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List of longest suspension bridge spans
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The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. If one bridge has a longer span than another, it does not necessarily mean that the bridge is longer from shore to shore (or from abutment to abutment).
Suspension bridges have the longest spans of any type of bridge. Cable-stayed bridges, the next longest design, are practical for spans up to just over one kilometre (the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world has a 1,104 m span). Therefore, as of October 2025, the 28 longest bridges on this list are the 28 longest spans of all types of vehicular bridges (other than floating pontoon bridges).
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey holds the record since opening to traffic in March 2022, with a span of 2023 m. Since 1998, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan previously held the record with a span of 1991 m, the Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in China will break the record in 2028 while the Strait of Messina Bridge in Italy will go to the top of the list in 2032.
Completed suspension bridges
This list includes only completed suspension bridges that carry automobiles or trains that are at least 1000 m long. It does not include cable-stayed bridges, footbridges, or pipeline bridges.
| **Green** | Denotes bridge that contains or previously contained the longest span in the world |
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| metres (feet) | Year opened | Location | Country | Ref. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:1915 Çanakkale Bridge2.JPG | 150px]] | [1915 Çanakkale Bridge](1915-canakkale-bridge) | 2023 m | GeliboluLapseki, Dardanelles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | url=https://e-mosty.cz/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/e-mostyMarch2019LongSpanandMultipleSpanBridges.pdf#page=7 | magazine=e-mosty | title=1915 Çanakkale Suspension Bridge | last1=Sobotková | first1=Magdaléna | date=March 2019 | issue=1 | issn=2336-8179 | pages=7–13 }} | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Akashi bridge.jpg | 150px]] | Akashi Kaikyo Bridge | 1991 m | KobeAwaji Island, Hyōgo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | url=http://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/english/library/pdf/bridges.pdf#page=18 | title=Honshū-Shikoku Bridges - Akashi Kaikyo Bridge | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111215750/http://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/english/library/pdf/bridges.pdf#page=18 | archive-date=11 November 2018 | website=Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company | location=Kobe, Japan | date=March 2013 | page=15 | access-date=17 October 2025}} | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Nanjing Xianxin Road Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Nanjing Xianxin Yangtze River Bridge | 1760 m | Nanjing, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Xiao | first1=Haizhu | last2=Gao | first2=Zongyu | last3=Lu | first3=Qinfeng | last4=Tang | first4=Heqiang | last5=Yu | first5=Junjie | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7111890631 | title=南京仙新路长江大桥主桥结构设计 | trans-title=Structural Design of Main Bridge of Nanjing Xianxin Road Changjiang River Bridge | date=2024 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=54 | issue=2 | language=zh | publisher=China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co., Ltd. | location=Wuhan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=1–7 }} | ||
| [[File:Yangsigang Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge | 1700 m | Wuhan, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Zhang | first1=Cheng-dong | last2=Xiao | first2=Hai-zhu | last3=Xu | first3=Gong-yi | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=668435149 | title=杨泗港长江大桥总体设计 | trans-title=Overall Design of Yangsigang Changjiang River Bridge | date=2016 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=46 | issue=2 | language=zh | publisher=China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Group Co., Ltd. | location=Wuhan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=81–86 }} | ||||||
| Nansha Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (East span) | 1688 m | NanshaDongguan, Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Tong | first1=Jun-hao | last2=Zhu | first2=Chao | last3=Xi-hua | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7001007801 | title=虎门二桥坭洲水道桥主索鞍吊装施工技术 | trans-title=Hoisting and Installation Construction Technology for Main Cable Saddle of Nizhou Waterway Bridge of Second Humen Bridge | date=2018 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=48 | issue=6 | language=zh | publisher=The 2nd Humen Bridge Branch,Guangdong Provincial Highway Construction Co.,Ltd. | location=Guangzhou | issn=1003-4722 | pages=6–11 }} | |||||||
| [[File:Shenzhong Bridge of G2518-2.jpg | 150px]] | Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge | 1666 m | ShenzhenZhongshan, Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Zou | first1=Wei | last2=Song | first2=Shen-you | last3=Chen | first3=Huan-yong | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7103596258 | title=深中通道伶仃洋大桥超高混凝土桥塔施工关键技术 | trans-title=Key Construction Techniques for Ultra-High Performance Concrete Pylon of Lingdingyang Bridge on Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link | date=2020 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=50 | issue=6 | language=zh | publisher=Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link Administration Center | location=Zhongshan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=97–103 }} | ||||||
| [[File:Xihoumen Bridge.JPG | 150px]] | Xihoumen Bridge | 1650 m | Zhoushan, Zhejiang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Nie | first1=Li-ying | last2=Li | first2=Jian-zhong | last3=Hu | first3=Shi-de | last4=Li-chu | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=23459691 | title=西堠门大桥3种梁端约束体系比较 | trans-title=Comparison of Three Kinds of Girder End Constraint Systems for Xihoumen Bridge | date=2006 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=6 | issue= | language=zh | publisher=Department of Civil Engineering,Hohai University,Nanjing; Department of Bridge Engineering,Tongji University,Shanghai | location= | issn=1003-4722 | pages=73–75, 78 }} | |||||
| [[File:Storebæltsbroen-2.jpg | 150px]] | Great Belt Bridge | 1624 m | KorsørSprogø, Region Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge | 1560 m | NanjingYangzhou, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Chen | first1=Wei | last2=Zhao | first2=Jun | last3=Wan | first3=Tianbao | last4=Chen | first4=Liuzhuo | last5=Shen | first5=Ruili | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7113187584 | title=龙潭长江大桥主缆除湿系统送气管道开孔方案研究 | trans-title=Perforation Scheme for Airflow Conduits of Main Cable Dehumidification System of Longtan Changjiang River Bridge | date=2024 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=54 | issue=5 | language=zh | publisher=College of Civil Engineering & Architecture,China Three Gorges University; Jiangsu Fasten Steel Cable Co.,Ltd.; China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co.,Ltd.; School of Civil Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University | location=Yichang, Jiangyin, Wuhan, Chengdu | issn=1003-4722 | pages=77–84 }} | ||
| [[File:Osman Gazi Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Osman Gazi Bridge | 1550 m | DilovasıAltınova, Gulf of İzmit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Yi Sun-sin Bridge2.jpg | 150px]] | Yi Sun-sin Bridge | 1545 m | GwangyangYeosu, South Jeolla Province | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | last1=Chun | first1=Sung-Bum | last2=An | first2=Ik-Kyun | last3=Kim | first3=Kyung-Taek | last4=Kim | first4=Si-Chul | last5=Kim | first5=Jae-Hong | url=https://www.apub.kr/ebook/kibse/pdf/bse_2_1.pdf#page=11 | title=이순신대교 앵커리지의 설계 및 시공 | trans-title=Design and Construction of the Anchorage of Yi Sun-sin Grand Bridge | date=December 2010 | format= | journal=Bridge and Structural Engineering | volume=2 | issue=1 | language=ko | editor=Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd | publisher=International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering | issn=2093-1417 | pages=9–15 }} | |
| [[File:Runyang Bridge 2025.JPG | 150px]] | Runyang Yangtze River Bridge | 1490 m | YangzhouZhenjiang, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Second Dongtinghu Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Second Dongting Lake Bridge | 1480 m | Yueyang, Hunan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| [[File:Huajiang Canyon Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Huajiang Canyon Bridge | 1420 m | Guanling CountyZhenfeng County, Guizhou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge | 1418 m | Nanjing, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Mao | first1=Jianxiao | last2=Ke | first2=Xiandong | last3=Su | first3=Xun | last4=Zhao | first4=Kailin | last5=Wang | first5=Hao | last6=Zong | first6=Hai | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7112564121 | title=实测车流作用下大跨悬索桥吊索疲劳性能分析 | trans-title=Fatigue performance analysis of suspenders of a long span suspension bridge under monitored traffic flow | date=2024 | journal=Journal of Southeast University: Natural Science Edition | volume=4 | issue= | language=zh | publisher=Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structure of Ministry of Education,Southeast University; Nanjing Highway Development(Group)Co.,Ltd. | location=Nanjing | issn=1001-0505 | pages=952–960 }} |
| [[File:Humber Bridge (20364633539)2.jpg | 150px]] | Humber Bridge | 1410 m | HessleBarton-upon-Humber, Yorkshire and the Humber | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge | 1408 m | Istanbul, Bosphorus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | url=https://e-mosty.cz/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/3rdBosphorusBridge.MichelVirlogeux.IzmitBayBridge.e-mostyJune2_2016.pdf#page=6 | magazine=e-mosty | title=Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (3rd Bosphorus Bridge) | last1=Sobotková | first1=Magdaléna | date=June 2016 | issue=2 | issn=2336-8179 | pages=6–29 }} | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:华丽高速金安金沙江大桥 02.jpg | 150px]] | Jin'an Jinsha River Bridge | 1386 m | Lijiang, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Liu | first1=Bin | last2=Ma | first2=Jian | last3=Wang | first3=Lei | last4=Chen | first4=Jun-gang | last5=Chen | first5=Kong-ling | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=674536642 | title=云南金安金沙江大桥总体设计 | trans-title=Overall Design of Jin′an Jinsha River Bridge in Yunnan | date=2018 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=48 | issue=1 | language=zh | publisher=Broadvision Engineering Consultants | location=Kunming | issn=1003-4722 | pages=82–87 }} | ||
| [[File:Jiangyin Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge | 1385 m | JiangyinJingjiang, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Zhou | first1=Shi-zhong | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=1000730086 | title=江阴长江大桥建设中的重大技术问题 | trans-title=Key Techniques in Construction of Jiangyin Changjiang River Bridge | date=2000 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=2 | issue= | language=zh | publisher=Jiangsu Provincial Yangtze River Bridge Construction Commanding Department | location=Jiangyin | issn=1003-4722 | pages=20–24 }} | ||||||||||
| [[File:Tsing Ma Bridge 2.jpg | 150px]] | Tsing Ma Bridge | 1377 m | Tsing YiMa Wan, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Liu | first1=Zhengguang | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=16022240 | title=香港大型悬吊体系桥梁的发展 | trans-title=The development of cable-supported bridges in Hong Kong | date=June 2005 | journal=China Civil Engineering Journal | volume=38 | issue=6 | language=zh | publisher=Maunsell China Engineering Services Ltd. | location= | issn=1000-131X | pages=59–68 }} | ||||||||||
| [[File:Hardangerbrua (15028061131).png | 150px]] | Hardanger Bridge | 1310 m | UlvikEidfjord, Vestland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Verrazano Bridge2.jpg | 150px]] | Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge | 1298 m | New York City, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Golden Gate Bridge .JPG | 150px]] | Golden Gate Bridge | 1280 m | San FranciscoMarin County, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/goldengatebridge00mens/page/62/mode/2up | title=The Golden Gate bridge: a technical description in ordinary language | last1=Mensch | first1=Ernest Cromwell | chapter=Golden Gate, Georges Washington, Camden, Brooklyn | date=1935 | page=62 | location=San Francisco | publisher=self published | oclc=1045570112 | lccn=36000775 | ol=6332236M }} | ||||||||||||
| [[File:Yangluo Yangtze River Bridge 2025.JPG | 150px]] | Yangluo Yangtze River Bridge | 1280 m | Wuhan, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | url=http://koti.kontu.la/jvirola/ria-yangluo.pdf | title=The Yangluo Bridge – a large suspension bridge under construction in Wuhan, China | last1=Xu | first1=Guoping | last2=Deng | first2=Hai | last3=Liu | first3=Minghu | last4=Virola | first4=Juhani | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819195513/http://koti.kontu.la/jvirola/ria-yangluo.pdf | archive-date=19 August 2016 | date=2005 | url-status=usurped | series=RIA 5}} | |||||||||
| [[File:Högakustenbron-2-edit.jpg | 150px]] | Höga Kusten Bridge | 1210 m | Utansjö, Västernorrland County | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | journal=IABSE Symposium: Long-Span and High-Rise Structures | title=Höga Kusten Bridge: main cable anchorages and pylon foundations | last1=Pettersson | first1=Lars | publisher=International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering | date=September 1998 | location=Kobe, Japan | volume=79 | pages=435–440 | doi=10.5169/seals-59906 }} | ||||||||||||||
| [[File:广州南沙大桥.png | 150px]] | Nansha Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (West span) | 1200 m | NanshaDongguan, Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Hongjun Chishuihe Bridge image.jpg | 150px]] | Chajiaotan Bridge | 1200 m | Xishui County, GuizhouGulin County, Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Tao | first1=Long | last2=Xu | first2=Guo-ting | last3=Deng | first3=Heng-chang | last4=Qiang | first4=Yong-lin | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7100811155 | title=赤水河红军大桥门式框架桥塔施工关键技术 | trans-title=Key Construction Techniques for Portal-Frame Towers of Chishui River Red Army Bridge | date=2020 | journal=World Bridges | volume=1 | issue= | language=zh | publisher=Sichuan Road & Bridge (Group) Co.,Ltd.; Sichuan Road & Bridge East China Construction Co.,Ltd. | location=Chengdu | issn=1671-7767 | pages=30–34 }} | ||||
| [[File:龙江特大桥1.jpg | 150px]] | Longjiang Bridge | 1196 m | Baoshan, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Aizhai Bridge-10.jpg | 150px]] | Aizhai Bridge | 1176 m | Jishou, Hunan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Liu | first1=Rong | last2=Hu | first2=Jian—hua | last3=Chen | first3=Guo-ping | last4=Liu | first4=Han—biao | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=43686810 | title=湘西矮寨大桥塔-梁分离式悬索桥桥型结构研究 | trans-title=Research of Suspension Bridge Structure with Separated Towers and Girder for Aizhai Bridge in West Hunan | date=2012 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=42 | issue=5 | language=zh | publisher=Hunan Provincial Transport Planning,Survey and Design Institute; Hunan Expressway Construction and Development Co., Ltd.; Hunan University | location=Changsha | issn=1003-4722 | pages=1–8 }} | ||||
| [[File:Wujiagang Yangtze River Bridge 2025.JPG | 150px]] | Wujiagang Yangtze River Bridge | 1160 m | Yichang, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| [[File:Mackinac Bridge from the air4.jpg | 150px]] | Mackinac Bridge | 1158 m | Mackinaw CitySt. Ignace, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| [[File:Ulsan Bridge over the Taehwa River2.jpg | 150px]] | Ulsan Bridge | 1150 m | Ulsan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | last1=이 | first1=명재 | last2=신 | first2=상훈 | last3=백 | first3=도준 | last4=이 | first4=의택 | url=http://www.yooshin.co.kr/upload/15_21_0.pdf | title=울산대교의 구조설계 | trans-title=Structural Design of Ulsan-Bridge | language=ko | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212033833/http://www.yooshin.co.kr/upload/15_21_0.pdf | archive-date=12 December 2022 | date=2008 | website=yooshin.co.kr }} | ||||||||
| [[File:Nordnorwegen 2019 0066 (48616430347)2.jpg | 150px]] | Hålogaland Bridge | 1145 m | Rombaken, Narvik | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Qingshui River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Qingshui River Bridge | 1130 m | Kaiyang CountyWeng'an County, Guizhou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Brăila Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Brăila Bridge | 1120 m | Brăila, Danube | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Romania | last1=Barbu | first1=Coreliu | last2=Kurihara | first2=Shusuke | url=https://www.congresapdpromania.ro/prezentari/19.pdf | title=Suspension bridge over the Danube in Braila Area - 1st Modern Long Span Suspension Bridge Over The Danube | date=September 21–24, 2022 | conference=The 16th Romanian National Congress of Roads and Bridges | publisher=IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd. }} | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Huangpu bridge-edit.jpg | 150px]] | Huangpu Bridge | 1108 m | Guangzhou, Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:GreatSetoBridge2-edit.jpg | 150px]] | Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge | 1100 m | SakaideShiwaku Islands, Kagawa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ya’an-Kangding Highway Bridge Crossing the Dadu River.jpeg | 150px]] | Xingkang Bridge | 1100 m | Luding County, Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Tao | first1=Qi-yu | last2=Cao | first2=Fa-hui | last3=Jiang | first3=Jin-song | last4=Liu | first4=Zhen-yu | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=676121041 | title=泸定大渡河兴康特大桥抗震设计关键技术 | trans-title=Key Techniques of Seismic Design of Xingkang Dadu River Bridge in Luding | date=2018 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=48 | issue=4 | language=zh | publisher=Highway Planning, Survey, Design and Research Institute, Department of Transport,Sichuan Province | location=Chengdu | issn=1003-4722 | pages=90–95 }} | ||||
| [[File:Kaizhouhu Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Kaizhou Lake Bridge | 1100 m | Kaiyang County, Guizhou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Wang | first1=Hainan | last2=Que | first2=Shuijie | last3=Yin | first3=Bin | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7110989173 | title=开州湖特大桥加劲梁施工控制技术 | trans-title=Construction Control Techniques for Stiffening Girder of Kaizhou Lake Bridge | date=2023 | journal=World Bridges | volume=51 | issue=6 | language=zh | publisher=China Railway Development and Investment Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Bridge & Tunnel Technologies Co., Ltd. | issn=1671-7767 | pages=53–59 }} | |||||||
| Longmen Bridge (Guangxi) | 1098 m | Qinzhou, Guangxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| [[File:Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge | 1092 m | Zhenjiang, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Tang | first1=He-qiang | last2=Xu | first2=Gong-yi | last3=Liu | first3=Han-shun | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7103596241 | title=五峰山长江大桥主桥总体设计 | trans-title=Overall Design of Main Bridge of Wufengshan Changjiang River Bridge | date=2020 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=50 | issue=6 | language=zh | publisher=China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co.,Ltd. | location=Wuhan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=1–7 }} | ||||||
| [[File:Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge | 1090 m | Istanbul, Bosphorus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Balinghe Bridge-5.jpg | 150px]] | Baling River Bridge | 1088 m | Guanling County, Guizhou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Zhu | first1=Ledong | last2=Ren | first2=Pengjie | last3=Chen | first3=Wei | last4=Zhou | first4=Cheng | last5=Wang | first5=Jiquan | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=39022306 | title=坝陵河大桥桥位深切峡谷风剖面实测研究 | trans-title=Investigation on wind profiles in the deep gorge at the Balinghe bridge site via field measurement | date=August 2011 | journal=Journal of Experiments in Fluid Mechanics | volume=25 | issue=4 | language=zh | publisher=Tongji University | location=Shanghai | issn=1672-9897 | pages=15–21 }} | ||
| [[File:Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge | 1080 m | Taizhou, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| [[File:Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge | 1080 m | Ma'anshan, Anhui | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Yang | first1=Guang—Wu | last2=Xu | first2=Hong—Guang | last3=Zhang | first3=Qiang | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=35678476 | title=马鞍山长江大桥三塔悬索桥关键技术研究 | trans-title=Study of Key Techniques for Three-Tower Suspension Bridge of Maanshan Changjiang River Bridge | date=2010 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume= | issue=5 | language=zh | publisher=China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co.,Ltd.; Anhui Provincial Transport Planning,Design and Research Institute | location=Wuhan, Hefei | issn=1003-4722 | pages=7–11 }} | ||||||
| [[File:Zangkejiang Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Zangkejiang Bridge | 1080 m | ShuichengPu'an, Guizhou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Liu | first1=Xinhua | last2=Li | first2=Qiu | last3=Zhang | first3=Kun | last4=Ouyang | first4=Zehui | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7113611864 | title=纳晴高速牂牁江特大桥总体设计与关键技术 | trans-title=Overall Design and Key Techniques of Zangke River Bridge of Nayong-Qinglong Expressway | date=2024 | journal=Bridge construction | volume=54 | issue=6 | language=zh | publisher=CCCC Second Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. | location=Wuhan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=110–116 }} | ||||
| [[File:Bosphorus Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Bosphorus Bridge | 1074 m | Istanbul, Bosphorus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:George Washington Bridge from New Jersey-edit.jpg | 150px]] | George Washington Bridge | 1067 m | New York City, New YorkFort Lee, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:FumaYangtzeByHighestBridges.jpg | 150px]] | Fuma Yangtze River Bridge | 1050 m | Wanzhou, Chongqing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Xiong | first1=Long | last2=Liao | first2=Hai-li | last3=Zhuo | first3=Ling-jun | last4=Wang | first4=Qi | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7000105209 | title=驸马长江大桥非线性静风响应研究 | trans-title=Study of Non-linear Aerostatic Response of Fuma Changjiang River Bridge | date=2016 | journal=World Bridges | volume=6 | issue= | language=zh | publisher=Key Laboratory of Wind Engineering of Sichuan Province, Southeast Jiaotong University | location=Chengdu | issn=1671-7767 | pages=56–61 }} | ||||
| [[File:Qipanzhou Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Qipanzhou Yangtze River Bridge | 1038 m | Huangshi, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Kurushimakaikyou ohashi.jpg | 150px]] | Third Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge | 1030 m | ImabariUmashima, Ehime | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | journal=IABSE Symposium: Long-Span and High-Rise Structures | title=Construction of the Kurushima Bridge | last1=Kanisawa | first1=Yasuhito | last2=Fujii | first2=Hiroshi | last3=Kawaguchi | first3=Koji | publisher=International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering | date=September 1998 | location=Kobe, Japan | volume=79 | pages=95–96 | isbn=3-85748-021-1 | doi=10.5169/seals-59838 }} | |||||||||
| [[File:Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge-1.jpg | 150px]] | Second Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge | 1020 m | UmashimaŌshima, Ehime | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | last1=Sasaki | first1=Masatoshi | last2=Yamaguchi | first2=Kazunori | last3=Tsumura | first3=Naoyoshi | last4=Sato | first4=Takeshi | last5=Mizuno | first5=Hiroshi | last6=Iijima | first6=Yoshitsugu | title=来 島大橋 主塔5Pの 架 設 時制振 対 策 | trans-title=Vibration Control Of Kurushima Bridge Tower 5p Under Construction | date=April 1997 | journal=土 木 学 会 論 文 集 | volume=563 | issue=39 | language=ja | pages=173–181 | doi=10.2208/jscej.1997.563_173 }} | |||
| Xintian Yangtze River Bridge | 1020 m | Wanzhou, Chongqing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Wang | first1=Zhicheng | last2=Song | first2=Yingtong | last3=Li | first3=Hongsheng | last4=Guo | first4=Binqiang | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7113187591 | title=重庆新田长江公路大桥设计 | trans-title=Design of Xintian Changjiang River Highway Bridge in Chongqing | date=2024 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=54 | issue=5 | language=zh | publisher=Southeast University; CCCC Highway Consultants Co.,Ltd.; Chongqing Wanzhou Expressway Co.,Ltd.; China First Highway Engineering Company; Zhejiang Institute of Communications Co.,Ltd. | location= | issn=1003-4722 | pages=133–139 }} | ||||
| [[File:25 De Abril Bridge (226290561).jpeg | 150px]] | [25 de Abril Bridge](25-de-abril-bridge) | 1013 m | LisbonAlmada, Lisboa Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | last1=Oliveira | first1=Catarina Miranda | last2=Santos | first2=João Pedro | url=http://rpee.lnec.pt/Ficheiros/rpee_serieIII_n14/rpee_sIII_n14_pg05_18.pdf | title=Structural Health Monitoring of a long-span suspended bridge | journal=Portuguese Journal of Structural Engineering | volume=14 | series=III | date=November 2020 | pages=5–18 }} | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Forth Road Bridge-2.jpg | 150px]] | Forth Road Bridge | 1006 m | South QueensferryNorth Queensferry, Fife | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| [[File:Yidu Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Yidu Yangtze River Bridge | 1000 m | Yidu, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Continued by:** main spans of 500-1000 meters |
Bridges under construction or planned
Most of the large suspension bridges built in recent years have been in the People's Republic of China. As the following list shows, most of the bridges under construction are also in China.
| Photo | Name | Main span | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| metres (feet) | Year to open | Location | Country | Ref. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strait of Messina Bridge | 3300 m | Messina, SicilyVilla San Giovanni, Calabria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | url=https://strettodimessina.it/web/en/the-bridge/ | title=The Bridge | website=strettodimessina.it (official website) | access-date=3 January 2026}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (South span) | 2300 m | ZhangjiagangJingjiangRugao, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Wang | first1=Rengui | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7111154417 | title=张靖皋长江大桥南航道桥设计创新 | trans-title=Design innovation of south channel bridge of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge | date=November 2023 | journal=Journal of Southeast University (Natural Science Edition) | volume=53 | issue=6 | language=zh | publisher=CCCC Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. | location=Beijing | issn=1001-0505 | pages=979–987 }} | ||||||||
| Second Sutong Yangtze River Bridge | 2300 m | SuzhouNantong, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | url=http://www.gh.mba/index.php/article/zhaobiaocaigou/129986.html | title=苏通第二过江通道东水道航道桥北锚碇施工监理项目 招标预告 | trans-title=Tender Notice for the North Anchorage Construction Supervision Project of the East Channel Bridge of the Second Sutong River Crossing | language=zh | website=Gh.mba | access-date=17 October 2025}} | ||||||||||||||||
| Jinwenlu Yangtze River Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 锦文路长江大桥 | 2186 m | Nanjing, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shiziyang Bridge | 2180 m | GuangzhouDongguan, Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Xian | first1=Rong | last2=Tang | first2=Mao-Lin | last3=Wu | first3=Ling-zheng | last4=Li | first4=Ze-jun | last5=Zhang | first5=Tai-ke | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7109742488 | title=Research on Main Cable Erection Influential Parameters of Suspension Bridge with Span Length over 2000 m | trans-title=2 000 m级超大跨度悬索桥主缆架设影响参数研究 | date=2023 | journal=World Bridges | volume=3 | issue= | language=zh | publisher=Guangdong Bay Area Transport Construction Investment Co., Ltd.; School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University | location=Guangzhou, Chengdu | issn=1671-7767 | pages=74–80 }} |
| [[File:Yanji Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Yanji Yangtze River Bridge | 1860 m | HuanggangEzhou, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Peng | first1=Yuan-cheng | last2=Ding | first2=Shao-ling | last3=Ren | first3=Meng | last4=Li | first4=Zhi-Gang | last5=Zhang | first5=Wei | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7107452255 | title=湖北燕矶长江大桥体系构思与总体设计 | trans-title=Conception and Design of Yanji Changjiang River Bridge in Hubei Province | date=2022 | journal=Bridge construction | volume=52 | issue=3 | language=zh | publisher=CCCC Second Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. | location=Wuhan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=1–7 }} |
| Shuangyumen Bridge | 1768 m | Zhoushan, Zhejiang | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lugu Lake Bridge | 1680 m | Yanyuan County, Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hannan Yangtze River Bridge | 1600 m | WuhanXianning, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Wang | first1=Changxi | last2=Yang | first2=Yang | last3=Cheng | first3=Minghui | last4=Wang | first4=Junli | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7110133681 | title=基于地域文化的过江桥梁景观设计 | trans-title=Landscaping Design for River-Crossing Bridge Based on Local Culture | date=2023 | journal=World Bridges | volume=51 | issue=4 | language=zh | publisher=School of Art and Design, Wuhan University of Technology; Wuhan Comprehensive Transportation Research Institute Co., Ltd.; College of Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University | location=Wuhan, Jinhua | issn=1671-7767 | pages=22–29 }} | ||
| Xiaowan Lancang River Bridge 小湾澜沧江特大桥 | 1575 m | Fengqing County, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge | 1488 m | Zhoushan, Zhejiang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Xiao | first1=Hai-zhu | last2=Gao | first2=Zong-yu | last3=Liu | first3=Jun-feng | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7103518654 | title=西堠门公铁两用大桥主桥结构设计 | trans-title=Design of Main Bridge of Xihoumen Rail-cum-Road Bridge | date=2020 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=50 | issue=S2 | language=zh | publisher=China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co.,Ltd. | location=Wuhan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=1–8 }} | ||||
| [[File:Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge | 1430 m | WuhanEzhou, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Liu | first1=Tao | last2=Liu | first2=Runze | last3=Huang | first3=Hui | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7200294234 | title=双柳长江大桥南塔塔柱快速化施工关键技术 | trans-title=Key Accelerated Bridge Construction Techniques for South Tower Columns of Shuangliu Changjiang River Bridge | date=2025 | journal=Bridge construction | volume=55 | issue=1 | language=zh | publisher=China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd., State Key Laboratory of Bridge Intelligent and Green Construction | location=Wuhan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=7–14 }} | ||||
| Yongchang Lancang River Bridge | 1416 m | Changning County, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dahe Bridge大河特大桥 | 1250 m | Liupanshui, Guizhou | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fuxing Yangtze River Bridge | 1208 m | Yunyang County, Chongqing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| [[File:Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge2.JPG | 150px]] | Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (North span) | 1208 m | ZhangjiagangJingjiangRugao, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yalong Liangshan Bridge | 1200 m | Yanyuan County, Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nanjinguan Yangtze River Bridge 南津关长江大桥 | 1200 m | Yichang, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wudongde Jinsha River Bridge 乌东德金沙江特大桥 | 1180 m | Huidong County, SichuanLuquan County, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chacao Channel bridge | 1155 m | ParguaChacao, Los Lagos Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 1155 | m | ft}} and one of 1055 m. | |||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Libu Yangtze Bridge1.JPG | 150px]] | Libu Yangtze River Rail/Road Bridge | 1120 m | Jingzhou, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||
| China | url=https://www.crecg.com/web/xwzx61/gsyw87/2025042416390848156/index.html | title=世界最大跨度双层钢桁梁斜拉悬索协作体系公铁两用桥——荆州李埠长江公铁大桥北锚碇沉井精准下沉到位 | trans-title=The north anchor caisson of the Jingzhou Libu Yangtze River Highway-Rail Bridge, the world's largest double-span steel truss cable-stayed suspension bridge, has been precisely lowered into place | language=zh | website=China Railway Group Limited | access-date=17 October 2025}} | ||||||||||||||||
| Xingyi Yangtze River Rail/Road Bridge 兴义长江公铁大桥 | 1120 m | Fengdu, Chongqing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Guangrui Yangtze River Bridge 广瑞长江大桥 | 1108 m | Wuxue, HubeiRuichang, Jiangxi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 1108 | m | ft}}. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chuandian Jinsha River Bridge | 1060 m | Ningnan County, SichuanQiaojia County, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Ding | first1=De-hao | last2=Liu | first2=Xin-hua | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7109703621 | title=金沙江特大桥钢桁加劲梁设计关键技术 | trans-title=Key Design Techniques for Steel-Truss Stiffening Girder of Jinshajiang River Bridge | date=2023 | journal=Bridge Construction | volume=53 | issue=S1 | language=zh | publisher=CCCC Second Highway Consultants Co.,Ltd. | location=Wuhan | issn=1003-4722 | pages=69–75 }} | ||||||
| Sichuan-Tibet Railway Dadu River Bridge | 1060 m | Luding County, Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | last1=Ma | first1=Yunfei | url=http://dianda.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7105646308 | title=川藏铁路大渡河特大桥锚洞对隧道安全影响评价 | trans-title=Impact Evaluation on Tunnel Safety of Dadu River Bridge on Sichuan-Tibet Railway | date=October 2021 | journal=Railway Standard Design | volume=65 | issue=10 | language=zh | publisher=China Railway Design Corporation | location=Tianjin | issn=1004-2954 | pages=60–65 }} | ||||||||
| Sichuan-Tibet Railway Nu River Bridge | 1040 m | Pasho County, Tibet Autonomous Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | url=https://czr.bjtu.edu.cn/jzqy/177884.htm | title=川藏铁路雅安至林芝段-重点桥梁工程简介 | trans-title=Sichuan-Tibet Railway Ya'an to Linzhi Section - Key Bridge Project Introduction | language=zh | date=8 October 2021 | website=Beijing Jiaotong University | access-date=3 January 2026}} | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:KahaluoLonglensReservoir copy.jpg | 150px]] | Kahaluo Jinsha River Bridge | 1030 m | Leibo County, SichuanYongshan County, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||||||
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History of longest suspension spans
| Photo | Bridge | Location | Length | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m (ft) | Years of | |||||
| longest span | Notes | |||||
| [[File:Yaxchilan Pile.JPG | 150px]] | |||||
| Hypothesized support | Maya Bridge at Yaxchilan | Mexico | 62 m | 600–1430 | Hemp-rope simple suspension footbridge. Existence unproven. No longer standing. | |
| [[File:Old Chain-Bridge at Chaksam.jpg | 150px]] | Chushul Chakzam | China | |||
| Tibet | 137 m | 1430–1820 | Chain suspension footbridge south of Lhasa, built by Thangtong Gyalpo. Reported by British spies to still be in use in 1878. Later (before 1904) fell into disuse after river course changed, swamping the northern end. Dynamited by Chinese soldiers after the Battle of Chamdo in 1950. | |||
| [[File:Union Chain Bridge between England and Scotland, 2019.jpg | 150px]] | Union Chain Bridge | United Kingdom | |||
| Scotland–England | 137 m | 1820–1826 | The oldest in the world still in use today. | |||
| [[File:Pont y Borth (Menai Suspension Bridge) a godwyd gan Telford, rhwng Ynys Mon a Gwynedd; Mehefin 2023 12.jpg | 150px]] | Menai Suspension Bridge | United Kingdom | |||
| Wales | 176 m | 1826–1834 | ||||
| [[File:Zähringen Bridge circa 1920.jpg | 150px]] | Great Suspension Bridge | Switzerland | |||
| Fribourg | 271 m | 1834–1849 | The bridge was replaced by the in the 1920s. | |||
| [[File:Wheeling Suspension Bridge.jpg | 150px]] | Wheeling Suspension Bridge | United States | |||
| West Virginia | 308 m | 1849–1866 | The longest deck span from 1849 until 1866, and the oldest vehicular suspension bridge in use in the United States until 2019. | |||
| [[File:Queenston-Lewiston Bridge 1915.jpg | 150px]] | Queenston-Lewiston Bridge | United States | |||
| Canada | 317 m | 1851–1866 | The longest cable span from 1851 until it was destroyed by wind in 1864. However, the road deck span was only 258 meters long. | |||
| [[File:Roebling Bridge from Riverfront Commons, Covington, KY - 51386389937.jpg | 150px]] | John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge | United States | |||
| Kentucky–Ohio | 322 m | 1866–1869 | ||||
| [[File:New Suspension Bridge - Niagara Falls.jpg | 150px]] | Niagara Clifton Bridge | United States | |||
| Canada | 384 m | 1869–1883 | Replaced in 1899. | |||
| [[File:Brooklyn Bridge Postdlf.jpg | 150px]] | Brooklyn Bridge | United States | |||
| New York City | 486 m | 1883–1903 | ||||
| [[File:Williamsburg Bridge full.jpg | 150px]] | Williamsburg Bridge | United States | |||
| New York City | 488 m | 1903–1924 | It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Forth Bridge, completed in 1890, a cantilever bridge with two spans of 521 m was longer until surpassed by the Quebec Bridge in 1917. | |||
| [[File:Bear Mountain Bridge November 3 2018.jpg | 150px]] | Bear Mountain Bridge | United States | |||
| New York | 497 m | 1924–1926 | It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Quebec Bridge completed in 1917, a cantilever bridge with a span of 549 m was longer until surpassed in 1929 by the Ambassador Bridge. | |||
| [[File:2012 Ben Franklin Bridge and Race Street Pier.jpg | 150px]] | Benjamin Franklin Bridge | United States | |||
| Pennsylvania–New Jersey | 533 m | 1926–1929 | It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. | |||
| [[File:Ambassador Bridge 2025a.jpg | 150px]] | Ambassador Bridge | United States | |||
| Canada | 564 m | 1929–1931 | Since this bridge was built, the record for longest bridge span has only been held by suspension bridges. | |||
| [[File:George Washington Bridge from New Jersey-edit.jpg | 150px]] | George Washington Bridge | United States | |||
| New York – New Jersey | 1067 m | 1931–1937 | The first span longer than 1 km. Nearly double the length of any previously built bridge at the time of its opening. | |||
| [[File:Back to FRISCO (4734975172).jpg | 150px]] | Golden Gate Bridge | United States | |||
| California | 1280 m | 1937–1964 | Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1937 to 1964 | |||
| [[File:New York City Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.jpg | 150px]] | Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge | United States | |||
| New York City | 1298 m | 1964–1981 | Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1964 to 1981 | |||
| [[File:Humber Bridge South Bank2.jpg | 150px]] | Humber Bridge | United Kingdom | |||
| Yorkshire | 1410 m | 1981–1998 | Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1981 to 1998 | |||
| [[File:Akashi Big Bridge.jpg | 150px]] | Akashi Kaikyo Bridge | Japan | 1991 m | 1998–2022 | Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1998 to 2022. The largest ever increase in length. |
| [[File:Çanakkale 1915 Bridge3.jpg | 150px]] | Çanakkale 1915 Bridge | Turkey | 2023 m | 2022–Present | The longest bridge span in the world since 2022. The first span longer than 2 km. |
Sources:
Diagram of longest suspension spans
| Bridge | Main span | Diagram | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strait of Messina Bridge | |||
| *under construction* | 3300 m | [[File:Diagram Strait of Messina Bridge Suspension.svg | x100px]] |
| Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge | |||
| *under construction* | 2300 m | [[File:Diagram Zhangjinggao Suspension.svg | x100px]] |
| [1915 Çanakkale Bridge](1915-canakkale-bridge) | 2023 m | [[File:Diagram Çanakkale Suspension.svg | x100px]] |
| Akashi Kaikyo Bridge | 1991 m | [[File:Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge2.svg | x100px]] |
| Nanjing Xianxin Yangtze River Bridge | 1760 m | [[File:Diagram Nanjing Xianxin Suspension.svg | x100px]] |
| Golden Gate Bridge | 1280 m | [[File:Golden-Gate-Bridge2.svg | x100px]] |
Longest suspension footbridges
| Photo | Name | Main span | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres (feet) | Year to open | Location | Country | Ref. | |
| [[File:Nemzeti Összetartozás Hídja 1.jpg | 150px]] | Bridge of National Unity (Hungary) | 723 m | Sátoraljaújhely, Northern Hungary | |
| Hungary | |||||
| [[File:Sky Bridge 721.jpg | 150px]] | Sky Bridge 721 | 721 m | Dolní Morava, Pardubice Region | |
| Czech Republic | |||||
| [[File:Willingen-Skywalk-1-Asio.JPG | 150px]] | 665 m | Willingen, Hesse | ||
| Germany | |||||
| Yundingfeidu Glass Footbridge | 615 m | Xuanhan County, Sichuan | |||
| China | |||||
| [[File:Puente tibetano Canillo (6).jpg | 150px]] | 603 m | Canillo | ||
| Andorra | |||||
| Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge | 600 m | Pingliang, Gansu | |||
| China | |||||
| [[File:Castelsaraceno Ponte Tibetano.jpg | 150px]] | Castelsaraceno Footbridge | 586 m | Castelsaraceno, Potenza | |
| Italy | |||||
| Gandaki Golden Footbridge | 567 m | Parbat DistrictBaglung District | |||
| Nepal | |||||
| [[File:SellanoMarch292024 01.jpg | 150px]] | Sellano Footbridge | 517 m | Sellano, Perugia | |
| Italy | |||||
| [[File:Aerial Paiva 2022 (1).jpg | 150px]] | Arouca 516 | 516 m | Arouca, North Region | |
| Portugal | |||||
| Wanjiazhai Dam Footbridge | 500 m | Jungar Banner, Inner MongoliaPianguan County, Shanxi | |||
| China | |||||
| [[File:Suspension Bridge 1 (43640040992).jpg | 150px]] | Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge | 494 m | Randa, Valais | |
| Switzerland |
Other record-holding suspension bridges
- Huajiang Canyon Bridge (China). Opened in 2025, it is the highest suspension bridge in the world at 625 m elevation.
- San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge Eastern Span (California, United States). Opened in 2013, it is the widest bridge in the world (78.74 m), the most expensive bridge and the largest self-anchored suspension bridge ever constructed.
- Tacoma Narrows Bridges (Washington, United States). Opened in 1950 and 2007, the pair of bridges with the longest spans in the world (853 m).
- Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (Turkey). Opened in 2016, it has the longest span carrying both road and rail traffic (1408 m).
- Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge (China). Opened in 2019 with the longest double deck span (1700 m).
- George Washington Bridge (New York and New Jersey, United States). Opened in 1931, it is the suspension bridge with the most lanes of traffic (at fourteen total on two levels).
- Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge (Japan). Opened in 1999, it is the world's longest suspension bridge structure.
- Great Seto Bridge (Japan). Opened in 1978 and 1988, it is the longest two-tiered bridge system (but not all of the spans that make up the bridge system are suspension bridges).
Notes
References
:Note: Some of the information posted on the following sites may differ from that above. As of 21 February 2006, the sites were out of date or inaccurate as noted in parentheses
- Denenberg, David, Bridgemeister.com (an extensive inventory of more than 8,400 suspension bridges)
- Janberg, Nicolas, Suspension bridges, Structurae.de (an extensive database of structures including many suspension bridges)
- Durkee, Jackson, "World's Longest Bridge Spans", National Steel Bridge Alliance, 24 May 1999 (out of date)
- The World's Greatest Bridges, Archive.org copy of The Bridge over the Strait of Messina website (out of date and other errors)
- List of longest spans, Pub Quiz Help (includes bridges that have not yet been completed)
- Steel bridges in the world, and other bridge statistics, The Swedish Institute of Steel Construction, March 2003 (out of date)
- Virola, Eur Ing Juhani, Two Millennia - Two Long-Span Suspension Bridges, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, ATSE Focus No 124, November/December 2002 (revised information up to date as of 2005)
- Virola, Eur Ing Juhani, World's Longest Bridge Spans Laboratory of Bridge Engineering (LBE), Helsinki University of Technology (includes bridges that have not yet been completed)
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