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The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [4]
The Long River Bridge or Longjiang Bridge (龙江特大桥) is a suspension bridge near Baoshan, Yunnan, China. The main span of the bridge is 1,196 m (3,924 ft) making it one of the longest ever built. [2] The bridge is also one of the highest in world sitting 280 m (920 ft) above the river below. The bridge started construction on August 2 ...
Image N° Name Longest span (metres) Total Length (metres) Type Carries Cross Year opened Location Province 1: Xihoumen Bridge: 1650: 5452: Suspension bridge
China has been pushing the boundaries of bridge construction with many record breaking bridges, including: The Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge, the world's longest bridge measuring over 164 kilometres (102 mi). [1] The Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, the third-longest suspension bridge span.
China Aqua Bridge (Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line) 4,384 14,383: 240 790: ... List of longest continuous truss bridge spans; List of longest suspension bridge spans; List of ...
The Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 鹦鹉洲长江大桥) is a bridge carrying the southern section of the Second Ring Road over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world with two consecutive 850 m (2,790 ft) spans.
The south bridge is a suspension bridge with a main span of 1,490 metres (4,888 ft). Upon its completion in 2005 it became the third longest suspension bridge span in the world and the largest in China. With the opening of the Xihoumen Bridge in 2007, it became the second longest span in China. It is now the ninth longest in the world.
The Fengdu Yangtze River Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Fengdu County, Chongqing, China. Completed in 1996, it has a main span of 450 metres (1,480 ft) placing it among the longest suspension bridges in the world.