479732000000000079,732 m (261,588 ft) 700180000000000000080 m (260 ft) 2008 (Complete)
2010 (Open)
High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Bang Na Expressway
700454000000000000054,000 m (177,000 ft) ? 2000 (Open) Road Thailand
Beijing Grand Bridge
700448153000000000048,153 m (157,982 ft) 7002108000000000000108 m (354 ft) 2010 (Complete)
2011 (Open)
High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
700438442000000000038,442 m (126,122 ft) 700146000000000000046 m (151 ft) 1956 (SB)
1969 (NB)
Road United States
Manchac Swamp bridge 700436710000000000036,710 m (120,440 ft) ? 1970 Road United States
Yangcun Bridge
700435812000000000035,812 m (117,493 ft) ? 2007 High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Hangzhou Bay Bridge
700435673000000000035,673 m (117,037 ft) 7002448000000000000448 m (1,470 ft) 2007 Road People's Republic of China
Runyang Bridge 700435660000000000035,660 m (116,990 ft) 70031490000000000001,490 m (4,890 ft) 2005 Road People's Republic of China
Donghai Bridge 700432500000000000032,500 m (106,600 ft) 7002400000000000000400 m (1,300 ft) 2005 Road People's Republic of China
Shanghai Maglev line 700429908000000000029,908 m (98,123 ft) ? 2003 Maglev People's Republic of China
Atchafalaya Basin Bridge 700429290000000000029,290 m (96,100 ft) ? 1973 Highway United States
Yanshi Bridge
700428543000000000028,543 m (93,645 ft) ? 2009 High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
700426707000000000026,707 m (87,621 ft) 7002260000000000000260 m (850 ft) 2011 Road People's Republic of China
Jintang Bridge 700426540000000000026,540 m (87,070 ft) ? 2009 Road People's Republic of China
Jinbin Light Rail No. 1 Bridge (Guanghualu – Babaocun)
700425800000000000025,800 m (84,600 ft) ? 2003 Metro People's Republic of China
Kanpur over-bridge 700425000000000000025,000 m (82,000 ft) ? - Highway India
Suvarnabhumi Airport Link 700424500000000000024,500 m (80,400 ft) ? 2010 Rail Thailand
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (in Virginia) 700424140000000000024,140 m (79,200 ft) ? 1964 (NB)
1999 (SB)
Highway United States
Liangshui River Bridge
700421563000000000021,563 m (70,745 ft) ? 2007 High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Yongding New River Bridge
700421133000000000021,133 m (69,334 ft) ? 2007 High-speed rail People's Republic of China
6th October Bridge 700420500000000000020,500 m (67,300 ft) ? 1996 Road Egypt
C215 Viaduct
700420000000000000020,000 m (66,000 ft) ? 2007 High-speed rail Republic of China (Taiwan)
Incheon Bridge 700418384000000000018,384 m (60,315 ft) 7002800000000000000800 m (2,600 ft) 2009 Road South Korea
Cangzhou–Dezhou Grand Bridge
700418200000000000018,200 m (59,700 ft) 7002128000000000000128 m (420 ft) 2010 (Complete)
2011 (Open)
High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Aérotrain Test Track
700418000000000000018,000 m (59,000 ft) ? 1965 Rail
(prototype)
France
Bonnet Carré Spillway bridge of I-10 700417702000000000017,702 m (58,077 ft) ? 1960s Road United States
Vasco da Gama Bridge
700417185000000000017,185 m (56,381 ft) 7002450000000000000450 m (1,480 ft) 1998 Highway Portugal
Saigon - Trung Luong Skyway
700416000000000000016,000 m (52,000 ft) ? 2010 Road Vietnam
Cross Beijing Ring Roads Bridge
700415595000000000015,595 m (51,165 ft) ? 2007 High-speed Rail People's Republic of China
Kama Bridge 700413967000000000013,967 m (45,823 ft) ? 2002 Road Russia
Penang Bridge 700413500000000000013,500 m (44,300 ft) 7002225000000000000225 m (738 ft) 1985 Road Malaysia
Kam Sheung Road-Tuen Mun viaduct (part of West Rail Line) 700413400000000000013,400 m (44,000 ft) ? 2003 Rail Hong Kong
Wuppertal Schwebebahn 700413300000000000013,300 m (43,600 ft) 700133000000000000033 m (108 ft) 1903 Suspended monorail track Germany
Rio-Niterói Bridge 700413290000000000013,290 m (43,600 ft) 7002300000000000000300 m (980 ft) 1974 Road Brazil
Bhumibol Bridge 700413000000000000013,000 m (43,000 ft) 7002398000000000000398 m (1,306 ft) 2006 Road Thailand
New Ulyanovsk Bridge 700412980000000000012,980 m (42,590 ft) 7002220000000000000220 m (720 ft) 2009 Road and light metro Russia
Confederation Bridge
700412900000000000012,900 m (42,300 ft) 7002250000000000000250 m (820 ft) (43x) 1997 Highway Canada
Jubilee Parkway 700412875000000000012,875 m (42,241 ft) ? 1978 Highway United States
Novyi Saratovskiy Bridge 700412760000000000012,760 m (41,860 ft) 7002157000000000000157 m (515 ft) 2000 Road Russia
Rudong Yangkou Yellow Sea Bridge 700412600000000000012,600 m (41,300 ft) ? 2008 Road People's Republic of China
Emsland test facility 700412000000000000012,000 m (39,000 ft) ? 1985 Rail
(Maglev)
Germany
Nanjing Qinhuai River Bridge
700412000000000000012,000 m (39,000 ft) ? 2010 High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Qingshuihe Bridge
700411700000000000011,700 m (38,400 ft) ? 2006 Rail People's Republic of China
Leziria Bridge 700411670000000000011,670 m (38,290 ft) 7002133000000000000133 m (436 ft) 2007 Portugal
Hyderabad (P.V. Expressway)
700411600000000000011,600 m (38,100 ft) ? 2009 Road India
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge 700411265000000000011,265 m (36,959 ft) 7002229000000000000229 m (751 ft) 1967 Highway United States
Zhenjiang Beijing–Hangzhou Canal Bridge
700411000000000000011,000 m (36,000 ft) ? 2010 High-speed rail People's Republic of China
Seven Mile Bridge 700410887000000000010,887 m (35,719 ft) 700141000000000000041 m (135 ft) 1982 Highway United States
Sunshine Skyway Bridge 700410500000000000010,500 m (34,400 ft) 7002366000000000000366 m (1,201 ft) 1987 Highway United States
Third Mainland Bridge 700410500000000000010,500 m (34,400 ft) ? 1991 Road Nigeria
Shandong-Henan Yellow River Bridge 700410282000000000010,282 m (33,734 ft) ? 1985 People's Republic of China
Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge 700410020000000000010,020 m (32,870 ft) 7002312000000000000312 m (1,024 ft) 2000 Road & Rail People's Republic of China
Hosur Road Elevated Expressway (Bangalore)
70039945000000000009,945 m (32,628 ft) ? 2010 Highway India
Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge 70039970000000000009,970 m (32,710 ft) 7002730000000000000730 m (2,400 ft) 2009 Road (& future Rail) People's Republic of China
General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge 70039786000000000009,786 m (32,106 ft) ? ? Highway United States
Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge 70039300000000000009,300 m (30,500 ft) ? ? Railroad United States
Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge 70039273000000000009,273 m (30,423 ft) 7002336000000000000336 m (1,102 ft) 2010 High-speed Rail and Metro People's Republic of China
Chacahoula Swamp Bridge 70039005000000000009,005 m (29,544 ft) ? 1995 United States
Twin Span bridge of Interstate 10 70038851000000000008,851 m (29,039 ft) ? 1962 (Original)
2009 (New WB)
2011 (New EB)
Highway United States
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge 70038851000000000008,851 m (29,039 ft) 7002317000000000000317 m (1,040 ft) 1956 Highway United States
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge 70038678000000000008,678 m (28,471 ft) 7002235000000000000235 m (771 ft) 1962 Road Venezuela
Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge (in North Carolina) 70038369000000000008,369 m (27,457 ft) ? 2002 Highway United States
Yangpu Bridge 70038354000000000008,354 m (27,408 ft) 7002602000000000000602 m (1,975 ft) 1993 Road People's Republic of China
Xiasha Bridge 70038230000000000008,230 m (27,000 ft) 7002232000000000000232 m (761 ft) 1991 People's Republic of China
Sutong Bridge 70038206000000000008,206 m (26,923 ft) 70031088000000000001,088 m (3,570 ft) 2008 Road People's Republic of China
Mackinac Bridge 70038038000000000008,038 m (26,371 ft) 70031158000000000001,158 m (3,799 ft) 1957 Highway United States
Destrehan Swamp Freeway 70037902000000000007,902 m (25,925 ft) ? 1992 Highway United States
Öresund Bridge 70037845000000000007,845 m (25,738 ft) 7002490000000000000490 m (1,610 ft) 1999 Highway & Railroad Denmark/ Sweden
Maestri Bridge 70037693000000000007,693 m (25,240 ft) 700111000000000000011 m (36 ft) 1928 Road United States
Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge 70037675000000000007,675 m (25,180 ft) 7002216000000000000216 m (709 ft) 1992 Road & rail People's Republic of China
James River Bridge 70037425000000000007,425 m (24,360 ft) 7002126000000000000126 m (413 ft) 1983 Highway United States
Gwangan Bridge 70037420000000000007,420 m (24,340 ft) ? 2002 Road South Korea
Champlain Bridge (Montreal) 70037414000000000007,414 m (24,324 ft) 7002215000000000000215 m (705 ft) 1967 Highway Canada
Seohae Bridge 70037310000000000007,310 m (23,980 ft) 7002470000000000000470 m (1,540 ft) 2000 South Korea
Volgograd Bridge 70037110000000000007,110 m (23,330 ft) ? October 2009 ? Russia
Chesapeake Bay Bridge (in Maryland) 70036946000000000006,946 m (22,789 ft) 7002490000000000000490 m (1,610 ft) 1952, 1973 Highway United States
Huey P. Long Bridge 70037000000000000007,000 m (23,000 ft) ? 1936 Highway & Railroad United States
Great Belt Bridge (Eastern) 70036790000000000006,790 m (22,280 ft) 70031624000000000001,624 m (5,328 ft) 1998 Highway Denmark
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge 70036772000000000006,772 m (22,218 ft) 7002160000000000000160 m (520 ft) 1968 Highway and Railroad People's Republic of China
Great Belt Bridge (Western) 70036611000000000006,611 m (21,690 ft) ? 1998 Highway & Railroad Denmark
Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyaing) 70036589000000000006,589 m (21,617 ft) ? 2005 Road, rail & pedestrian Myanmar
St. George Island Bridge 70036588000000000006,588 m (21,614 ft) 7002366000000000000366 m (1,201 ft) 2004 Highway United States
Astoria-Megler Bridge 70036545000000000006,545 m (21,473 ft) 7002375000000000000375 m (1,230 ft) 1966 Highway United States
Öland bridge 70036072000000000006,072 m (19,921 ft) 7002130000000000000130 m (430 ft) 1972 Highway Sweden
Libertador General San Martín Bridge 70035966000000000005,966 m (19,573 ft) 7002220000000000000220 m (720 ft) 1976 Road Uruguay and
Argentina
Hernando de Soto Bridge 70035954000000000005,954 m (19,534 ft) 7002274000000000000274 m (899 ft) 1973 Highway United States
Pulaski Skyway 70035636000000000005,636 m (18,491 ft) 7002168000000000000168 m (551 ft) 1932 Highway United States
Garden City Skyway 70035633000000000005,633 m (18,481 ft) ? 1963 Highway Canada
Albemarle Sound Bridge 70035627000000000005,627 m (18,461 ft) ? 1990 United States
Bandra-Worli Sea Link 70035600000000000005,600 m (18,400 ft) 7002250000000000000250 m (820 ft) 2009 Road India
Bromford Viaduct 70035600000000000005,600 m (18,400 ft) - 1971 Road United Kingdom
Mahatma Gandhi Setu 70035575000000000005,575 m (18,291 ft) ? 1982 Road India
Shenzhen Bay Bridge 70035545000000000005,545 m (18,192 ft) ? 2006 Road Hong Kong
Island Eastern Corridor (Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay section) 70035500000000000005,500 m (18,000 ft) 1983 Road Hong Kong
Suramadu Bridge (cross Madura Strait) 70035438000000000005,438 m (17,841 ft) 7002434000000000000434 m (1,424 ft) 2009 Road Indonesia
Dauphin Island Bridge 70035430000000000005,430 m (17,810 ft) 7002122000000000000122 m (400 ft) 1982 United States
Xinkai River Bridge of Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway 70035371000000000005,371 m (17,621 ft) ? 2007 High-speed Rail People's Republic of China
King Fahd Causeway Bridge I 70035194000000000005,194 m (17,041 ft) ? 1986 Road Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Second Severn Crossing 70035128000000000005,128 m (16,824 ft) 7002456000000000000456 m (1,496 ft) 1996 Road United Kingdom
Zeeland Bridge 70035022000000000005,022 m (16,476 ft) 700195000000000000095 m (312 ft) 1965 Road Netherlands
Malir River Bridge 70035000000000000005,000 m (16,000 ft) ? 2009 Road Pakistan
Candaba Viaduct 70035000000000000005,000 m (16,000 ft) ? 2005 Philippines
Buckman Bridge 70034968000000000004,968 m (16,299 ft) 700176000000000000076 m (249 ft) 1970 Highway United States
Tappan Zee Bridge 70034881000000000004,881 m (16,014 ft) 7002736000000000000736 m (2,415 ft) 1955 Highway United States
Howard Frankland Bridge II 70034846000000000004,846 m (15,899 ft) ? 1991 Highway United States
Wright Memorial Bridge 70034828000000000004,828 m (15,840 ft) ? 1930 Highway United States
Bangabandhu Bridge 70034800000000000004,800 m (15,700 ft) 7002100000000000000100 m (330 ft) (47x) 1998 Highway & Railroad Bangladesh
Shenzhen Western Corridor Bridge 70034770000000000004,770 m (15,650 ft) 7002210000000000000210 m (690 ft) 2007 Road People's Republic of China
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge 70034750000000000004,750 m (15,580 ft) 70032310000000000002,310 m (7,580 ft) 1963 Highway United States
Vikramshila Setu 70034700000000000004,700 m (15,400 ft) ? 2001 Road India
Dingziwan Cross-Sea Bridge 70034700000000000004,700 m (15,400 ft) 7002376000000000000376 m (1,234 ft) 2012 Highway People's Republic of China
Vembanad Rail Bridge of Kerala (Cochin)
70034620000000000004,620 m (15,160 ft) ? 2010 Rail India
Lindsay C. Warren Bridge 70034550000000000004,550 m (14,930 ft) ? 1960 United States
Gandy Bridge I 70034529000000000004,529 m (14,859 ft) ? 1975 Highway United States
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge 70034480000000000004,480 m (14,700 ft) ? 1962 Highway United States and
Canada
Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge 70034398000000000004,398 m (14,429 ft) 7002500000000000000500 m (1,600 ft) 2002 People's Republic of China
Aqua Bridge (Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line) 70034384000000000004,384 m (14,383 ft) ? 1997 Road Japan
Ponte Salgueiro Maia 70034300000000000004,300 m (14,100 ft) ? 2000 Highway Portugal
Bayside Bridge 70034270000000000004,270 m (14,010 ft) ? 1993 Highway United States
Hochstraße Elbmarsch 70034258000000000004,258 m (13,970 ft) 700135000000000000035 m (115 ft) 1974 Road Germany
Commodore Barry Bridge 70034240000000000004,240 m (13,910 ft) 7002501000000000000501 m (1,644 ft) 1974 Highway United States
Gandy Bridge II 70034226000000000004,226 m (13,865 ft) ? 1997 Highway United States
Escambia Bay Bridge 70034224000000000004,224 m (13,858 ft) ? 2004 (new span) Highway United States
Greenville Bridge 70034133000000000004,133 m (13,560 ft) 7002420000000000000420 m (1,380 ft) 2007 Highway United States
Rosario-Victoria Bridge 70034098000000000004,098 m (13,445 ft) 7002330000000000000330 m (1,080 ft) 2003 Road Argentina
Crescent City Connection 70034093000000000004,093 m (13,428 ft) 7002480000000000000480 m (1,570 ft) 1958 Highway United States
Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge 70034023000000000004,023 m (13,199 ft) 7002471000000000000471 m (1,545 ft) 2005 Highway United States
Fred Hartman Bridge 70034000000000000004,000 m (13,000 ft) 7002381000000000000381 m (1,250 ft) 1995 Highway United States
Zacatal Bridge 70033982000000000003,982 m (13,064 ft) ? 1994 Road Mexico
Chris Smith Bridge 70033954000000000003,954 m (12,972 ft) 7002265000000000000265 m (869 ft) 1973 United States
Köhlbrandbrücke 70033940000000000003,940 m (12,930 ft) 7002520000000000000520 m (1,710 ft) 1974 Road Germany
Herbert C. Bonner Bridge 70033921000000000003,921 m (12,864 ft) ? 1963 United States
Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge 70033911000000000003,911 m (12,831 ft) 70031991000000000001,991 m (6,532 ft) 1998 Highway Japan
Lupu Bridge 70033900000000000003,900 m (12,800 ft) 7002550000000000000550 m (1,800 ft) 2003 Road People's Republic of China
Suez Canal Bridge 70033900000000000003,900 m (12,800 ft) 7002440000000000000440 m (1,440 ft) 2001 Road Egypt
Yuribey Bridge 70033890000000000003,890 m (12,760 ft) 7002110000000000000110 m (360 ft) 2009 Rail Russia
The First Kitakami River Bridge 70033868000000000003,868 m (12,690 ft) ? 1982 Rail Japan
Ponte della Libertà 70033850000000000003,850 m (12,630 ft) ? 1846/1933 Road & rail Italy
Queen Isabella Causeway 70033810000000000003,810 m (12,500 ft) ? 1974 Road United States
Mozambique Island Bridge 70033800000000000003,800 m (12,500 ft) ? 1969 Road Mozambique
Santhià Viaduct 70033782000000000003,782 m (12,408 ft) ? 2006 Italy
Rodoferroviária Bridge 70033770000000000003,770 m (12,370 ft) 7002100000000000000100 m (330 ft) 1998 Road & rail Brazil
Sky Gate Bridge R 70033750000000000003,750 m (12,300 ft) ? 1994 Road & Rail Japan
Vinh Tuy Bridge 70033690000000000003,690 m (12,110 ft) 2009 Road Vietnam
Dona Ana Bridge 70033670000000000003,670 m (12,040 ft) 700180000000000000080 m (260 ft) 1934 Rail Mozambique
Walt Whitman Bridge 70033652000000000003,652 m (11,982 ft) 7002610000000000000610 m (2,000 ft) 1957 Highway United States
Humen Pearl River Bridge 70033618000000000003,618 m (11,870 ft) 7002888000000000000888 m (2,913 ft) 1957 Road People's Republic of China
Ayrton Senna Bridge 70033607000000000003,607 m (11,834 ft) ? 1998 Brazil
Panipat Elevated Expressway 70033600000000000003,600 m (11,800 ft) ? 2008 Road India
Fadalto Viaduct 70033567000000000003,567 m (11,703 ft) ? 1990 Italy
Thang Long Bridge 70033500000000000003,500 m (11,500 ft) 1974 Road Vietnam
San Diego-Coronado Bridge 70033407000000000003,407 m (11,178 ft) ? 1969 Highway United States
Lake Jesup Bridge 70033379000000000003,379 m (11,086 ft) ? 1993 United States
Saint-Nazaire Bridge 70033356000000000003,356 m (11,010 ft) 7002404000000000000404 m (1,325 ft) 1974 Road France
King Fahd Causeway Bridge II 70033334000000000003,334 m (10,938 ft) ? 1986 Road Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Third Bridge 70033300000000000003,300 m (10,800 ft) 7002260000000000000260 m (850 ft) 1989 Road Brazil
Delaware Memorial Bridge II 70033291000000000003,291 m (10,797 ft) 7002655000000000000655 m (2,149 ft) 1968 Highway United States
Delaware Memorial Bridge I 70033281000000000003,281 m (10,764 ft) 7002655000000000000655 m (2,149 ft) 1951 Highway United States
Luling Bridge 70033261000000000003,261 m (10,699 ft) 7002376000000000000376 m (1,234 ft) 1983 Highway United States
Dames Point Bridge 70033245000000000003,245 m (10,646 ft) 7002396000000000000396 m (1,299 ft) 1989 Highway United States
Great South Bay Bridge 70033206000000000003,206 m (10,518 ft) 7002140000000000000140 m (460 ft) 1954 Highway United States
Storstrøm Bridge 70033199000000000003,199 m (10,495 ft) 7002136000000000000136 m (446 ft) 1937 Highway & Railroad Denmark
Second Orinoco crossing (Orinoquia Bridge) 70033156000000000003,156 m (10,354 ft) 7002300000000000000300 m (980 ft) 2006 Road & rail Venezuela
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 70033141000000000003,141 m (10,305 ft) 7002700000000000000700 m (2,300 ft) 1936 Highway United States
Bridge to Russky Island 70033100000000000003,100 m (10,200 ft) 70031104000000000001,104 m (3,622 ft) 2012 Road Russia
Thanh Tri Bridge 70033084000000000003,084 m (10,118 ft) 2007 Road Vietnam
Heishipu Bridge 70033068000000000003,068 m (10,066 ft) 7002162000000000000162 m (531 ft) 2004 People's Republic of China
Nehru Setu 70033065000000000003,065 m (10,056 ft) 700131000000000000031 m (102 ft) 1900 Rail India
Jawahar Setu 70033061000000000003,061 m (10,043 ft) ? 1965 Road India
Talmadge Memorial Bridge 70033060000000000003,060 m (10,040 ft) 7002335000000000000335 m (1,099 ft) 1990 Highway United States
Kolia Bhomora Setu 70033015000000000003,015 m (9,892 ft) 7002120000000000000120 m (390 ft) 1987 Road India
Jiangyin Suspension Bridge 70033000000000000003,000 m (9,800 ft) 70031385000000000001,385 m (4,544 ft) 1999 Road People's Republic of China
C310 Viaduct 70033000000000000003,000 m (9,800 ft) ? 2007 Republic of China (Taiwan)

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