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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge Eastern Span (California, United States). Opened in 2013, it is the widest bridge in the world (78.74 m [258.3 ft]), the most expensive bridge and the largest self-anchored suspension bridge ever constructed. [97] [98] Tacoma Narrows Bridges (Washington, United States). Opened in 1950 and 2007, the pair of ...
This is a list of the major current and former bridges in the United States. ... John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge: 322 m (1,056 ft) 686 m (2,251 ft) Suspension
The bridge opened on November 1, 1957, [10] connecting two peninsulas linked for decades by ferries. At the time, the bridge was formally dedicated as the "world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages", allowing a superlative comparison to the Golden Gate Bridge, which has a longer center span between towers, and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, which has an anchorage in the middle.
The clearance below required under bridges for the largest ships—container ships, ocean liners and cruise ships—is around 220 feet (67 m) so there are often bridges with approximately that height located in coastal cities with bays or inlets, such as New York City's Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. [1]
Suspension bridges in the United States by state or territory (15 C) Pages in category "Suspension bridges in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this ...
Janberg, Nicolas, Suspension bridges, Structurae.de (an extensive database of structures including many suspension bridges) Durkee, Jackson, "World's Longest Bridge Spans", National Steel Bridge Alliance, 24 May 1999 (out of date) The World's Greatest Bridges, Archive.org copy of The Bridge over the Strait of Messina website (out of date and ...
United States Mokpo Bridge 3,060 10,040: 500 1,600: 2012: Road: South Korea ... List of longest suspension bridge spans; List of longest tunnels; List of bridges;
The Otto Beit Bridge (1938–1939) was the first modern suspension bridge outside the United States built with parallel wire cables. [ 19 ] Drawing of the Tibetan-built Chaksam bridge south of Lhasa , constructed in 1430, with long chains suspended between towers, and vertical suspender ropes carrying the weight of a planked footway below.