List of longest suspension bridge spans


The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span. 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. If one bridge has a longer span than another it does not necessarily mean that the bridge is longer from shore to shore.
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.
Since 1998 Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan holds the record with its span of. The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge of the Dardanelles, currently under construction in Turkey, is expected to surpass it with a span of.

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.
ImageRankNameMain
span
Main
span
Year openedLocationCountryRef.
1Akashi Kaikyō Bridge1,9911998Kobe
2Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge1,7005,5772019Wuhan
3Nansha Bridge
1,6882019Dongguan
4Xihoumen Bridge1,6502009Zhoushan
5Great Belt Bridge1,6241998Korsør – Sprogø
6Osman Gazi Bridge1,5502016Dilovası – Altınova
7Yi Sun-sin Bridge1,5452012Gwangyang – Yeosu
8Runyang Bridge1,4904,8882005Yangzhou – Zhenjiang
91,4804,8542018Yueyang
10Nanjing Fourth Yangtze Bridge1,4184,6522012Nanjing
11Humber Bridge1,4104,6261981Hessle – Barton-upon-Humber
12Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge1,4084,6192016İstanbul
13Jiangyin Bridge1,3854,5441999Jiangyin – Jingjiang
14Tsing Ma Bridge1,3774,5181997Tsing Yi – Ma Wan
15Hardanger Bridge1,3104,2982013Ulvik – Ullensvang
16Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge1,2984,2601964New York City
17Golden Gate Bridge1,2804,2001937San Francisco – Marin County
18Yangluo Bridge1,2804,2002007Wuhan
19Höga Kusten Bridge1,2103,9701997Utansjö
20Nansha Bridge
1,2003,9372019Dongguan
21Hongjun Chishuihe Bridge
赤水河红军大桥		1,2003,9372019Xishui - Gulin
22Longjiang River Bridge1,1963,9242016Wuhexiang
23Aizhai Bridge1,1763,8582012Jishou
24Mackinac Bridge1,1583,8001957Mackinaw City – St. Ignace
251,1503,7732015Ulsan
26Hålogaland Bridge1,1453,7572018Rombaken, Narvik
27Qingshui River Bridge1,1303,7072015Kaiyang County, Guizhou
28Huangpu Bridge1,1083,6352008Guangzhou
29Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge1,1003,6091989Sakaide – Shiwaku Islands
30Xingkang Bridge
兴康大桥		1,1003,6092018Luding County, Sichuan
31Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge1,0903,5761988İstanbul
32Baling River Bridge1,0883,5702009Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County
33Taizhou Bridge1,080 3,543 2012Taizhou
34Ma'anshan Bridge1,080 3,543 2013Ma'anshan
35Bosphorus Bridge1,0743,5241973İstanbul
36George Washington Bridge1,0673,5001931New York City – Fort Lee
37Fuma Yangtze River Bridge
驸马长江大桥		1,0503,4452017Wanzhou
38Third Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge1,0303,3791999Imabari – Umashima Island
39Second Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge1,0203,3461999Umashima Island – Ōshima
4025 de Abril Bridge1,0133,3231966Lisbon – Almada
41Forth Road Bridge1,0063,3011964South Queensferry – North Queensferry
42Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge9903,2481988Sakaide – Shiwaku Islands
43Severn Bridge9883,2411966Bristol – Chepstow
44Yichang Bridge9603,1502001Yichang
45Shimotsui-Seto Bridge9403,0841988Kojima – Shiwaku Islands
46Xiushan Bridge9263,0382019Daishan, Zhejiang
47Xiling Bridge9002,9531996Sandouping
48Si Du River Bridge9002,9532009Yesanguan
49Humen Pearl River Bridge8882,9131997Dongguan
50
寸滩长江大桥		8802,8872017Chongqing
51Ōnaruto Bridge8762,8741985Naruto – Awaji Island
52Lishui River Bridge8562,8082013Zhangjiajie
53Second Tacoma Narrows Bridge
8532,7991950Tacoma
54Third Tacoma Narrows Bridge
8532,7992007Tacoma
55Askøy Bridge8502,7891992Bergen – Askøy
56Yingwuzhou Bridge850 2,790 2014Wuhan
578502,7902016Ucheon – Jeokgeum
58
至喜长江大桥（庙嘴长江大桥）		8382,7492016Yichang
59Nanxi Bridge8202,6902012Nanxi District
60Qincaobei Bridge7882,5852013Lidu
61Innoshima Bridge7702,5261983Innoshima – Mukaishima
62Akinada Bridge7502,4612000Kure – Shimokamagari
63Semey Bridge7502,4612000Semey
64Yuecheng Xijiang Bridge
悦城西江大桥		7382,4212019Yunfu
64Jinshajiang Jindong Bridge
金东大桥		7302,3952017Huidong County
65New Carquinez Bridge7282,3882003Vallejo – Crockett

66Hakuchō Bridge7202,3621998Muroran
67Angostura Bridge7122,3361967Ciudad Bolívar
68Kanmon Bridge7122,3361973Kitakyushu – Shimonoseki
69San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
7042,3101936San Francisco – Yerba Buena Island
70San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
7042,3101936San Francisco – Yerba Buena Island
71Bronx–Whitestone Bridge7012,3001939New York City
72Maputo–Katembe bridge6802,2312018Maputo – Katembe
73Stord Bridge6772,2212001Stord – Føyno
74Pierre Laporte Bridge6682,1921970Quebec City
75Sunxihe Bridge
笋溪河大桥		6602,1652018Bailinzhen
76Delaware Memorial Bridge
6562,1521951New Castle – Deepwater
77Delaware Memorial Bridge
6562,1521968New Castle – Deepwater
78Jinshajiang Hulukou Bridge6562,1522017Hulukouzhen
79
천사대교		650 2,133 2019Mokpo
80Haicang Bridge6482,1261999Xiamen
81Beipan River Hukun Expressway Bridge6362,0872009Qinglong County
82Puli Bridge6282,0602015Pulixiang
83Gjemnessund Bridge6232,0441992Gjemnes – Bergsøya
84Yuzui Yangtze Bridge6162,0212009Yuzuizhen
85Walt Whitman Bridge6102,0011957Philadelphia – Gloucester City
86Tancarville Bridge6081,9951959Tancarville – Marais-Vernier
87New Little Belt Bridge6001,9691970Middelfart – Fredericia
88First Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge6001,9691999Umashima Island – Ōshima

89E'gongyan Rail Transit Bridge6001,9692019Chongqing
90E'gongyan Bridge6001,9692000Chongqing
91Jijiang Yangtze Bridge6001,9692016Chongqing

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.
NameMain
span
metres		Main
span
feet		Year to openLocationCountry
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge2,0236,6372022Gelibolu – Lapseki

南京仙新路过江通道		1,7605,7742023Nanjing
Lingding Bridge
深中通道伶仃航道桥		1,6665,4662024Shenzhen

龙潭长江大桥		1,5605,1182024Nanjing-Yangzhou
Jin'an Bridge
金安金沙江大桥（丽攀高速）		1,3864,5472020Lijiang, Yunnan
Dahe Bridge
大河特大桥		1,2504,1012023Lipanshui
Longmen Bridge
龙门跨海大桥		1,1603,8062023Fangchenggang – Qinzhou
Wujiagang Yangtse Bridge
伍家岗长江大桥		1,1603,8062020Yichang
Brăila Bridge1,1203,6702022Brăila
Chacao Channel bridge1,1003,6082023Calbuco - Chiloé
Kaizhouhu Bridge
开州湖特大桥		1,1003,4062021Guizhou
Wufengshan Yangtse River Bridge
五峰山长江大桥		1,0923,5832020Zhenjiang, Jiangsu
Qiaojia Jinsha River Bridge
巧家支线金沙江大桥		1,0603,4782022Yunnan -Sichuan
Qipanzhou Yangtse River Bridge
棋盘洲长江大桥		1,0383,4062020Huangshi, Hubei
Xintian Yangtse River Bridge
新田长江大桥		1,0203,3462023Wanzhou, Chongqing
Baiyang Yangtse River Bridge
白洋长江大桥		1,0003,2812020Yidu, Hubei
Jiangdihe Bridge
江底河大桥		9203,0182023Yunnan
Second Namhae Bridge
제2남해대교
第2南海大橋		8902,9202020Namhaedo
Taihong Yangtse River Bridge
太洪长江大桥		8082,6512020Chongqing
Oujiang North Bridge
瓯江北口大桥		8002,6252021Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Jinshajiang Hutiaoxia Bridge
金沙江大桥（香丽高速）		7662,5132020Hutiaoxiazhen
Youxi Yangtse River Bridge
油溪长江大桥		7602,4932022Chongqing
Changshou Yangtse River Bridge
长寿长江二桥		7392,4252020Changshou, Chongqing
Guanting Reservoir Bridge
官厅水库特大桥		7202,3622019Huailai, Hebei
Honghe Jianyuan Bridge
建元高速红河特大桥		7002,2972020Yuanyang
Jinshajiang Hutiaoxia Railway Bridge
金沙江大桥（丽香铁路）		6602,1652021Hutiaoxiazhen

Planned and proposed bridges

NameLocationMain
span		StatusNotes
Gibraltar BridgeSpain to MoroccoVery longProposedSome 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.
HordfastBjørnafjorden, NorwayPlannedThe preferred solution to connect Bergen and Haugesund along E39 highway. This is probably the most difficult of the planned E39 crossings. A 5 km long floating bridge over the deep fjord is planned. The bridge must have a maximum clearance above water of 55 m like the Hardanger Bridge. Plans do not include construction start before 2030. Like some of the other E39 new technology needs to be developed inspired by offshore technology, and cost calculations are unreliable.
Sulafjord BridgeSulafjorden, NorwayPlannedWill replace the ferry connecting Hareid and Sula, as well as being part of the national "Ferry-free E39" project. This bridge is a challenging and costly project, crossing wide and deep fjord. Sulafjorden is a part of Storfjorden, and the Sulafjord Bridge is decided instead of the Storfjord Bridge. Plans do not include construction start before 2030.
SognebruaSognefjorden, NorwayPlannedOne of several proposals for crossing the fjord as part of making the E39 highway along Norway's west coast ferry-free. The bridge would utilise two towers 450 m tall and have a maximum clearance above water of 70 m. Plans do not include construction start before 2030.
Strait of Messina BridgeSicily to mainland ItalyCancelledThe project was cancelled on 11 October 2006 by the Romano Prodi-led government amid controversy concerning the bridge's cost. 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 BridgeJava to Sumatra, Indonesiaabout CancelledThis project has been approved by the Indonesian government. If completed, it will not only be the world's longest suspension bridge, but will also have a main span of about —roughly fifty percent longer than the current record.
Malacca Strait BridgePeninsular Malaysia, Malaysia to Sumatra, IndonesiaPreliminary workJoint project between the Malaysian and Indonesian governments for a 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.
Edvard Grieg BridgeHalsafjord, Norwayabout ProposedThe bridge will replace a ferry, and reduce the driving time between Trondheim and Molde by 34 minutes.
Mao Zedong BridgeQiongzhou Strait, Chinaabout Preliminary workA suspension bridge is being considered to cross the Qiongzhou Strait. 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. If completed this bridge will assume six of the top seven longest spans.
Julsund BridgeJulsundet, NorwayPlannedThe bridge will replace a ferry, located west of Molde. Together with 16 km undersea tunnel under Romsdalsfjorden, is a part of the "ferry-free E39" project. Compared with other E39 projects, these are more known sizes and therefore more feasible. Plans say construction start will be between 2025–2030.

History of longest suspension spans

ImageBridgeLocationlength
m 		Year of
longest span		Notes
Maya Bridge at YaxchilanMexico600–1430Hemp-rope simple suspension footbridge. Existence unproven. No longer standing.
Prior longest bridges are located in List of longest arch bridge spans
Exceeded by the masonry arch Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge from 1377 to 1416, with main span of 72m.
Chushul ChakzamTibet1430–1820Chain suspension footbridge south of Lhasa, built by Thangtong Gyalpo. Reported by British spies to still be in use in 1878. Later fell into disuse after river course changed, swamping the northern end. Dynamited by Chinese soldiers after the PRC incorporation of Tibet in 1950.
Union BridgeScotland - England, UK1820–1826The oldest in the world still in use today.
Menai Suspension BridgeWales, UK1826–1834
Great Suspension BridgeFribourg, Switzerland1834–1849The bridge was replaced by the in the 1920s.
Wheeling Suspension BridgeWest Virginia, US1849–1866The longest deck span from 1849 until 1866, and the oldest vehicular suspension bridge in use in the United States.
Queenston-Lewiston BridgeUS and Canada1851–1866The 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 BridgeKentucky - Ohio, US1866–1869
Niagara Clifton BridgeUS and Canada1869–1883Replaced in 1899.
Brooklyn BridgeNew York City, US1883–1903
Williamsburg BridgeNew York City, US1903–1926It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Forth Railway Bridge, completed in 1890, a cantilever bridge with two spans of 521 m was longer until surpassed by the Quebec Bridge in 1917.
Bear Mountain BridgeNew York, US1924–1926It 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.
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 BridgePennsylvania - New Jersey, US1926–1929It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges.
Ambassador BridgeUS and Canada1929–1931Since this bridge was built, the record for longest bridge span has only been held by suspension bridges.
George Washington BridgeNew York - New Jersey, US1931–1937The first span longer than 1 km.
Golden Gate BridgeCalifornia, US1937–1964Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1937 to 1964
Verrazzano-Narrows BridgeNew York City, US1964–1981Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1964 to 1981
Humber BridgeEast Riding of Yorkshire - Lincolnshire, United Kingdom1981–1998Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1981 to 1998
Akashi-Kaikyo BridgeJapan1998–PresentThe longest bridge span in the world since 1998

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Other record-holding suspension bridges