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List of longest suspension bridge spans

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The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey, opened in 2022, has the longest central span (2,023 m) of any suspension bridge.[1][2][3]

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] 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, as of 2021, the 31 longest bridges on this list are the 31 longest spans of all types of vehicular bridges (other than floating pontoon bridges).

The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey holds the record since opening to traffic in March 2022, with a span of 2,023 metres (6,637 ft).[1][3] Since 1998, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan previously held the record with a span of 1,991 metres (6,532 ft).

Completed suspension bridges

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This list includes only completed suspension bridges that carry automobiles or trains that are at least 1,000 m (3,300 ft) long. It does not include cable-stayed bridges, footbridges, or pipeline bridges.

Green Denotes bridge that contains or previously contained the longest span in the world
Image Rank Name Main span
metres (feet)
Year opened Location Country Ref.
1 1915 Çanakkale Bridge 2,023 m (6,637.1 ft) 2022 GeliboluLapseki (Dardanelles)
40°20′18″N 26°37′58″E / 40.33833°N 26.63278°E / 40.33833; 26.63278 (Çanakkale 1915 Bridge)
 Turkey [5]
2 Akashi Kaikyo Bridge 1,991 m (6,532.2 ft) 1998 Kobe (Hyōgo)
34°37′1.3″N 135°1′18.9″E / 34.617028°N 135.021917°E / 34.617028; 135.021917 (Akashi Kaikyo Bridge)
 Japan [6]
3 Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge 1,700 m (5,577.4 ft) 2019 Wuhan (Hubei)
30°30′24″N 114°15′24″E / 30.50667°N 114.25667°E / 30.50667; 114.25667 (Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge)
 China [7]
4 Nansha Bridge
(East span)
1,688 m (5,538.1 ft) 2019 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 [8]
5 Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge
深中通道伶仃航道桥
1,666 m (5,466 ft) 2024 Shenzhen (Guangdong)
22°35′37.6″N 113°46′05.6″E / 22.593778°N 113.768222°E / 22.593778; 113.768222 (Lingding Bridge)
 China
6 Xihoumen Bridge 1,650 m (5,413.4 ft) 2009 Zhoushan (Zhejiang)
30°3′42.4″N 121°54′57.6″E / 30.061778°N 121.916000°E / 30.061778; 121.916000 (Xihoumen Bridge)
 China [9]
7 Great Belt Bridge 1,624 m (5,328.1 ft) 1998 KorsørSprogø (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 [10]
8 Osman Gazi Bridge 1,550 m (5,085.3 ft) 2016 DilovasıAltınova (Gulf of İzmit)
40°45′15″N 29°30′55″E / 40.75417°N 29.51528°E / 40.75417; 29.51528 (İzmit Bay Bridge)
 Turkey [11]
9 Yi Sun-sin Bridge 1,545 m (5,068.9 ft) 2012 GwangyangYeosu (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 [12]
10 Runyang Bridge 1,490 m (4,888.5 ft) 2005 YangzhouZhenjiang

(Jiangsu)
32°12′24.6″N 119°21′49.9″E / 32.206833°N 119.363861°E / 32.206833; 119.363861 (Runyang Bridge)

 China [13][14]
11 Second Dongtinghu Bridge [zh] 1,480 m (4,855.6 ft) 2018 Yueyang (Hunan)
29°25′29″N 113°07′20″E / 29.42472°N 113.12222°E / 29.42472; 113.12222 (Second Dongtinghu Bridge)
 China [15][16]
12 Nanjing Fourth Yangtze Bridge 1,418 m (4,652.2 ft) 2012 Nanjing (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 [17]
13 Humber Bridge 1,410 m (4,626.0 ft) 1981 HessleBarton-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 [18][19]
14 Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge 1,408 m (4,619.4 ft) 2016 Istanbul (Bosphorus)
41°12′31″N 29°7′5″E / 41.20861°N 29.11806°E / 41.20861; 29.11806 (Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge)
 Turkey [20][21]
15 Jin'an Bridge 1,386 m (4,547 ft) 2020 Lijiang, Yunnan

26°49′20″N 100°26′30″E / 26.82222°N 100.44167°E / 26.82222; 100.44167 (Jin'an Bridge)

 China [22]
16 Jiangyin Bridge 1,385 m (4,544.0 ft) 1999 JiangyinJingjiang

(Jiangsu)
31°56′43.1″N 120°16′10″E / 31.945306°N 120.26944°E / 31.945306; 120.26944 (Jiangyin Suspension Bridge)

 China [23]
17 Tsing Ma Bridge 1,377 m (4,517.7 ft) 1997 Tsing YiMa Wan (Hong Kong)
22°21′4.8″N 114°4′25.6″E / 22.351333°N 114.073778°E / 22.351333; 114.073778 (Tsing Ma Bridge)
 China [24]
18 Hardanger Bridge 1,310 m (4,297.9 ft) 2013 UlvikEidfjord (Vestland)
60°28′42.9″N 6°49′47.2″E / 60.478583°N 6.829778°E / 60.478583; 6.829778 (Hardanger Bridge)
 Norway [25][26]
19 Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 1,298 m (4,258.5 ft) 1964 New York City (New York)
40°36′23″N 74°2′43.2″W / 40.60639°N 74.045333°W / 40.60639; -74.045333 (Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge)
 United States [27]
20 Golden Gate Bridge 1,280 m (4,199.5 ft) 1937 San FranciscoMarin 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 [28]
21 Yangluo Bridge 1,280 m (4,199.5 ft) 2007 Wuhan (Hubei)
30°38′12.9″N 114°33′17.8″E / 30.636917°N 114.554944°E / 30.636917; 114.554944 (Yangluo Bridge)
 China [29]
22 Höga Kusten Bridge 1,210 m (3,969.8 ft) 1997 Utansjö (Västernorrland County)
62°47′53″N 17°56′15″E / 62.79806°N 17.93750°E / 62.79806; 17.93750 (Höga Kusten Bridge)
 Sweden [30]
23 Nansha Bridge
(West span)
1,200 m (3,937.0 ft) 2019 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 [8]
24 Hongjun Chishuihe Bridge 1,200 m (3,937.0 ft) 2019[31] Xishui (Guizhou)–Gulin

(Sichuan)

 China [32][33]
25 Longjiang River Bridge 1,196 m (3,923.9 ft) 2016 Wuhexiang (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 [34]
26 Aizhai Bridge 1,176 m (3,858.3 ft) 2012 Jishou (Hunan)
28°19′54.1″N 109°35′53.2″E / 28.331694°N 109.598111°E / 28.331694; 109.598111 (Aizhai Bridge)
 China [35]
27 Wujiagang Yangtze River Bridge [zh]
伍家岗长江大桥
1,160 m (3,810 ft) 2021 Yichang (Hubei)

30°37′03″N 111°21′37″E / 30.61750°N 111.36028°E / 30.61750; 111.36028 (Wujiagang Bridge (Guangxi))

 China [36]
28 Mackinac Bridge 1,158 m (3,799.2 ft) 1957 Mackinaw CitySt. 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 [37]
29 Ulsan Bridge 1,150 m (3,773.0 ft) 2015 Ulsan
35°30′41″N 129°23′28″E / 35.51139°N 129.39111°E / 35.51139; 129.39111 (Ulsan Bridge)
 South Korea [38][39]
30 Hålogaland Bridge 1,145 m (3,756.6 ft) 2018 Rombaken, Narvik
68°27′32″N 17°28′56″E / 68.45889°N 17.48222°E / 68.45889; 17.48222 (Hålogaland Bridge)
 Norway [40]
31 Qingshui River Bridge 1,130 m (3,707.3 ft) 2015 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 [41]
32 Brăila Bridge 1,120 m (3,670 ft) 2023 Brăila (Danube)
45°18′52″N 28°00′12″E / 45.31444°N 28.00333°E / 45.31444; 28.00333 (Brăila Bridge)
 Romania [42]
33 Huangpu Bridge 1,108 m (3,635.2 ft) 2008 Guangzhou (Guangdong)
23°4′17.1″N 113°28′33.9″E / 23.071417°N 113.476083°E / 23.071417; 113.476083 (Huangpu Bridge)
 China [43]
34 Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge 1,100 m (3,608.9 ft) 1989 SakaideShiwaku 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 [44]
35 Xingkang Bridge 1,100 m (3,608.9 ft) 2018 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 [45][46]
36 Kaizhouhu Bridge [Wikidata]
开州湖特大桥
1,100 m (3,600 ft) 2021 Guizhou

27°11′59″N 107°05′14″E / 27.19972°N 107.08722°E / 27.19972; 107.08722 (Haizhouhu Bridge (Guangxi))

 China [47][48]
37 Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge 1,092 m (3,582.7 ft) 2020 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu
32°13′36.26″N 119°40′35.4″E / 32.2267389°N 119.676500°E / 32.2267389; 119.676500 (Wufengshan Bridge)
 China [49][50]
38 Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge 1,090 m (3,576.1 ft) 1988 Istanbul (Bosphorus)
41°5′28″N 29°3′40″E / 41.09111°N 29.06111°E / 41.09111; 29.06111 (Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge)
 Turkey [51]
39 Baling River Bridge 1,088 m (3,569.6 ft) 2009 Guanling 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 [52]
40 Taizhou Bridge 1,080 m (3,543.3 ft)[note 1] 2012 Taizhou (Jiangsu)
32°14′47.8″N 119°52′36.1″E / 32.246611°N 119.876694°E / 32.246611; 119.876694 (Taizhou Bridge)
 China [53]
41 Ma'anshan Bridge 1,080 m (3,543.3 ft) 2013 Ma'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 [54]
42 Bosphorus Bridge 1,074 m (3,523.6 ft) 1973 Istanbul (Bosphorus)
41°2′42″N 29°2′2″E / 41.04500°N 29.03389°E / 41.04500; 29.03389 (Bosphorus Bridge)
 Turkey [55]
43 George Washington Bridge 1,067 m (3,500.7 ft) 1931 New 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 [56]
44 Fuma Yangtze River Bridge [Wikidata]
驸马长江大桥
1,050 m (3,444.9 ft) 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 [57][58]
45 Qipanzhou Yangtze River Bridge [zh] 1,038 m (3,405.5 ft) 2021 Huangshi, Hubei
30°09′9.28″N 115°16′2.27″E / 30.1525778°N 115.2672972°E / 30.1525778; 115.2672972 (Qipanzhou Bridge)
 China [59]
46 Third Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge 1,030 m (3,379.3 ft) 1999 ImabariUmashima 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 [60]
47 Second Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge 1,020 m (3,346.5 ft) 1999 Umashima IslandŌshima (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 [60]
48 Xintian Yangtze River Bridge
新田长江大桥
1,020 m (3,350 ft) 2022 Wanzhou, Chongqing
30°42′07″N 108°23′31″E / 30.70194°N 108.39194°E / 30.70194; 108.39194 (Xintian Yangtze River Bridge)
 China [61]
49 25 de Abril Bridge 1,013 m (3,323.5 ft) 1966 LisbonAlmada (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 [62]
50 Forth Road Bridge 1,006 m (3,300.5 ft) 1964 South QueensferryNorth 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 [63]
51 Yidu Yangtze River Bridge [zh] 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 2021 Yidu, Hubei
30°24′33″N 111°31′00″E / 30.40917°N 111.51667°E / 30.40917; 111.51667 (Baiyang Bridge)
 China [64]

Bridges under construction

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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 (feet)
Year to open Location Country Ref.
Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang-Rugao Yangtze River Bridge (South span)

张靖皋长江大桥南航道桥

2,300 m (7,550 ft) 2028 Zhangjiagang (Jiangsu)
32°1′13″N 120°31′32″E / 32.02028°N 120.52556°E / 32.02028; 120.52556 (Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang-Rugao Yangtze River Bridge South Bridge)
 China [65]
Shiziyang Bridge

狮子洋大桥

2,180 m (7,150 ft) 2028 Guangzhou-Dongguan

(Guangdong)
22°51′3″N 113°33′56″E / 22.85083°N 113.56556°E / 22.85083; 113.56556 (Shiziyang Bridge)

 China [66]
Yanji Yangtze River Bridge

燕矶长江大桥

1,860 m (6,100 ft) 2025 Huanggang-Ezhou (Hubei)
30°24′21″N 114°59′22″E / 30.40583°N 114.98944°E / 30.40583; 114.98944 (Yanji Yangtze River Bridge)
 China [67]
Shuangyumen Bridge

双屿门特大桥

1,768 m (5,800 ft) 2027 Zhoushan (Zhejiang)
29°44′29″N 122°02′50.23″E / 29.74139°N 122.0472861°E / 29.74139; 122.0472861 (Shuangyumen Bridge)
 China [68]
Nanjing Xianxin Road Yangtze River Bridge [zh]
南京仙新路过江通道
1,760 m (5,770 ft) 2024 Nanjing (Jiangsu)
32°10′55″N 118°53′46″E / 32.18194°N 118.89611°E / 32.18194; 118.89611 (Xianxin Road Yangtze River Bridge)
 China [69]
Lugu Lake Bridge

泸沽湖特大桥

1,680 m (5,510 ft)[70] 2027 Liangshan (Sichuan)  China [71]
Xiaowan Lancang River Bridge

小湾澜沧江特大桥

1,575 m (5,170 ft) Fengqing (Yunnan)  China [72]
Longtan Yangtze River Bridge [zh]
龙潭长江大桥
1,560 m (5,120 ft) 2024 Nanjing-Yangzhou (Jiangsu)
32°14′40″N 119°05′14″E / 32.24444°N 119.08722°E / 32.24444; 119.08722 (Longtan Yangtze River Bridge)
 China [73]
Dadong Jinsha River Bridge

大东金沙江特大桥

1,520 m (4,990 ft) 2026 Lijiang, (Yunnan)

23°15′22″N 102°50′06″E / 23.25611°N 102.83500°E / 23.25611; 102.83500 (Honghe Bridge)

 China [74]
Xihoumen Rail / Road Bridge

西堠门公铁两用大桥

1,488 m (4,882 ft) 2026 Zhoushan (Zhejiang)
30°4′49.83″N 121°54′12.04″E / 30.0805083°N 121.9033444°E / 30.0805083; 121.9033444 (Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge)
 China [75]
Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge

双柳长江大桥

1,430 m (4,690 ft) 2026 Wuhan-Ezhou (Hubei)
30°36′28″N 114°44′59″E / 30.60778°N 114.74972°E / 30.60778; 114.74972 (Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge)
 China [76]
Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge

花江峡谷大桥

1,420 m (4,659 ft) 2025 Guanling-Zhenfeng (Guizhou)  China [77][78]
Yongchang Lancang River Bridge

永昌澜沧江大桥

1,416 m (4,646 ft) Changning (Yunnan)  China
Dahe Bridge
大河特大桥
1,250 m (4,100 ft) 2027 Liupanshui (Guizhou)

26°39′51″N 104°50′5″E / 26.66417°N 104.83472°E / 26.66417; 104.83472 (Dahe Bridge)

 China [79][80]
Fuxing Yangtze River Bridge

江龙高速复兴长江大桥

1,208 m (3,960 ft) 2025 Yunyang, Chongqing  China [81]
Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang-Rugao Yangtze River Bridge (North span)

张靖皋长江大桥北航道桥

1,208 m (3,960 ft) 2028 Jingjiang (Jiangsu)
32°3′11″N 120°32′54″E / 32.05306°N 120.54833°E / 32.05306; 120.54833 (Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang-Rugao Yangtze River Bridge North Bridge)
 China [65]
Yalong River Bridge

雅砻江特大桥

1,200 m (3,940 ft) 2028 Liangshan (Sichuan)  China [71]
Wudongde Jinsha River Bridge

乌东德金沙江特大桥

1,180 m (3,870 ft) 2026 Liangshan (Sichuan)  China [71]
Libu Yangtze River Rail/Road Bridge

李埠长江公铁大桥

1,120 m (3,670 ft) 2027 Jingzhou (Hubei)

30°17′13″N 112°04′42″E / 30.28694°N 112.07833°E / 30.28694; 112.07833 (Libu Yangtze River Rail and Road Bridge)

 China [82]
Xingyi Yangtze River Rail/Road Bridge

兴义长江公铁大桥

1,120 m (3,670 ft) 2028 Fengdu (Chongqing)  China [83]
Chacao Channel bridge 1,100 m (3,600 ft) 2025[84] CalbucoChiloé
41°47′38″S 73°31′15″W / 41.79389°S 73.52083°W / -41.79389; -73.52083 (Chacao Channel Bridge)
 Chile [85]
Longmen Bridge
龙门大桥
1,098 m (3,602 ft) 2024 Qinzhou (Guangxi)

21°45′18″N 108°33′16″E / 21.75500°N 108.55444°E / 21.75500; 108.55444 (Longmen Bridge)

 China [86]
Zangkejiang Bridge
牂牁江大桥
1,080 m (3,543 ft) 2024 Shuicheng - Pu'an (Guizhou)

26°10′02″N 105°06′45″E / 26.16722°N 105.11250°E / 26.16722; 105.11250 (Zangkejiang Bridge)

 China [87]
Chuandian Jinsha River Bridge
川滇金沙江特大桥
1,060 m (3,480 ft) 2024 YunnanSichuan  China [88]
Sichuan-Tibet Railway Dadu River Bridge
川藏铁路大渡河特大桥
1,060 m (3,480 ft) 2030 Luding, Sichuan  China [89]
Sichuan-Tibet Railway Nu River Bridge
川藏铁路怒江特大桥
1,040 m (3,410 ft) 2030 Changdu, Xizang  China [89]
Kahaluo Jinsha River Bridge

卡哈洛金沙江特大桥

1,030 m (3,380 ft) 2024 YunnanSichuan  China [90]

History of longest suspension spans

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Image Bridge Location Length
m (ft)
Years of
longest span
Notes

Hypothesized support
Maya Bridge at Yaxchilan  Mexico 62 m (203 ft) 600–1430 Hemp-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 72 m.

Chushul Chakzam Tibet,  China 137 m (449 ft) 1430–1820 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.[91] Dynamited by Chinese soldiers after the Battle of Chamdo in 1950.[92]
Union Chain Bridge Scotland–England,  UK 137 m (449 ft) 1820–1826 The oldest in the world still in use today.
Menai Suspension Bridge Wales,  UK 176 m (577 ft) 1826–1834
Great Suspension Bridge Fribourg,   Switzerland 271 m (889 ft) 1834–1849 The bridge was replaced by the Zähringen Bridge [de] in the 1920s.
Wheeling Suspension Bridge West Virginia,  US 308 m (1,010 ft) 1849–1866 The longest deck span from 1849 until 1866, and the oldest vehicular suspension bridge in use in the United States until 2019.
Queenston-Lewiston Bridge  US and  Canada 317 m (1,040 ft) 1851–1866 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 KentuckyOhio,  US 322 m (1,056 ft) 1866–1869
Niagara Clifton Bridge  US and  Canada 384 m (1,260 ft) 1869–1883 Replaced in 1899.
Brooklyn Bridge New York City,  US 486 m (1,594 ft) 1883–1903
Williamsburg Bridge New York City,  US 488 m (1,601 ft) 1903–1926 It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Forth 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 Bridge New York,  US 497 m (1,631 ft) 1924–1926 It 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 Bridge PennsylvaniaNew Jersey,  US 533 m (1,749 ft) 1926–1929 It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges.
Ambassador Bridge  US and  Canada 564 m (1,850 ft) 1929–1931 Since this bridge was built, the record for longest bridge span has only been held by suspension bridges.
George Washington Bridge New YorkNew Jersey,  US 1,067 m (3,501 ft) 1931–1937 The first span longer than 1 km. Nearly double the length of any previously built bridge at the time of its opening.
Golden Gate Bridge California,  US 1,280 m (4,200 ft) 1937–1964 Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1937 to 1964
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge New York City,  US 1,298 m (4,259 ft) 1964–1981 Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1964 to 1981
Humber Bridge Yorkshire,  UK 1,410 m (4,630 ft) 1981–1998 Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1981 to 1998
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge  Japan 1,991 m (6,532 ft) 1998–2022 Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1998 to 2022. The largest ever increase in length.
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge  Turkey 2,023 m (6,637 ft) 2022–Present The longest bridge span in the world since 2022. The first span longer than 2 km.

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Other record-holding suspension bridges

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The Sidu River Bridge

A comparison of the side elevation of the side elevations of some of the most notable bridges around the world on the same scale (click for interactive version)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Two main spans, 1,080 meters long each

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Further reading

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  • Podolny, Walter Jr.; Goodyear, David (2006). "Cable-suspended bridges". In Roger L. Brockenbrough (ed.). Structural steel designer's handbook : AISC, AASHTO, AISI, ASTM, AREMA, and ASCE-07 design standards (4 ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. pp. 15.13–15.16. ISBN 0071432183.—includes a list of major suspension bridges by length
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