The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge has the largest span of any bridge

This list of suspension bridges ranks the world's suspension bridges by the length of main span (the length of suspended roadway between the towers). The, also known as Marcus Bridge in Japan was completed in 1998 and is the world's longest Suspension bridge (measured by the length of the center span of) This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type The length of main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges. The length of the main span often correlates with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge.

Suspension bridges have the longest spans of any type of bridge. Cable-stayed bridges, the next longest design, are practical for spans up to around one kilometer. A Thus, the top 14 bridges on this list are also currently the longest 14 spans of all types of vehicular bridges. The Sutong Bridge has the largest span of any cable-stayed bridge at 1088 meters. The Sutong Bridge ( Wu IPA:sutʰoŋ dadʒɔ is a Cable-stayed bridge that spans the Yangtze River in People's Republic of China between This list of the largest cable-stayed bridges ranks the world's Cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span (distance between the suspension towers This record was previously held by the Tatara Bridge which was originally planned as a suspension bridge, but the design was changed to a cable-stayed bridge for environmental reasons. The is a Cable-stayed bridge that is part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Shimanami Kaidō しまなみ海道

Completed suspension bridges

This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It does not include cable-stayed bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges. A footbridge is a Bridge designed for Pedestrians and in some cases cyclists and horse riders, rather than vehicular Traffic

Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's official web-site. Ranks with a red asterisk (*) do not have official web-sites, or do not have English language versions and are linked instead to a reference entry.

Note: The main span of The Xihoumen Bridge was completed in 2007, but as of February 24, 2008 it is uncertain if it has been opened for traffic. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

	Rank	Name	Location	Main span metres	Main span feet	Year opened
	[1]	Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (The largest from 1998 to the present)	Kobe- Awaji Route, Japan	1,991	6,529	1998
Linked image	[2] *	Xihoumen Bridge	Zhoushan Archipelago, China	1,650	5,414	see note above
	[3]	Great Belt Bridge (also known as the Storebælt Bridge; Danish: Storebæltsbroen)	Halsskov-Sprogø, Denmark	1,624	5,328	1998
	[4]	Runyang Bridge	Yangtze River, China	1,490	4,888	2005
	[5]	Humber Bridge (The longest from 1981 until 1998)	Barton-upon-Humber - Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom	1,410	4,626	1981
	[6] *	Jiangyin Suspension Bridge	Yangtze River, China	1,385	4,543	1999
	[7]	Tsing Ma Bridge (the largest carrying road and rail traffic)	Tsing Yi-Ma Wan, Hong Kong	1,377	4,518	1997
	[8]	Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (The largest from 1964 until 1981)	New York City (Brooklyn–Staten Island), USA	1,298	4,260	1964
	[9]	Golden Gate Bridge (The largest from 1937 until 1964)	San Francisco-Marin County, CA, USA	1,280	4,200	1937
Linked photo	[10] *	Yangluo Bridge	Yangtze River, China	1,280	4,200	2007
	[11]	Högakustenbron (High Coast Bridge)	Ångermanälven river , Sweden	1,210	3,970	1997
	[12]	Mackinac Bridge	Mackinaw City - St. Ignace, Michigan USA	1,158	3,800	1957
	[13]	Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)	Kojima-Sakaide Route, Japan	1,118	3,609	1989
	[14] *	Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Second Bosporus Bridge)	Istanbul, Turkey	1,090	3,576	1988
	[15] *	Boğaziçi (First Bosporus Bridge)	Istanbul, Turkey	1,074	3,524	1973
	[16]	George Washington Bridge (The largest from 1931 until 1937)	Fort Lee, NJ - New York, NY, USA	1,067	3,500	1931
	[17]	Third Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge	Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan	1,030	3,379	1999
	[18]	Second Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge	Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan	1,020	3,346	1999
	[19] *	Ponte 25 de Abril (Tagus Bridge)	Lisbon, Portugal	1,013	3,323	1966
	[20]	Forth Road Bridge	Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK	1,006	3,300	1964
	[21]	Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)	Kojima-Sakaide Route, Japan	990	3,248	1988
	[22]	Severn Bridge	Bristol Channel, United Kingdom	988	3,240	1966
	[23] *	Yichang Bridge	Yichang (Yangtze River), China	960	3,150	2001
	[24]	Shimotsui-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)	Kojima-Sakaide Route, Japan	940	3,084	1988
Linked photo	[25] *	Xiling Bridge	Yichang (Yangtze River), China	900	2,952	1996
	[26] *	Humen Pearl River Bridge	Dongguan (Pearl River), Guangdong province, China	888	2,913	1997
	[27]	Ohnaruto Bridge	Kobe-Naruto Route, Japan	876	2,874	1985
	[28]	Tacoma Narrows Bridge (westbound)	Tacoma, WA, USA	853	2,800	1950
	[29]	Tacoma Narrows Bridge (eastbound)	Tacoma, WA, USA	853	2,800	2007
	[30] *	Askøy Bridge	Bergen, Norway	850	2,789	1992
	[31]	Innoshima Bridge	Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan	770	2,526	1983
	[32] *	Akinada Bridge	Akinada Islands (Hiroshima Pref. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The, also known as Marcus Bridge in Japan was completed in 1998 and is the world's longest Suspension bridge (measured by the length of the center span of) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Xihoumen Bridge is a Suspension bridge built on the Zhoushan Archipelago, the largest offshore island group in China. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Zhoushan administers 2 districts and 2 counties. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Great Belt Fixed Link (Storebæltsforbindelsen is the Fixed link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt Sprogø is a small protected Danish Island, which is located in the Great Belt, the Strait that separates the main islands of Funen The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Runyang Bridge ( is a large Bridge complex that crosses the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province China, downstream of Nanjing. The Humber Bridge is the fifth-largest single-span Suspension bridge in the world near Kingston upon Hull in England. Barton-upon-Humber or Barton is a small town in North Lincolnshire, England located on the south bank of the River Humber, and at the end of Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Jiangyin Suspension Bridge is the most seaward Bridge to cross the Yangtze River of China. Tsing Ma Bridge is a Bridge in Hong Kong, China. It is the world's seventh-longest span Suspension bridge. Tsing Yi ( or Tsing Yi Island ( is an Island of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. Ma Wan ( is an Island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked Suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New The City of New York Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city March 11, 1889 | California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The High Coast Bridge (in Swedish Högakustenbron) is a Suspension bridge crossing the Ångermanälven river near Veda on the border between The Ångerman River (also known as the Angerman River, or Ångermanälven in Swedish is one of Sweden 's longest rivers with a total length of 490 kilometers "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Mackinac Bridge (ˈmækɨnɔː with a silent "c" at the end of the word is a Suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U Saint Ignace, usually written as St Ignace, is a city in the U Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The is a Suspension bridge with a center span of. It is the 13th longest suspension bridge span in the world. is a city located in Kagawa, Japan. As of 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 56365 and the density of 610 persons per The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge (in Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü, F Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge ( Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü or 1 The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George) is a Suspension bridge spanning Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The, which connects the island of Ōshima to the main part of Shikoku, is the world's longest Suspension bridge structure and was completed in 1999 is a city located in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan facing the Inland Sea. is a city located in Ehime, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime prefecture The, which connects the island of Ōshima to the main part of Shikoku, is the world's longest Suspension bridge structure and was completed in 1999 The 25 de Abril Bridge (translation 25th of April Bridge in Portuguese Ponte 25 de Abril, pron. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Forth Road Bridge is a Suspension bridge in east central Scotland The Firth of Forth ( Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the Estuary or Firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The is a Suspension bridge with a center span of. It is the 19th largest suspension bridge in the world. For the Ontario community see Severn Bridge Ontario Not to be confused with Second Severn Crossing The The Bristol Channel ( Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset The Yichang Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the Yangtze River a short distance downstream from the town of Yichang, China. Yichang (宜昌 Pinyin: Yíchāng is a Prefecture-level city in Hubei province of China. The is a Suspension bridge with a center span of which connects Honshū with the island of Hitsuishijima The Xiling Bridge is a Suspension bridge over the Yangtse River just slightly downstream from the Three Gorges Dam and a short distance upstream of The Humen Pearl River Bridge is a Suspension bridge over the Pearl River in Guangdong Province southern China. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Dongguan administers 3 county-level divisions, all of which are districts. The Zhu Jiang, ( Chinese 珠江 Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng or Pearl River or less commonly the Canton River, is China 's third longest Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the The is a Suspension bridge on the route connecting Kobe with Naruto Tokushima, Japan. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of mile-long Suspension bridges in the U Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of mile-long Suspension bridges in the U Askøy Bridge (Askøybrua is a Suspension bridge that crosses Byfjorden between the city of Bergen and Askøy in Hordaland county is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The is a Japanese Suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishi-Seto Expressway linking the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. is a city located in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan facing the Inland Sea. is a city located in Ehime, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime prefecture The is a Suspension bridge in Hiroshima, Japan. Completed in 2000, it has a main span of 750 Meters It was constructed by PentaOcean The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's ), Japan	750	2,461	2000
	[33] *	Semipalatinsk Bridge	Semipalatinsk (Irtysh river), Kazakhstan	750	2,461	2000
	[34]	Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (New Carquinez Bridge)	Carquinez Strait, CA, USA	728	2,388	2003
	[35] *	Hakucho Bridge	Muroran (Hokkaidō Pref. The Semipalatinsk Bridge is a gravity-anchored Suspension bridge that crosses the Irtish river in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. Semey ( Семей; also transliterated as Semij or Semei, and known by its former name of Semipalatinsk (Семипалатинск Irtysh (Иртыш; Kazakh: Ertis / Эртiс; Иртеш|İrteş; Chinese: Erqisi / 额尔齐斯河) a River in Siberia Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the The Carquinez Bridge refers to two parallel bridges which cross the Carquinez Strait linking Vallejo California to the north with Crockett The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal Strait in northern California. The is a Suspension bridge in Muroran Hokkaido, Japan. Opened April 17 1998, it has a main span of 720 Meters and is signed as part is a city and port located in Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan 's ), Japan	720	2,362	1998
	[36] *	Angostura Bridge	Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela	712	2,336	1967
	[37] *	Kanmonkyo Bridge	Honshū-Kyūshū, Japan	712	2,336	1973
	[38]	San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Yerba Buena Island to anchorage)	San Francisco - Oakland, CA, USA	704	2,310	1936
	[39]	San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco to anchorage)	San Francisco - Oakland, CA, USA	704	2,310	1936
	[40]	Bronx Whitestone Bridge	New York, NY, USA	701	2,300	1939
	[41]	Stord Bridge	Stord, Norway	677	2,221	2001
	[42] *	Pierre Laporte Bridge	Quebec City, Canada	668	2,190	1970
	[43]	Delaware Memorial Bridge I	New Castle, DE - Pennsville, NJ, USA	655	2,150	1951
	[44]	Delaware Memorial Bridge II	New Castle, DE - Pennsville, NJ, USA	655	2,150	1968
	[45] *	Haicang Bridge	Xiamen, Fujian Province, China	648	2,126	1999
	[46] *	Gjemnessund Bridge	Kristiansund, Norway	623	2,044	1992
	[47]	Walt Whitman Bridge	Philadelphia, PA - Gloucester City, NJ, USA	610	2,000	1957
	[48] *	Tancarville Bridge	Le Havre, France	608	1,995	1959
	[49] *	New Little Belt Bridge	Little Belt, Denmark	600	1,969	1970
	[50]	First Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge	Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan	600	1,969	1999
Linked photo	[51] *	E'gongyan Bridge	Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China (Yangtze River)	600	1,969	2000
	[52] *	Osterøy Bridge	Osterøy, Norway	595	1,952	1997
	[53]	Bømla Bridge	Bømlo, Norway	577	1,893	2001
	[54] *	Rainbow Bridge	Tokyo, Japan	570	1,870	1993
	[55]	Ambassador Bridge (The largest from 1929 until 1931)	Detroit, Michigan, USA – Windsor, Ontario, Canada	564	1,850	1929
	[56]	Hakata-Ohshima Bridge	Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan	560	1,837	1988
Linked photo	[57] *	Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge	Chongqing, China	560	1,837	2001
	[58]	Throgs Neck Bridge	New York, NY, USA	549	1,800	1961
	[59]	Benjamin Franklin Bridge (The largest from 1926 until 1929)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Camden, New Jersey, USA	533	1,750	1926
	[60] *	Skjomen Bridge	Narvik, Norway	525	1,722	1972
	[61] *	Kvalsund Bridge	Hammerfest, Norway	525	1,722	1977
Linked photo	[62] *	Matadi Bridge	Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo	520	1,706	1983
	[63] *	Kleve-Emmerich Bridge	Emmerich, Germany	500	1,640	1965
Linked photo	[64] *	Dazi Bridge	Dazi, China	500	1,640	1984
	[65] *	Gwangan Bridge	Busan, South Korea	500	1,640	2002
	[66]	Bear Mountain Bridge (The largest from 1924 until 1926)	Peekskill, NY, USA	497	1,632	1924
	[67]	Williamsburg Bridge (The largest from 1903 until 1924)	New York, NY, USA	488	1,600	1903
	[68]	W. Preston Lane Memorial Bridge I	Chesapeake Bay, MD, USA	488	1,600	1952
	[69] *	Newport Bridge (Sen. Claiborne Pell Bridge)	Newport, Rhode Island, RI, USA	488	1,600	1969
	[70]	W. Preston Lane Memorial Bridge II	Chesapeake Bay, MD, USA	488	1,600	1973
	[71]	Brooklyn Bridge (The largest from 1883 until 1903. Angostura Bridge is a Suspension bridge that spans the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of Venezuela 's southeastern Bolivar State. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The Kanmonkyo Bridge (関門橋 Kanmonkyō Kanmon bridge ( Asian Highway Network) is a Suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, colloquially referred to as the Whitestone Bridge or simply the Whitestone is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River and connects Stord Bridge (Stordabrua is a Suspension bridge that crosses Digernessundet between Digernesklubben at Stord and Føyno in Hordaland Stord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of The Pierre Laporte Bridge ( Pont Pierre-Laporte) is the longest main span Suspension bridge in Canada. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin Suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Pennsville Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin Suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. Haicang Bridge is a Suspension bridge located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. This article is about the People's Republic of China province Gjemnessund Bridge (Gjemnessundbrua is a Suspension bridge that crosses Gjemnessundet between Gjemnes on the mainland and Bergsøya in Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of the county Møre og Romsdal The Walt Whitman Bridge is a Suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Gloucester City New Jersey. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Gloucester City is a city in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The Tancarville Bridge ( Pont de Tancarville in French) is a Suspension bridge that crosses the Seine River and connects Tancarville Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River as it outlets into the Bay of the Seine The New Little Belt Bridge (Nye Lillebæltsbro is a Suspension bridge that crosses the Little Belt strait between Jutland (Jylland and the island of The Little Belt (Lillebælt is a Strait between the Danish island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula. The, which connects the island of Ōshima to the main part of Shikoku, is the world's longest Suspension bridge structure and was completed in 1999 The E'gongyan Bridge is a Suspension bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China Osterøy Bridge (in Norwegian Osterøybrua) connects Kvisti in Osterøy municipality ( Hordaland county) with the mainland Osterøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Bømla Bridge (Bømlabrua is a Suspension bridge that crosses Spissøysundet between Nautøy and Spissøy in Hordaland county Bømlo is a municipality in Sunnhordland in the southern part of the county of Hordaland, Norway. For other articles with similar titles see Rainbow Bridge. is a Suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The Ambassador Bridge is a Privately-owned Suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. The is a Japanese Suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishiseto Expressway connecting the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The Throgs Neck Bridge is a Suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961 carrying Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known as the Ben Franklin Bridge) originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a Suspension bridge across the Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The City of Camden is the County seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. Skjomen bridge (Skjomen bru is a Suspension bridge that crosses the Fjord Skjomen near the town of Narvik in Nordland county Narvik ( Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway Kvalsund Bridge ( Norw Kvalsundbrua is a Suspension bridge in Kvalsund municipality that crosses Kvalsundet from the mainland to Kvaløya is a city and municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. The Matadi Bridge is a Suspension bridge in the port of Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Culture The word Matadi means stone in the local Kikongo language The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to The Kleve-Emmerich Bridge is a Suspension bridge located in Emmerich, Germany. Emmerich may refer to Emmerich am Rhein, German city as German surname: Andreas Emmerich (1739- Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Dazi Bridge is a one lane Suspension bridge in Dazi, Tibet. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Gwangan Bridge is a Suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The Bear Mountain Bridge is a toll Suspension bridge in New York State, carrying U Peekskill is a city in Westchester County New York. It is situated on a Bay along the east side of the Hudson River. The Williamsburg Bridge is a Suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span Bridge in the U The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. NewportbridgeJPG|right|thumb|180px|Approximate location]] The Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, is a Suspension bridge operated by Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span Bridge in the U The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the )	New York, NY, USA	486	1,596	1883
	[72] *	Lions' Gate Bridge	North Vancouver - Vancouver, British Columbia Canada	473	1,550	1938
	[73] *	Sotra Bridge	Bergen, Norway	468	1,535	1971
	[74] *	Hirado Bridge	Hirado Island, Japan	460	1,509	1977
	[75] *	Vincent Thomas Bridge	San Pedro, CA, USA	457	1,499	1963
	[76]	Mid-Hudson Bridge	Poughkeepsie, NY, USA	456	1,495	1930
Linked photo	[77] *	Shantou Bay Bridge	Guangdong province, China	452	1,483	1996
Linked photo	[78] *	Fengdu Bridge	Sichuan (Yangtze River), China	450	1,476	1996
	[79]	Manhattan Bridge	New York, NY, USA	448	1,470	1909
	[80] *	Lysefjord Bridge	Rogaland, Norway	446	1,463	1997
	[81]	Angus L. Macdonald Bridge	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	441	1,447	1955
	[82]	A. Murray MacKay Bridge	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	427	1,400	1970
	[83]	Triborough Bridge	New York, NY, USA	421	1,380	1936
	[84] *	Älvsborg Bridge	Gothenburg, Sweden	417	1,368	1966
Linked photo	[85] *	Namhae Bridge	Namhae, South Korea	404	1,325	1973
Linked photo	[86] *	Aquitaine Bridge	Bordeaux, France	394	1,293	1967
	[87] *	Amu Daria River Bridge	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	390	1,280	1964
	[88] *	Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge	Cologne, Germany	378	1,240	1954
	[89]	St. Johns Bridge	Portland, OR, USA	368	1,207	1931
	[90] *	Wakato Narrows Bridge	Kitakyūshū, Japan	367	1,204	1962
	[91] *	Mount Hope Bridge	Mount Hope Bay, RI, USA	366	1,200	1929
Linked photo	[92]	Ogdensburg Prescott International Bridge (Seaway Skyway)	Ogdensburg, NY, USA - Prescott, Ontario, Canada	351	1,151	1960
	[93] *	Hercilio Luz Bridge	Florianopolis, Brazil	340	1,115	1926
	[94]	Bidwell Bar Bridge	Oroville, CA, USA	338	1,108	1965
Linked photo	[95] *	Varodd Bridge	Kristiansand, Norway	337	1,106	1956
	[96]	Tamar Bridge	Plymouth-Saltash, United Kingdom	335	1,100	1961
	[97] *	Feda Fjord Bridge	Feda, Vest-Agder, Norway	335	1,100	2006
	[98] *	Deer Isle Bridge	Penobscot Bay, ME, USA	329	1,088	1939
Linked photo	[99] *	Otto Beit Bridge	Chirundu Zambia to Chirundu, Zimbabwe	328	1,085	1939
Linked photo	[100] *	Rombak Bridge	Nordland, Norway	325	1,066	1964
	[101] *	Nærøysund Bridge	Nord-Trøndelag, Norway	325	1,066	1981
	[102] *	Simon Kenton Bridge	Maysville, KY, USA	323	1,060	1932
	[103] *	Île d'Orléans Bridge	Quebec City, Canada	323	1,059	1936
	[104] *	John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (The largest from 1867 until 1883)	Cincinnati, OH, USA	322	1,057	1867
	[105] *	Dent Bridge	Orofino, ID, USA	320	1,050	1971
	[106] *	Cologne Mulheim Bridge	Cologne, Germany	315	1,033	1951
	[107]	Wheeling Suspension Bridge (The largest from 1849 until 1867)	Wheeling, WV, USA	308	1,010	1849
Linked photo	[108] *	Konohana Bridge	Osaka, Japan	300	984	1987
Linked photo	[109] *	Chavanon Viaduct	Merlines and Messeix, France (Chavanon Valley)	300	984	2000
	[110]	Yeongjong Grand Bridge (the largest self-anchored suspension bridge)	Incheon, South Korea	300	984	2000
	[111] *	Elizabeth Bridge	Budapest, Hungary	290	951	1964
	[112] *	Tjeldsund Bridge	Harstad, Norway	290	951	1967
Linked photo	[113] *	Grand-Mère Bridge	Grand-Mère, Canada	289	948	1929
	[114] *	Puente Colgante de Occidente (West Suspension Bridge)	Santa Fé de Antioquia, Colombia	287	940	1894

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The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a long Suspension bridge crossing the Los Angeles Harbor in the U San Pedro is a beach community within Los Angeles California, USA The Mid-Hudson Bridge (officially the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge) is a Toll bridge, which carries highways US 44 and NY 55 Poughkeepsie (pəˈkɪpsiː is a City in New York, USA and serves as the County seat of Dutchess County, located in the Hudson Shantou Bay Bridge is a Suspension bridge located in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the The Fengdu Bridge is a Suspension bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Fengdu County, Sichuan Province, China. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with The Lysefjord Bridge is a Suspension bridge in Rogaland, Norway. is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. The Angus L Macdonald Bridge is a Canadian suspension bridge crossing Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia; it opened on April 2, 1955 Metropolitan Halifax (2006 pop 282924) often referred to as Metro Halifax, or inaccurately Halifax, is the urban part of the Halifax Regional Municipality The A Murray MacKay Bridge is the second Suspension bridge linking the Halifax Peninsula with Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and opened on The Triborough Bridge, often simply referred to as the Triboro; officially named the Robert F The Älvsborg Bridge is a Suspension bridge over Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden, which connects the north and the south part of the city Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. The Namhae Bridge is a Suspension bridge that connects Hadong Noryang and Namhae Noryang, South Korea. Namhae County ( Namhae-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province South Korea. The Pont d'Aquitaine is a large Suspension bridge over the Garonne, north-west of the city of Bordeaux, in France. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate The Amu Daria River Bridge is a Suspension bridge located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Bukhara (Buxoro Бухоро بُخارا Бухара also spelled as Bukhoro and Bokhara, from the Soghdian βuxārak ("lucky Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly The Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge is a Suspension bridge over the Rhine located in Cologne, Germany. The St Johns Bridge is a steel Suspension bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland Oregon, USA between the St Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The, literally translated as "The Great Bridge between Wakamatsu and Tobata" is a Suspension bridge in Kitakyushu, Japan. is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. It is midway between Tokyo and Shanghai. The Mount Hope Bridge is a two-lane Suspension bridge spanning the Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island, at one of the narrowest gaps in Narragansett Narragansett Bay is a Bay and Estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge, also known as the St Ogdensburg is a City in St Lawrence County, New York, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Prescott is a town of approximately 4200 people on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Ontario, Canada, directly across from Ogdensburg Located in Florianopolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil the Hercilio Luz Bridge is the first bridge constructed to link the Florianópolis ( Nicknamed Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Bidwell Bar Bridge, in Oroville California, refers to two Suspension bridges which cross different parts of Lake Oroville. Oroville is the County seat of Butte County California. The city-limits Population was 13004 at the 2000 census; and as of 2007 the population The Varodd Bridge (Varoddbruene is a Suspension bridge in Vest-Agder county in Norway. (formerly "Christianssand" is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway and of the geographical The Tamar Bridge is a major Road Bridge in southwest England carrying traffic between Devon and Cornwall. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Saltash (Essa is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Feda is a village and former municipality in Vest-Agder county Norway. (West Agder is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the west and Aust-Agder to the east The Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge is a Suspension bridge spanning Eggemoggin Reach in the state of Maine. Penobscot Bay originates from the mouth of Maine 's Penobscot River. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean The Chirundu Bridge now consists of two road bridges side by side across the Zambezi River between the small town of Chirundu, Zambia and the village of The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Rombak Bridge (Rombaksbrua is a Suspension bridge, opened in 1964 that crosses the fjord Rombaken near the town of Narvik in Nordland county is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north Nord-Trøndelag in the south Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east Västerbottens Nærøysund Bridge (Nærøysund bru is a Suspension bridge that crosses Nærøysundet between Marøya and Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag is a county in the central Norwegian region called Trøndelag. The Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge is a Suspension bridge built in 1931 and originally opened with a toll Maysville is a city in and the County seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The Île d'Orléans Bridge, known locally as the Pont de l'Île, is a Suspension bridge that spans the Saint Lawrence River between Montmorency The John A Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati Ohio and Covington Kentucky. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Dent Bridge is a Suspension bridge located near Orofino Idaho, United States. Orofino ( "fine gold" in Spanish is a city in Clearwater County, Idaho, along the Clearwater River. The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The Cologne Mulheim Bridge (Mülheimer Brücke is a Suspension bridge on the river Rhine located in Cologne, Germany. The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a Suspension bridge spanning the East channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling West Virginia. Wheeling is a city in West Virginia, in the United States. Most of the city is in Ohio County, with a small West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The is a Self-anchored suspension bridge located in Osaka, Japan. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū The Chavanon Viaduct is a Suspension bridge located in the Chavanon Valley in France connecting the towns of Merlines and Messeix. The Yeongjong Grand Bridge is a Self-anchored suspension bridge located in Incheon, South Korea, linking Yeongjong Island to the Korean mainland Incheon is a metropolitan city and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul. Erzsébet híd, Erzsébet Bridge or Elisabeth Bridge is the second newest bridge and one of the most elegant ones of Budapest, Hungary, Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, TjeldsundbruJPG|thumb|170px|right|Tjeldsund bridge view towards the mainland (east]] The Tjeldsund Bridge (Tjeldsundbrua is a suspension road bridge that crosses is a city and municipality in Norway, and it is located approximately 250 km (150 mi north of the Arctic Circle. Grand Mère is a settlement in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. Santa Fe de Antioquia is a Municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.

Bridges under construction

• Several large suspension bridges are under construction in People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Nanjing Fourth Yangtze Bridge is under construction with 1,418 m (4,652 ft) main span [115], scheduled to be completed in 2010. The Aizhai Bridge is under construction with 1,146 m (3,760 ft) main span [116], scheduled to be completed in 2009. The Huangpu Bridge is under construction with 1,108 m (3,635 ft) main span [117], scheduled to be completed in 2008. The Taizhou Bridge is under construction near Taizhou with two 1,080 m (3,543 ft) spans connecting three towers [118], scheduled to be completed in 2010. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Taizhou administers 6 county-level divisions, including 2 districts and 4 county-level cities Similar Ma'anshan Bridge with two 1,000 m (3,281 ft) main spans is scheduled to be completed in 2010 [119]. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. The Beipanjiang Suspension Bridge is under construction with 888 m (2,913 ft) main span [120], scheduled to be completed in 2009.
• The reconstructed eastern section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be the largest self-anchored suspension bridge ever constructed. As of December 2007 work is continuing on the eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the self-anchored type With one tower, it will have two asymmetric spans of 180 and 385 meters. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2013.

Planned and proposed bridges

• The Sunda Strait Bridge project has been approved by the Indonesian government. The Sunda Strait Bridge is a planned road and Railway connection between the two Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java. 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 meters — roughly fifty percent longer than the current record. [121]
• Several large suspension bridges are planned for China. A suspension bridge is being considered to cross the 22. 5 kilometer wide Qiongzhou Strait. The Qiongzhou Strait ( also called Hainan Strait, is a body of water that separates the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong, southern China, to [122] One design consists of four bridges strung together with four main-spans of 2,000 meters, two main-spans of 1,800 meters, five anchorages and 10 towers. [123] If completed this bridge will assume six of the top seven slots on this list.
• The İzmit Bay Bridge crossing the Marmara Sea in Turkey with a span of 1,668 m is planned, but construction not yet started. The İzmit Bay Bridge is a planned Suspension bridge located at the eastern end of the Sea of Marmara, close to Izmit and approximately 50 kilometers The Sea of Marmara ( Turkish: Marmara Denizi, Greek: Θάλασσα του Μαρμαρά or Προποντίς, Bulgarian Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• The Hardanger Bridge, with a main span of 1,310 m, is to be constructed across the fjord Hardangerfjorden in Norway. Hardanger Bridge is a planned Bridge which will cross the Hardangerfjord in southwestern Norway. With a length of 179 km (111 miles the Hardangerfjord in the county of Hordaland in Norway is the third largest Fjord in the world and the second Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Construction is estimated to be completed in 2011. [124]
• The Chacao Channel bridge connecting the island of Chiloé with mainland Chile. The Chiloé Bicentennial Bridge, popularly known as the Chacao Channel bridge, was a planned Suspension bridge to link the island of Chiloé with continental Chiloé Island ( Spanish: "Isla de Chiloé" also known as' Isla Grande de Chiloé "Greater Island of Chiloé", is the largest island Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the This strange design has two mainspans of 1,055 m and 1,100 m without an anchorage between them. Construction was due to begin in 2007 for completion in 2012, however due to cost overruns the project is now on hold.
• The Strait of Messina Bridge, with a center span of 3,300 m, was planned to connect Italy and Sicily. The Strait of Messina Bridge is a planned Suspension bridge that would cross the Strait of Messina, a narrow section of Water between the eastern tip Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. The project was cancelled on 11 October 2006 by the Romano Prodi-led government amid controversy concerning the bridge's cost and feared Mafia influence [125]. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century The new government from 2008 led by Silvio Berlusconi wants to pick up the project again. (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor
• A suspension bridge had been suggested for the Strait of Gibraltar with a long span of several kilometres. The Strait of Gibraltar ( Arabic: مضيق جبل طارق Spanish: Estrecho de Gibraltar) is the Strait that connects the Atlantic The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The suspension cables for a very long bridge might be suspended from the ends of cable-stayed struts extending diagonally from huge pylons. However as of 2008 a Tunnel is planned instead. Gibraltar Tunnel is envisioned as a rail tunnel that would link Africa and Europe.

Planned bridges never built

• Construction of the Malta-Gozo Bridge started in the early 1970s, but was stopped after protests from the Gozitans. Gozo ( Għawdex) is an Island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, the island is part of the Southern European

Bridges ranked by total length

It is also possible to rank suspension bridges by the total length of suspension. Note that some of these bridges have more than two anchorages, so these are actually multiple bridges. Having more than two towers without a central anchorage could be unstable in some conditions. A modern exception was the design of the proposed Chacao Channel bridge, a project which has been canceled. The Chiloé Bicentennial Bridge, popularly known as the Chacao Channel bridge, was a planned Suspension bridge to link the island of Chiloé with continental This innovative bridge was to have two main spans, made possible by the use of a rigid central tower composed of two side-by-side A frames. The stiffness of these frames (as opposed to the flexibility of the usual spar tower) prevents transmission of significant dynamic forces between the mainspans, ensuring dynamic stability in various wind conditions.

1. Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (Japan) 3909 m
2. Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge (Japan) 3260 m (suspended sections are not all contiguous)
3. Great Seto Bridge (Japan) 3186 m (two bridges with common anchorage)
4. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (USA) 2822 m (two bridges with common central anchorage)
5. Great Belt Bridge (Denmark) 2719 m
6. Mackinac Bridge (USA) 2625 m

History of long spans

• Union Bridge (England/Scotland) 137 m - 1820. The, also known as Marcus Bridge in Japan was completed in 1998 and is the world's longest Suspension bridge (measured by the length of the center span of) The, which connects the island of Ōshima to the main part of Shikoku, is the world's longest Suspension bridge structure and was completed in 1999 The, or Seto-Ohashi Bridge, is a series of double deck Bridges connecting Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small The Great Belt Fixed Link (Storebæltsforbindelsen is the Fixed link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt The Mackinac Bridge (ˈmækɨnɔː with a silent "c" at the end of the word is a Suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the The Union Bridge, also called the Chain Bridge, spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick The longest span from 1820 to 1826. The oldest in the world still in use today.
• Menai Suspension Bridge (north Wales) 176 m - 1826, The longest span from 1826 until 1834. The Menai Suspension Bridge, or Pont Grog y Borth in Welsh, is a Suspension bridge between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales
• Zähringen Bridge (Switzerland) 271 m - 1834. The longest span from 1834 until 1849. The bridge was removed in the 1920s.
• Wheeling Suspension Bridge (USA) 308 m - 1849. The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a Suspension bridge spanning the East channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling West Virginia. The longest span from 1849 until 1851 and from 1864 to 1866
• Lewiston-Queenston Bridge (USA and Canada) 317 m - 1851. The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge is an Arch bridge that crosses the Niagara River gorge just south of the Niagara Escarpment. The longest cable span from 1851 until it was destroyed by wind in 1864. However, the road deck span was only 258 m.
• John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (USA) 322 m - 1866. The John A Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati Ohio and Covington Kentucky. The longest span from 1866 - 1869
• Niagara Clifton Bridge 384 m - 1869. The Niagara Clifton Bridge also known as the first Falls View Suspension Bridge was a suspension bridge over the Niagara River between Niagara Falls New The longest span from 1869 to 1883. Replaced in 1899.
• Brooklyn Bridge (USA) 486 m - 1883. The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the The longest span from 1883 until 1903.
• Williamsburg Bridge (USA) 488 m - 1903. The Williamsburg Bridge is a Suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan The longest span from 1903 until 1924.
• Bear Mountain Bridge (USA) 497 m - 1924. The Bear Mountain Bridge is a toll Suspension bridge in New York State, carrying U The longest span from 1924 to 1926. 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 (USA) 533 m - 1926. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known as the Ben Franklin Bridge) originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a Suspension bridge across the The longest span from 1926 until 1929.
• Ambassador Bridge (Michigan-Ontario, USA-Canada) 564 m - 1929. The Ambassador Bridge is a Privately-owned Suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The longest span from 1929 to 1931.
• George Washington Bridge (USA) 1067 m - 1931. The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George) is a Suspension bridge spanning The longest span from 1931 until 1937.
• Golden Gate Bridge (USA) 1,280 m - 1937. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean The longest span from 1937 until 1964.
• Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (USA) 1,298 m – 1964. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked Suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New The longest span from 1964 until 1981.
• Humber Bridge (UK) 1,410 m - 1981. The Humber Bridge is the fifth-largest single-span Suspension bridge in the world near Kingston upon Hull in England. The longest span from 1981 until 1998.
• Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (Japan) 1,991 m - 1998. The, also known as Marcus Bridge in Japan was completed in 1998 and is the world's longest Suspension bridge (measured by the length of the center span of) The longest span from 1998 to the present.

Other record holders

• Tacoma Narrows Bridge (USA) 853 m - 1950 & 2007. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of mile-long Suspension bridges in the U The largest twin suspension bridge in the world.
• Royal Gorge Bridge (USA) 1929 The highest (384 m) suspension bridge in the world. The Royal Gorge Bridge is a Tourist attraction near Cañon City, Colorado, within a 360 Acre (1
• Tsing Ma Bridge (China) 1,377 m - 1997. Tsing Ma Bridge is a Bridge in Hong Kong, China. It is the world's seventh-longest span Suspension bridge. The longest span carrying road and rail traffic.
• George Washington Bridge (USA). The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George) is a Suspension bridge spanning Suspensions bridge with the most lanes of traffic - fourteen.

See also

• List of spans (list of remarkable permanent wire spans)

External links

• Progress of Center Span on Long-Span Bridges at the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Co. The following is a list of remarkable spans either used for powerline crossings of rivers sea straits or valleys as antenna or for aerial tramways

References

Note: Some of the information posted on the following sites may differ from that above. As of February 21 2006, the sites were out of date or inaccurate as noted in parenthesis

• Denenberg, David, Bridgemeister.com (an extensive inventory of roughly 2,000 suspension bridges)
• Janberg, Nicolas, Suspension bridges, Structurae. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland de (an extensive database of structures including many suspension bridges)
• Durkee, Jackson, "World's Longest Bridge Spans", National Steel Bridge Alliance, May 24, 1999 (out of date)
• The World's Greatest Bridges, The Bridge over the Strait of Messina (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)