List of longest suspension bridge spans

The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge has the longest central span of any suspension bridge.

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 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.[1] 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 1 kilometre. Therefore, the 17 longest bridges on this list are all currently the 17 longest spans of all types of vehicular bridges (other than floating pontoon bridges).

Completed suspension bridges

This list includes only completed suspension bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It does not include cable-stayed bridges, footbridges, or pipeline bridges.

    Rank Name Main
span
metres
Main
span
feet
Year opened Location Country
1Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
1,9916,5321998Kobe Japan (Hyōgo)
34°37′1.3″N 135°1′18.9″E / 34.617028°N 135.021917°E / 34.617028; 135.021917 (Akashi Kaikyō Bridge)
 Japan[2]
2Xihoumen Bridge1,6505,4132009Zhoushan (Zhejiang)
30°3′42.4″N 121°54′57.6″E / 30.061778°N 121.916000°E / 30.061778; 121.916000 (Xihoumen Bridge)
 China[3]
3Great Belt Bridge1,6245,3281998Korsør - Sprogø (Region Zealand)
55°20′31″N 11°2′9.3″E / 55.34194°N 11.035917°E / 55.34194; 11.035917 (Great Belt Bridge)
 Denmark[4]
4Osman Gazi Bridge1,5505,0852016Gebze - Altınova, Gulf of İzmit, (Marmara)
40°45′15″N 29°30′55″E / 40.75417°N 29.51528°E / 40.75417; 29.51528 (İzmit Bay Bridge)
 Turkey[5]
5Yi Sun-sin Bridge1,5455,0692012Gwangyang - Yeosu (South Jeolla Province)
34°54′21.4″N 127°42′18.1″E / 34.905944°N 127.705028°E / 34.905944; 127.705028 (Yi Sun-sin Bridge)
 South Korea[6]
6Runyang Bridge1,4904,8882005Yangzhou - Zhenjiang (Jiangsu)
32°12′24.6″N 119°21′49.9″E / 32.206833°N 119.363861°E / 32.206833; 119.363861 (Runyang Bridge)
 China[7]
7Nanjing Fourth Yangtze Bridge1,4184,6522012Nanjing (Jiangsu)
32°10′39.9″N 118°56′24.5″E / 32.177750°N 118.940139°E / 32.177750; 118.940139 (Nanjing Fourth Yangtze Bridge)
 China[8]
8Humber Bridge1,4104,6261981Hessle - Barton-upon-Humber (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)
53°42′28.7″N 0°27′0.3″W / 53.707972°N 0.450083°W / 53.707972; -0.450083 (Humber Bridge)
 United Kingdom[9]
9Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge1,4084,6192016Istanbul (Marmara)
41°12′31″N 29°7′5″E / 41.20861°N 29.11806°E / 41.20861; 29.11806 (Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge)
 Turkey[10]
10Jiangyin Bridge1,3854,5441999Jiangyin - Jingjiang (Jiangsu)
31°56′43.1″N 120°16′10″E / 31.945306°N 120.26944°E / 31.945306; 120.26944 (Jiangyin Suspension Bridge)
 China[11]
11Tsing Ma Bridge1,3774,5181997Tsing Yi - Ma Wan
22°21′4.8″N 114°4′25.6″E / 22.351333°N 114.073778°E / 22.351333; 114.073778 (Tsing Ma Bridge)
 Hong Kong[12]
12Hardanger Bridge1,3104,2982013Vallavik - Bu (Hordaland)
60°28′42.9″N 6°49′47.2″E / 60.478583°N 6.829778°E / 60.478583; 6.829778 (Hardanger Bridge)
 Norway[13]
13Verrazano–Narrows Bridge1,2984,2601964New York City (New York)
40°36′23″N 74°2′43.2″W / 40.60639°N 74.045333°W / 40.60639; -74.045333 (Verrazano-Narrows Bridge)
 United States[14]
14Golden Gate Bridge1,2804,2001937San Francisco - Marin County (California)
37°49′9.5″N 122°28′43.9″W / 37.819306°N 122.478861°W / 37.819306; -122.478861 (Golden Gate Bridge)
 United States[15]
15Yangluo Bridge1,2804,2002007Wuhan (Hubei)
30°38′12.9″N 114°33′17.8″E / 30.636917°N 114.554944°E / 30.636917; 114.554944 (Yangluo Bridge)
 China[16]
16Höga Kusten Bridge1,2103,9701997Utansjö (Västernorrland County)
62°47′53″N 17°56′15″E / 62.79806°N 17.93750°E / 62.79806; 17.93750 (Höga Kusten Bridge)
 Sweden[17]
17 Longjiang River Bridge1,1963,9242016Wuhexiang (Yunnan)
24°50′19.7″N 98°40′19.9″E / 24.838806°N 98.672194°E / 24.838806; 98.672194 (Longjiang River Bridge)
 China[18]
18Aizhai Bridge1,1763,8582012Jishou (Hunan)
28°19′54.1″N 109°35′53.2″E / 28.331694°N 109.598111°E / 28.331694; 109.598111 (Aizhai Bridge)
 China[19]
19Mackinac Bridge1,1583,7991957Mackinaw City - St. Ignace (Michigan)
45°48′56″N 84°43′40.6″W / 45.81556°N 84.727944°W / 45.81556; -84.727944 (Mackinac Bridge)
 United States[20]
External image 20Ulsan Bridge1,1503,7732015[21]Ulsan
35°30′41″N 129°23′28″E / 35.51139°N 129.39111°E / 35.51139; 129.39111 (Ulsan Bridge)
 South Korea [22]
21 Qingshui River Bridge 1,130 3,707 2015[23] Kaiyang County, Guizhou
27°1′49.5″N 107°11′21.6″E / 27.030417°N 107.189333°E / 27.030417; 107.189333 (Qingshui River Bridge)
 China
22Huangpu Bridge1,1083,6352008Guangzhou (Guangdong)
23°4′17.1″N 113°28′33.9″E / 23.071417°N 113.476083°E / 23.071417; 113.476083 (Huangpu Bridge)
 China[24]
23Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge1,1003,6091989Sakaide - Shiwaku Islands (Kagawa)
34°21′50″N 133°49′30.7″E / 34.36389°N 133.825194°E / 34.36389; 133.825194 (Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge)
 Japan[25]
24Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge1,0903,5761988Istanbul (Istanbul Province)
41°5′28″N 29°3′40″E / 41.09111°N 29.06111°E / 41.09111; 29.06111 (Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge)
 Turkey[26]
25Baling River Bridge1,0883,5702009Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County (Guizhou)
25°57′40″N 105°37′46″E / 25.96111°N 105.62944°E / 25.96111; 105.62944 (Balinghe Bridge)
 China[27]
26Taizhou Bridge1,080 (x2)3,543 (x2)2012Taizhou (Jiangsu)
32°14′47.8″N 119°52′36.1″E / 32.246611°N 119.876694°E / 32.246611; 119.876694 (Taizhou Bridge)
 China[28]
27Ma'anshan Bridge1,080 (x2)3,543 (x2)2013Ma'anshan (Anhui)
31°36′36.4″N 118°23′31.4″E / 31.610111°N 118.392056°E / 31.610111; 118.392056 (Ma'anshan Bridge)
 China[29]
28Bosphorus Bridge1,0743,5241973Istanbul (Istanbul Province)
41°2′42″N 29°2′2″E / 41.04500°N 29.03389°E / 41.04500; 29.03389 (Bosphorus Bridge)
 Turkey[30]
29George Washington Bridge1,0673,5011931New York City (New York) - Fort Lee (New Jersey)
40°51′6.2″N 73°57′9.8″W / 40.851722°N 73.952722°W / 40.851722; -73.952722 (George Washington Bridge)
 United States[31]
30Third Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge1,0303,3791999Imabari - Umashima Island (Ehime)
34°6′54.9″N 132°59′3.6″E / 34.115250°N 132.984333°E / 34.115250; 132.984333 (Third Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridgeo)
 Japan[32]
31Second Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge1,0203,3461999Umashima Island - Ōshima (Ehime)
34°7′16″N 133°0′0.7″E / 34.12111°N 133.000194°E / 34.12111; 133.000194 (Second Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge)
 Japan[32]
3225 de Abril Bridge1,0133,3231966Lisbon - Almada (Lisboa Region)
38°41′23.5″N 9°10′37.8″W / 38.689861°N 9.177167°W / 38.689861; -9.177167 (25 de Abril Bridge)
 Portugal[33]
33Forth Road Bridge1,0063,3011964South Queensferry - North Queensferry (Fife)
56°0′5.4″N 3°24′15.1″W / 56.001500°N 3.404194°W / 56.001500; -3.404194 (Forth Road Bridge)
 United Kingdom [34]
34Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge9903,2481988Sakaide - Shiwaku Islands (Kagawa)
34°22′42.4″N 133°49′13.2″E / 34.378444°N 133.820333°E / 34.378444; 133.820333 (Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge)
 Japan[25]
35Severn Bridge9883,2411966Bristol (South Gloucestershire) - Chepstow (Monmouthshire)
51°36′36.2″N 2°38′26.4″W / 51.610056°N 2.640667°W / 51.610056; -2.640667 (Severn Bridge)
 United Kingdom[35]
36Yichang Bridge9603,1502001Yichang (Hubei)
30°34′10.5″N 111°23′29.5″E / 30.569583°N 111.391528°E / 30.569583; 111.391528 (Yichang Bridge)
 China[36]
37Shimotsui-Seto Bridge9403,0841988Kojima - Shiwaku Islands (Okayama)
34°25′52.4″N 133°48′23.2″E / 34.431222°N 133.806444°E / 34.431222; 133.806444 (Shimotsui-Seto Bridge)
 Japan[25]
38Xiling Bridge9002,9531996Sandouping (Hubei)
30°49′42.5″N 111°2′48″E / 30.828472°N 111.04667°E / 30.828472; 111.04667 (Xiling Bridge)
 China[37]
39Si Du River Bridge9002,9532009Yesanguan (Hubei)
30°37′16.1″N 110°23′43.1″E / 30.621139°N 110.395306°E / 30.621139; 110.395306 (Si Du River Bridge)
 China[38]
40Humen Pearl River Bridge8882,9131997Dongguan (Guangdong)
22°47′49.5″N 113°36′57.2″E / 22.797083°N 113.615889°E / 22.797083; 113.615889 (Humen Pearl River Bridge)
 China[39]
41Ōnaruto Bridge8762,8741985Naruto (Tokushima) - Awaji Island (Hyōgo)
34°14′19.5″N 134°39′1.1″E / 34.238750°N 134.650306°E / 34.238750; 134.650306 (Ōnaruto Bridge)
 Japan[40]
Linked photo 42 Lishui River Bridge 856 2,808 2013 Zhangjiajie (Hunan)
29°05′55″N 110°14′48″E / 29.09861°N 110.24667°E / 29.09861; 110.24667 (Lishui River Bridge)
 China [41][42]
43Second Tacoma Narrows Bridge
(westbound)
8532,7991950Tacoma (Washington)
47°16′5.6″N 122°33′0.7″W / 47.268222°N 122.550194°W / 47.268222; -122.550194 (Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950))
 United States[43]
44Third Tacoma Narrows Bridge
(eastbound)
8532,7992007Tacoma (Washington)
47°16′4.4″N 122°33′2.8″W / 47.267889°N 122.550778°W / 47.267889; -122.550778 (Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2007))
 United States[43]
45Askøy Bridge8502,7891992Bergen - Askøy (Hordaland)
60°23′43.6″N 5°12′54.8″E / 60.395444°N 5.215222°E / 60.395444; 5.215222 (Askøy Bridge)
 Norway[44]
46 Yingwuzhou Bridge850 (x2)2,790 (x2)2014Wuhan (Hubei)
30°32′2.6″N 114°16′36.8″E / 30.534056°N 114.276889°E / 30.534056; 114.276889 (Yingwuzhou Bridge)
 China[45]
47 Jeokgeum Bridge8502,7902016Ucheon - Jeokgeum (South Jeolla Province)
34°37′43″N 127°30′15″E / 34.62861°N 127.50417°E / 34.62861; 127.50417 (Jeokgeum Bridge)
 South Korea [46]
48Nanxi Bridge8202,6902012Nanxi District (Sichuan)
28°47′1.3″N 104°56′44.5″E / 28.783694°N 104.945694°E / 28.783694; 104.945694 (Nanxi Bridge)
 China[47]
49Qincaobei Bridge7882,5852013Lidu (Chongqing)
29°42′51.5″N 107°16′52.7″E / 29.714306°N 107.281306°E / 29.714306; 107.281306 (Qincaobei Bridge)
 China [48][49]
50Innoshima Bridge7702,5261983Innoshima - Mukaishima (Hiroshima)
34°21′25.7″N 133°10′49.5″E / 34.357139°N 133.180417°E / 34.357139; 133.180417 (Innoshima Bridge)
 Japan[50]
51Akinada Bridge7502,4612000Kure - Shimokamagari (Hiroshima)
34°12′22.4″N 132°40′45.8″E / 34.206222°N 132.679389°E / 34.206222; 132.679389 (Akinada Bridge)
 Japan[51]
52Semey Bridge7502,4612000Semey (East Kazakhstan Province)
50°24′35″N 80°13′28″E / 50.40972°N 80.22444°E / 50.40972; 80.22444 (Semipalatinsk Bridge)
 Kazakhstan[52]
53New Carquinez Bridge7282,3882003Vallejo - Crockett
(California)
38°3′39.7″N 122°13′35.5″W / 38.061028°N 122.226528°W / 38.061028; -122.226528 (New Carquinez Bridge)
 United States[53]
54Hakuchō Bridge7202,3621998Muroran (Hokkaido)
42°21′10.4″N 140°57′1.2″E / 42.352889°N 140.950333°E / 42.352889; 140.950333 (Hakucho Bridge)
 Japan[54]
55Angostura Bridge7122,3361967Ciudad Bolívar (Bolívar)
8°8′39.9″N 63°35′53.2″W / 8.144417°N 63.598111°W / 8.144417; -63.598111 (Angostura Bridge)
 Venezuela[55]
56Kanmon Bridge7122,3361973Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) - Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi)
33°57′42.2″N 130°57′31.3″E / 33.961722°N 130.958694°E / 33.961722; 130.958694 (Kanmonkyo Bridge)
 Japan[56]
57San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
(east half of West span)
7042,3101936San Francisco - Yerba Buena Island (California)
37°48′12.2″N 122°22′18.9″W / 37.803389°N 122.371917°W / 37.803389; -122.371917 (San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (east half of West span))
 United States[57]
58San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
(west half of West span)
7042,3101936San Francisco - Yerba Buena Island (California)
37°47′35.4″N 122°22′59″W / 37.793167°N 122.38306°W / 37.793167; -122.38306 (San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (west half of West span))
 United States[57]
59Bronx-Whitestone Bridge7012,3001939New York City (New York)
40°48′6.7″N 73°49′47.2″W / 40.801861°N 73.829778°W / 40.801861; -73.829778 (Bronx-Whitestone Bridge)
 United States[58]
60Stord Bridge6772,2212001Stord - Føyno (Hordaland)
59°44′53″N 5°24′10.6″E / 59.74806°N 5.402944°E / 59.74806; 5.402944 (Stord Bridge)
 Norway[59]
61Pierre Laporte Bridge6682,1921969Quebec City (Quebec)
46°44′42.8″N 71°17′25.7″W / 46.745222°N 71.290472°W / 46.745222; -71.290472 (Pierre Laporte Bridge)
 Canada[60]
62Delaware Memorial Bridge
(northbound)
6562,1521951New Castle (Delaware) - Deepwater (New Jersey)
39°41′20.3″N 75°31′5″W / 39.688972°N 75.51806°W / 39.688972; -75.51806 (Delaware Memorial Bridge (northbound))
 United States[61]
63Delaware Memorial Bridge
(southbound)
6562,1521968New Castle (Delaware) - Deepwater (New Jersey)
39°41′18.2″N 75°31′6.2″W / 39.688389°N 75.518389°W / 39.688389; -75.518389 (Delaware Memorial Bridge (southbound))
 United States[61]
64Haicang Bridge6482,1261999Xiamen (Fujian)
24°29′50.2″N 118°4′7.2″E / 24.497278°N 118.068667°E / 24.497278; 118.068667 (Haicang Bridge)
 China[62]
65Beipan River Hukun Expressway Bridge6362,0872009Qinglong County (Guizhou)
25°53′58.1″N 105°19′25″E / 25.899472°N 105.32361°E / 25.899472; 105.32361 (Beipanjiang River 2009 Bridge)
 China[63]
66Puli Bridge6282,0602015[64]Pulixiang (Yunnan)
26°19′20.6″N 104°35′16″E / 26.322389°N 104.58778°E / 26.322389; 104.58778 (Puli Bridge)
 China[65]
67Gjemnessund Bridge6232,0441992Gjemnes - Bergsøya (Møre og Romsdal)
62°58′17″N 7°46′47″E / 62.97139°N 7.77972°E / 62.97139; 7.77972 (Gjemnessund Bridge)
 Norway[66]
68Yuzui Yangtze Bridge6162,0212009Yuzuizhen (Chongqing)
29°36′40.7″N 106°46′21.2″E / 29.611306°N 106.772556°E / 29.611306; 106.772556 (Yuzui Yangtze Bridge)
 China[67]
69Walt Whitman Bridge6102,0011957Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) - Gloucester City (New Jersey)
39°54′18.7″N 75°7′46.1″W / 39.905194°N 75.129472°W / 39.905194; -75.129472 (Walt Whitman Bridge)
 United States[68]
70Tancarville Bridge6081,9951959Tancarville (Seine-Maritime) - Marais-Vernier (Eure)
49°28′21.6″N 0°27′52.8″E / 49.472667°N 0.464667°E / 49.472667; 0.464667 (Tancarville Bridge)
 France[69]
71New Little Belt Bridge6001,9691970Middelfart - Fredericia (Region of Southern Denmark)
55°31′7.1″N 9°44′56.9″E / 55.518639°N 9.749139°E / 55.518639; 9.749139 (New Little Belt Bridge)
 Denmark[70]
72First Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge6001,9691999Umashima Island - Ōshima (Ehime)
34°7′32.9″N 133°0′45.1″E / 34.125806°N 133.012528°E / 34.125806; 133.012528 (First Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge)
 Japan[32]
73E'gongyan Bridge6001,9692000Chongqing
29°31′23.9″N 106°31′41.7″E / 29.523306°N 106.528250°E / 29.523306; 106.528250 (E'gongyan Bridge)
 China[71]
74 Jijiang Yangtze Bridge 600 1,969 2016 Chongqing China [72]
75Osterøy Bridge5951,9521997Bergen - Osterøy (Hordaland)
60°25′33.4″N 5°32′9.5″E / 60.425944°N 5.535972°E / 60.425944; 5.535972 (Osterøy Bridge)
 Norway[73]
76Second Wanxian Bridge5801,9032003Wanzhou District (Chongqing)
30°49′33.2″N 108°24′17.2″E / 30.825889°N 108.404778°E / 30.825889; 108.404778 (Second Wanxian Bridge)
 China[74]
77Bømla Bridge5771,8932001Nautøy - Spissøy (Hordaland)
59°44′13.5″N 5°22′37.2″E / 59.737083°N 5.377000°E / 59.737083; 5.377000 (Bømla Bridge)
 Norway[59]
78Rainbow Bridge5701,8701993Tokyo
35°38′11.6″N 139°45′47.4″E / 35.636556°N 139.763167°E / 35.636556; 139.763167 (Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo))
 Japan[75]
79Ambassador Bridge5641,8501929Detroit (Michigan) - Windsor (Ontario)
42°18′43.2″N 83°4′27.2″W / 42.312000°N 83.074222°W / 42.312000; -83.074222 (Ambassador Bridge)
 United States
 Canada
[76]
80Hakata-Ōshima Bridge5601,8371988Ōshima - Hakatajima (Ehime)
34°11′32.2″N 133°4′20.2″E / 34.192278°N 133.072278°E / 34.192278; 133.072278 (Hakata-Ōshima Bridge)
 Japan[77]
81Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge5601,8372001Zhong County (Chongqing)
30°18′6.6″N 108°2′56.8″E / 30.301833°N 108.049111°E / 30.301833; 108.049111 (Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge)
 China[78]
82Throgs Neck Bridge5491,8011961New York City (New York)
40°48′0.9″N 73°47′36″W / 40.800250°N 73.79333°W / 40.800250; -73.79333 (Throgs Neck Bridge)
 United States[79]
83Toyoshima Bridge5401,7722008Teshima Island - Kami-Kamagari Island (Hiroshima)
34°10′35.1″N 132°46′6.9″E / 34.176417°N 132.768583°E / 34.176417; 132.768583 (Toyoshima Bridge)
 Japan[80]
84 Dimuhe River Bridge5381,7652016Liupanshui (Guizhou)
26°39′15″N 105°4′14.8″E / 26.65417°N 105.070778°E / 26.65417; 105.070778 (Dimuhe River Bridge)
 China[81]
85Liujiaxia Bridge5361,7592012Liujiaxiazhen (Gansu)
35°50′42.47″N 103°15′56.83″E / 35.8451306°N 103.2657861°E / 35.8451306; 103.2657861 (Liujiaxia Bridge)
 China[82][83]
86Benjamin Franklin Bridge533.71,7511926Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) - Camden (New Jersey)
39°57′10.5″N 75°8′3.3″W / 39.952917°N 75.134250°W / 39.952917; -75.134250 (Benjamin Franklin Bridge)
 United States[84]
87Skjomen Bridge5251,7221972Narvik (Nordland)
68°22′15.4″N 17°14′27.5″E / 68.370944°N 17.240972°E / 68.370944; 17.240972 (Skjomen Bridge)
 Norway[85]
88Kvalsund Bridge5251,7221977Kvalsund (Finnmark)
70°30′45.3″N 23°57′5.6″E / 70.512583°N 23.951556°E / 70.512583; 23.951556 (Kvalsund Bridge)
 Norway[86]
89Dalsfjord Bridge5231,7162013Dale - Askvoll (Sogn og Fjordane)
61°22′26.4″N 5°23′47″E / 61.374000°N 5.39639°E / 61.374000; 5.39639 (Dalsfjorden Bridge)
 Norway[87]
90Matadi Bridge5201,7061983Matadi (Bas-Congo)
5°49′31.4″S 13°26′3.1″E / 5.825389°S 13.434194°E / -5.825389; 13.434194 (Matadi Bridge)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo[88]
91Emmerich Rhine Bridge5001,6401965Emmerich am Rhein (North Rhine-Westphalia)
51°49′44.8″N 6°13′35″E / 51.829111°N 6.22639°E / 51.829111; 6.22639 (Emmerich Rhine Bridge)
 Germany[89]
92Dazi Bridge5001,6401984Dazi (Tibet)
29°40′45.84″N 91°22′32.16″E / 29.6794000°N 91.3756000°E / 29.6794000; 91.3756000 (Dazi Bridge)
 China[90]
93Gwangan Bridge5001,6402002Busan
35°8′44.8″N 129°7′41.8″E / 35.145778°N 129.128278°E / 35.145778; 129.128278 (Gwangan Bridge)
 South Korea[91]

Bridges under construction

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.

    Name Main
span
metres
Main
span
feet
Year to open Location Country
Yangsigang Bridge
杨泗港长江大桥
1,7005,5772019Wuhan (Hubei)
30°30′24″N 114°15′24″E / 30.50667°N 114.25667°E / 30.50667; 114.25667 (Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge)
 China [92]
Second Humen Bridge East
虎门二桥坭洲水道桥
1,688 5,538 Dongguan (Guangdong)
22°53′05.1″N 113°33′56.4″E / 22.884750°N 113.565667°E / 22.884750; 113.565667 (Second Humen Bridge East)
 China
Dongting Lake Bridge Hangrui
洞庭湖大桥
1,480 4,856 2017 Yueyang (Hunan)
29°25′23″N 113°07′31.1″E / 29.42306°N 113.125306°E / 29.42306; 113.125306 (Dongting Lake Bridge Hangrui)
 China
Second Humen Bridge West
虎门二桥大沙水道桥
1,200 3,937 Dongguan (Guangdong)
22°52′59.8″N 113°31′08.0″E / 22.883278°N 113.518889°E / 22.883278; 113.518889 (Second Humen Bridge West)
 China
Taku Bridge 1,190 3,904 2018 Lijiang, Yunnan
26°43′29.9″N 100°23′18.3″E / 26.724972°N 100.388417°E / 26.724972; 100.388417 (Taku Bridge)
 China
Longmen Bridge (Guangxi)
龙门跨海大桥
1,1603,8062016Fangchenggang - Qinzhou (Guangxi)
21°45′11.2″N 108°33′18.9″E / 21.753111°N 108.555250°E / 21.753111; 108.555250 (Longmen Bridge (Guangxi))
 China
Hålogaland Bridge 1,1453,757 2017 Rombaken, Narvik
68°27′32″N 17°28′56″E / 68.45889°N 17.48222°E / 68.45889; 17.48222 (Hålogaland Bridge)
 Norway
Luding Yaye Expressway Bridge
泸定大渡河特大桥
1,100 3,609 2017 Luding County, Sichuan
29°57′55.4″N 102°12′53.6″E / 29.965389°N 102.214889°E / 29.965389; 102.214889 (Luding Yaye Expressway Bridge)
 China
Fuma Bridge
驸马长江大桥
1,050 3,445 2017 Wanzhou (Chongqing)
30°50′04.8″N 108°28′09.4″E / 30.834667°N 108.469278°E / 30.834667; 108.469278 (Fuma Bridge)
 China
Second Namhae Bridge
제2남해대교
8902,9202016Namhaedo (South Gyeongsang Province)
34°56′34.4″N 127°51′58.6″E / 34.942889°N 127.866278°E / 34.942889; 127.866278 (Second Namhae Bridge)
 South Korea [93]
Cuntan Bridge
寸滩长江大桥
8802,8872016Chongqing
29°37′14.2″N 106°36′21.8″E / 29.620611°N 106.606056°E / 29.620611; 106.606056 (Cuntan Bridge)
 China
Miaozui Bridge
庙嘴长江大桥
838 2,749 2015 Yichang (Hubei)
30°42′56.2″N 111°15′45.2″E / 30.715611°N 111.262556°E / 30.715611; 111.262556 (Miaozui Bridge)
 China
Jindong Bridge
金东大桥
730 2,395 2016 Huidong County (Sichuan)
26°30′33.3″N 103°02′24.7″E / 26.509250°N 103.040194°E / 26.509250; 103.040194 (Jindong Bridge)
 China
Maputo–Catembe Bridge6802,2312018Maputo - Catembe
25°58′23.4″S 32°33′26.7″E / 25.973167°S 32.557417°E / -25.973167; 32.557417 (Maputo-Catembe Bridge)
 Mozambique[94]
Sunxihe Bridge
笋溪河特大桥
6602,1652017Bailinzhen (Chongqing)
28°42′44.7″N 106°27′44.4″E / 28.712417°N 106.462333°E / 28.712417; 106.462333 (Sunxihe Bridge)
 China[95]
Jinshajiang Bridge Hulukou
葫芦口大桥
6562,1522016Hulukouzhen (Sichuan)
26°58′16.4″N 102°53′30.2″E / 26.971222°N 102.891722°E / 26.971222; 102.891722 (Jinshajiang Bridge Hulukou)
 China[96]
Second Saecheonnyeon Bridge
새천년대교
650 (x2)2,133 (x2) 2018 Mokpo (South Jeolla Province)
34°51′37.3″N 126°12′19.8″E / 34.860361°N 126.205500°E / 34.860361; 126.205500 (Second Saecheonnyeon Bridge)
 South Korea
Egongyan Metro Bridge
鹅公岩大桥
600 1,969 2017 Chongqing
29°31′19.9″N 106°31′41.6″E / 29.522194°N 106.528222°E / 29.522194; 106.528222 (Egongyan Metro Bridge)
 China

Planned and proposed bridges

Name Location Main
span
Status Notes
Gibraltar Bridge Spain to Morocco Very long Proposed Some designs have suspension spans of several miles. The suspension cables of a very long bridge might be suspended from the ends of cable-stayed struts extending diagonally from huge pylons. However, as of 2008, the feasibility of a tunnel is being considered instead.
HAFAST Sulafjorden, Norway 4,000 m (13,000 ft) Bridge under planning Will replace the ferry connecting Hareid and Sula, as well as being part of the national "Ferry-free E39" project. Expected start 2020 and finished 2024?
Sognebrua Sognefjorden, Norway 3,700 m (12,100 ft) Proposed One of several proposals for crossing the 1300m deep fjord as part of making the E39 highway along Norway's west coast ferry-free. The bridge would utilize two towers 450 m tall and have a maximum clearance above water of 70 m. Plans call for the highway project, including this crossing, to finish by 2025.
Strait of Messina Bridge Sicily to mainland Italy 3,300 m (10,800 ft) Cancelled The project was canceled on 11 October 2006 by the Romano Prodi-led government amid controversy concerning the bridge's cost.[97] The new government from 2008 led by Silvio Berlusconi wanted to pick up the project again. Preliminary works were to begin in December 2009. The main construction was expected to begin in 2012. As of February 2013, the project has again been cancelled.
Sunda Strait Bridge Java to Sumatra, Indonesia about 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Preliminary work This project has been approved by the Indonesian government. If completed, it will not only be the world's longest suspension bridge (26 km), but will also have a main span of about 3,000 m (9,800 ft)—roughly fifty percent longer than the current record.[98]
Malacca Strait Bridge Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia to Sumatra, Indonesia 2,600 m (8,500 ft) Preliminary work Joint project between the Malaysian and Indonesian governments for a 48 km long crossing. Included is a suspension span of 2,600 m and a cable-stayed span of 1,200 m; making both longer than any existing in their category.
Storfjord Bridge Storfjorden, Norway 2,300 m (7,500 ft) Plans under consideration Will replace the ferry connecting the municipalities of Sykkylven and Ålesund as well as being part of the "ferry-free E39" project. Unusually, the proposed design will have the roadway split around single column towers.
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge Crossing the Dardanelles, Turkey 2,023 m (6,637 ft) Plans under consideration The bridge will be part of Kınalı-Tekirdağ-Çanakkale-Balıkesir Motorway project.
Edvard Grieg Bridge Halsafjord, Norway about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) Proposed The bridge will replace a ferry, and reduce the driving time between Trondheim and Molde by 34 minutes.
Mao Zedong Bridge Qiongzhou Strait, China about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) Preliminary work A suspension bridge is being considered to cross the 22.5 km wide Qiongzhou Strait.[99] One design consists of four bridges strung together with four main spans of 2,000 m, two main-spans of 1,800 m, five anchorages and 10 towers.[100] If completed this bridge will assume six of the top seven longest spans.
Chacao Channel bridge Chiloé to mainland Chile 1,100 m (3,600 ft) Preliminary work [101] This unusual design had two main spans of 1,055 m and 1,100 m without an anchorage between them. Construction was supposed to begin in 2007 and completed in 2012, but because of cost overruns, the project is now on hold.

History of longest suspension spans

Bridge Location length
m (ft)
Year became
longest span
Notes
Maya Bridge at Yaxchilan Mexico 62 m (203 ft) 600 Hemp-rope simple suspension footbridge. Existence unproven. No longer standing.
Chakzam Bridge Tibet 137 m (449 ft) 1430 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.[102] Dynamited by Chinese soldiers after the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950.[103]
Union Bridge UK 137 m (449 ft) 1820 The oldest in the world still in use today.
Menai Suspension Bridge UK 176 m (577 ft) 1826
Great Suspension Bridge Fribourg, Switzerland 271 m (889 ft) 1834 The bridge was replaced by the Zähringen Bridge in the 1920s.
Wheeling Suspension Bridge West Virginia - Ohio 308 m (1,010 ft) 1849 The longest deck span from 1849 until 1866, and the oldest vehicular suspension bridge in use in the United States.
Queenston-Lewiston Bridge US and Canada 317 m (1,040 ft) 1851 The longest cable span from 1851 until it was destroyed by wind in 1864. However, the road deck span was only 258 meters long.
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge Kentucky - Ohio 322 m (1,056 ft) 1866
Niagara Clifton Bridge US and Canada 384 m (1,260 ft) 1869 Replaced in 1899.
Brooklyn Bridge New York City, US 486 m (1,594 ft) 1883
Williamsburg Bridge New York City, US 488 m (1,601 ft) 1903 It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Forth Railway Bridge with two spans of 521 m was longer.
Bear Mountain Bridge New York, US 497 m (1,631 ft) 1924 It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Quebec Bridge with a span of 549 m was longer. The first suspension bridge to have a concrete deck. The construction methods pioneered in building it would make possible several much larger projects to follow.
Benjamin Franklin Bridge Pennsylvania - New Jersey, US 533 m (1,749 ft) 1926 It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges.
Ambassador Bridge US and Canada 564 m (1,850 ft) 1929 Since this bridge was built, the record for longest bridge span has only been held by suspension bridges.
George Washington Bridge New York - New Jersey, US 1,067 m (3,501 ft) 1931 The first span longer than 1 km.
Golden Gate Bridge California 1,280 m (4,200 ft) 1937
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge New York City, US 1,298 m (4,259 ft) 1964
Humber Bridge United Kingdom 1,410 m (4,630 ft) 1981
Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge Japan 1,991 m (6,532 ft) 1998 The longest span since 1998.

The first main span longer than 1-mile (1.6 km).

Sources: [104][105][106]

Other record holding suspension bridges

See also

Comparison of the side elevations of some notable bridges at the same scale. (click for interactive version)

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