This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge.[1] 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.
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| Name | Span meters | Span feet | Material | Year opened | Location | Country | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longtan Tianhu Bridge | 600 m | 1969 ft | concrete | Tian'e County, Guangxi 25°04′43″N 107°01′15.6″E / 25.07861°N 107.021000°E |  China | [24] | ||
| Xininghe Bridge | 510 m | 1673 ft | CFST | Pingshan County, Sichuan | China | |||
) | Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge | 507 m | 1663 ft | CFST | Hejiang County, Sichuan 28°49′13.0″N 105°49′58.6″E / 28.820278°N 105.832944°E | China | [25] | |
| Nujiang Railway Bridge Darui | 490 m | 1608 ft | steel | Lamengxiang, Yunnan 24°44′53.5″N 98°56′55.2″E / 24.748194°N 98.948667°E | China | [H 13] | ||
.jpg')) | Chenab Bridge | 467 m | 1532 ft | steel | Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir 33°9′3″N 74°52′58.7″E / 33.15083°N 74.882972°E |  India | [S 45] | |
| Daduhe Bridge Tianwan | 440 m | 1444 ft | CFST | Shimian County, Sichuan 29°28′12.6″N 102°10′49.4″E / 29.470167°N 102.180389°E | China | [H 14] | ||
| Daduhe Bridge Shaba | 440 m | 1444 ft | CFST | Shimian County, Sichuan 29°33′12.4″N 102°09′47.8″E / 29.553444°N 102.163278°E | China | [H 15] | ||
| Mingzhuwan Bridge | 436 m | 1430 ft | steel | Guangzhou, Guangdong 22°44′36.41″N 113°33′29.75″E / 22.7434472°N 113.5582639°E | China | [26] | ||
| Zangmu Railway Bridge | 430 m | 1411 ft | CFST | Jiacha County, Tibet 29°11′40.8″N 92°30′40.6″E / 29.194667°N 92.511278°E | China | [H 16] | ||
| Qilu Yellow River Bridge | 420 m | 1378 ft | steel | Jinan, Shandong 36°44′42.5″N 116°53′43.51″E / 36.745139°N 116.8954194°E | China | [27] | ||
| Zhaozhuang Malinghe Bridge | 410 m | 1345 ft | CFST | Xingyi, Guizhou 25°07′05.7″N 104°58′39.9″E / 25.118250°N 104.977750°E | China | [H 17] | ||
| Renzun Expressway Tuanjie Bridge | 410 m | 1345 ft | CFST | Zunyi, Guizhou | China | [28] | ||
| Jianghan Seventh Bridge | 408 m | 1339 ft | steel | Wuhan, Hubei 30°35′7.64″N 114°12′16.47″E / 30.5854556°N 114.2045750°E | China | [29] | ||
| Qingshuitang Bridge | 408 m | 1339 ft | steel | Zhuzhou, Hunan 27°51′17.45″N 113°04′30.84″E / 27.8548472°N 113.0752333°E | China | [30] | ||
| Shuangbao Bridge | 405 m | 1329 ft | CFST | Wulong, Chongqing | China | [31] | ||
| Chenglan Railroad Heihe Bridge | 400 m | 1312 ft | steel | Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan | China | |||
| Changtai Yangtze River Tianxingzhou Bridge | 388 m | 1273 ft | steel | Taixing, Jiangsu | China | [32] | ||
| Changtai Yangtze River Lu'anzhou Bridge | 388 m | 1273 ft | steel | Taixing, Jiangsu | China | [32] | ||
| Nansha Habor Railroad Hongqili Bridge | 360 | 1181 ft | steel | Guangzhou, Guangdong 22°43′30.56″N 113°27′11.42″E / 22.7251556°N 113.4531722°E | China | [33] | ||
| Shawei Zuojiang Bridge | 360 | 1181 ft | CFST | Fusui County, Guangxi 22°45′50.11″N 107°59′21.09″E / 22.7639194°N 107.9891917°E | China | [34] | ||
) | Podilsko-Voskresensky Bridge | 344 m | 1129 ft | steel | Kiev 50°28′18″N 30°32′40″E / 50.47167°N 30.54444°E |  Ukraine | [S 46] | |
| Lancangjiang River Railway Bridge | 342 m | 1122 ft | CFST | Shanyangxiang - Shuizhaixiang, Yunnan 25°17′24.5″N 99°21′0.2″E / 25.290139°N 99.350056°E | China | [H 18] | ||
| Meixihe Railway Bridge | 340 m | 1115 ft | steel | Fengjie, Chongqing | China | [35] | ||
| Shuiluohe Bridge | 335 m | 1099 ft | CFST | Gulin County, Sichuan | China | [36] | ||
| Dongxihe Bridge | 330 m | 1083 ft | CFST | Chongqing | China | [37] | ||
| Qingjiang Bridge | 320 m | 1050 ft | steel | Changyang County, Hubei | China | [38] | ||
| Liming Lancang River Bridge | 310 m | 1017 ft | steel | Jinghong, Yunnan 21°59′56.83″N 100°49′55.35″E / 21.9991194°N 100.8320417°E | China | |||
| Jinghai Expressway Lancang River Bridge | 300 m | 984 ft | steel | Jinghong, Yunnan 22°02′8.26″N 100°46′58.79″E / 22.0356278°N 100.7829972°E | China | [39] | ||
| Wuzhou Xi River Fourth Bridge | 300 m | 984 ft | steel | Wuzhou, Guangxi 23°28′8.74″N 111°17′12.82″E / 23.4690944°N 111.2868944°E | China | [40] | ||
| Wumeihe Bridge | 300 m | 984 ft | CFST | Guizhou | China | [41] |
History of largest spans
Flags refer to present national boundaries.
| Record | Name | Location | Main span | Crosses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-present | Pingnan Third Bridge | Guangxi | 575 m (1886 ft) | Xun River | |
| 2009–2020 | Chaotianmen Bridge | Chongqing | 552 m (1,811 ft) | Yangtze River | |
| 2003–2009 | Lupu Bridge | Shanghai | 550 m (1,804 ft) | Huangpu River | |
| 1977–2003 | New River Gorge Bridge |  Fayetteville, West Virginia | 518 m (1,699 ft) | New River | |
| 1931–1977 | Bayonne Bridge | Bayonne, New Jersey | 510 m (1,673 ft) | Kill Van Kull | |
| 1916–1931 | Hell Gate Bridge | New York City | 298 m (978 ft) | Hell Gate | |
| 1898–1916 | Upper Steel Arch Bridge | .svg.png){kind=small} Niagara Falls, Ontario/ Niagara Falls, New York | 256 m (840 ft) | Niagara River | destroyed in 1938 |
| 1886–1898 | Dom Luís I Bridge |  Porto | 172 m (564 ft) | Douro River | |
| 1884–1886 | Garabit Viaduct |  Ruynes-en-Margeride | 165 m (541 ft) | Truyère River | |
| 1877–1884 | Maria Pia Bridge | Porto | 160 m (525 ft) | Douro River | |
| 1874–1877 | Eads Bridge | St. Louis, Missouri | 158.5 m (520 ft) | Mississippi River | |
| 1860–1874 | Southwark Bridge |  London | 73 m (240 ft) | River Thames | |
| 1848–1860 | Cascade Bridge | Windsor, New York | 76 m (249 ft) | Cascade Gulf | [42] |
| 1819–1848 | Southwark Bridge | London | 73 m (240 ft) | River Thames | |
| 1796–1819 | Wearmouth Bridge | Sunderland | 72 m (236 ft) | River Wear | |
| 1479–1796 | Pont de Vieille-Brioude | Vieille-Brioude | 54 m (177 ft) | Allier River | destroyed in 1822 |
| 1416–1479 | Castelvecchio Bridge |  Verona, Veneto | 49 m (161 ft) | Adige River | destroyed in 1945 |
| 1377–1416 | Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge | Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy | 72 m (236 ft) | Adda River | destroyed in 1416 |
| 1356–1377 | Castelvecchio Bridge | Verona, Veneto | 49 m (161 ft) | Adige River | destroyed in 1945 |
| 1341–1356 | Pont du Diable | Céret | 45 m (148 ft) | Tech River | |
| 1147–1341 | Malabadi Bridge |  Silvan | 39 m (128 ft) | Batman River | |
| 605–1147 | Zhaozhou Bridge | Zhao County, Hebei | 37 m (121 ft) | Xiao River | |
| 270–605 | Severan Bridge | Kahta | 34 m (112 ft) | Chabinas Creek | |
| 105–270 | Trajan's Bridge |  Drobeta-Turnu Severin/ Kladovo | 51 m (167 ft)[43] | Danube | wooden arches destroyed in 270 |
| 27 BC–105 | Ponte d'Augusto | Narni | 32 m (105 ft) | Nera River | destroyed in 1855 |
| 62 BC–27 BC | Pons Fabricius | Rome | 25 m (82 ft) | Tiber River | |
| 142 BC–62 BC | Pons Aemilius[44] | Rome | 24 m (79 ft) | Tiber River | destroyed in 1890s |
See also
- List of longest masonry arch bridge spans
- List of spans (list of remarkable permanent wire spans)
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- Wai-Fah, Chen; Lian, Duan (2013). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4398-1029-3.
- Ewert, Sven (2003). John Wiley & Sons (ed.). Brucken. ISBN 3-433-01612-7.