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10 of the world's longest bridgesAnkang Bridge(1982)Main span: 176mWorld's largest slant legged rigid frame railway bridge

Wanzhou Railway Yangtze River Bridge(2005?)Main span:360mWorld's largest arch bridge for heavy-track railway (Sydney Harbour Bridge runs light passenge train)

Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge (2009)Mian span: 504m6-lane highway and 4-track railway (2 for 250kph HSR). World's largest heavy-track railway cable stayed bridge

Dashengguan Yangzte River Bridge (U/C, to be completed in 2011)Main span: 336mTotally 6 tracks, 2 for Beijing-Shanghai HSR, two for heavy cargo and two for metro

Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge (U/C, to be completed in 2013)Main span: 580m4-track railway, two for HSR and two for cargo. Will surpass Tianxingzhou Bridge and to be the world's largest.

Qiongzhou Strait Bridge (to start construction in 2012 and completed by 2020)Main span: 1408m (suspension bridge) + 1056m (cable stayed bridge)Length 26.3km6-lane highway + 4-track railway. Will be the world's largest railway suspension bridge and railway cable stayed bridge

Longest bridgesNameLengthMain SpanCompletedTrafficCountry (Region)

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DanyangKunshan Grand BridgeBeijingShanghai High-Speed RailwayGuinness: Longest bridge (any type), 2011[1]164,800540,700802602010High-speed railChina

Tianjin Grand Bridge[2]BeijingShanghai High-Speed RailwayGuinness: Second longest bridge (any type), 2011[1]113,700373,000(Viaduct)2010High-speed railChina

Weinan Weihe Grand BridgeZhengzhouXi'an High-Speed Railway79,732261,58880260[3]2008High-speed railChina

Bang Na ExpresswayGuinness: Longest Road Bridge, 2000[4]54,000177,000(Viaduct)2000 (open)RoadThailand

Beijing Grand BridgeBeijingShanghai High-Speed Railway48,153157,9821083542010High-speed railChina

Lake Pontchartrain CausewayGuinness: Longest bridge over water (continuous), 1969[5]38,442126,122461511956 (SB)1969 (NB)HighwayUnited States

Manchac Swamp bridgeLongest toll-free road bridge36,710120,440(Viaduct)1979HighwayUnited States

Yangcun BridgeBeijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway35,812117,493[6](Viaduct)2007High-speed railChina

Hangzhou Bay Bridge35,673117,0374481,4702007ExpresswayChina

Runyang Bridge35,660116,990[7]1,4904,8902005ExpresswayChina

Donghai Bridge32,500106,6004001,3002005ExpresswayChina

Shanghai Maglev line29,90898,123[8](Viaduct)2003MaglevChina

Dwarka Sector 8 Metro Station-Rama Krishna Ashram Marg Metro Station29,80897,795(Viaduct)2005-2010RailIndia

Atchafalaya Basin Bridge29,29096,100(Viaduct)1973HighwayUnited States

Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge[9]29,00095,000(Viaduct)2009HighwayUnited States

Line 1, Wuhan MetroBridgeWuhan Metro28,87094,720[10]?2009MetroChina

Yanshi BridgeZhengzhouXi'an High-Speed Railway28,54393,645[11]?2009High-speed railChina

Jiaozhou Bay BridgeGuinness: Longest bridge over water (aggregate), July 2011[12]26,70787,621[13][14][15]2608502011RoadChina

Jintang Bridge26,54087,070(Viaduct)2009ExpresswayChina

Jinbin Light Rail No. 1 Bridge(Guanghualu Babaocun)Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit25,80084,600(Viaduct)2003MetroChina

King Fahd CausewayBridge I25,00082,000[16](Viaduct)1986RoadSaudi ArabiaandBahrain

Suvarnabhumi Airport Link24,50080,400?2010RailThailand

Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah BridgePenang Second Bridge24,00079,000250820[17]2014HighwayMalaysia

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel(in Virginia)24,14079,200?1964 (NB)1999 (SB)HighwayUnited States

Liangshui River BridgeBeijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway21,56370,745[6](Viaduct)2007High-speed railChina

Yongding New River BridgeBeijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway21,13369,334[18]?2007High-speed railChina

6th October Bridge20,50067,300(Viaduct)1996RoadEgypt

C215 Viaduct[19]Taiwan High Speed Rail20,00066,000(Viaduct)2007High-speed railTaiwan

Incheon Bridge18,38460,315[20]8002,6002009RoadSouth Korea

CangzhouDezhou Grand Bridge[2]BeijingShanghai High-Speed Railway18,20059,7001284202010High-speed railChina

ArotrainTest TrackNo longer in use18,00059,000?1965Rail(prototype)France

Bonnet Carr Spillway BridgeofI-1017,70258,077(Viaduct)1972HighwayUnited States

Vasco da Gama BridgeLongest bridge in Europe17,18556,3814501,4801998HighwayPortugal

Saigon-Trung Luong SkywayNorth-South Expressway, Vietnam16,00052,000(Viaduct)2010RoadVietnam

Cross Beijing Ring Roads BridgeBeijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway15,59551,165[6](Viaduct)2007High-speed railChina

Kama Bridge[21]13,96745,823(Viaduct)2002RoadRussia

Penang Bridge13,50044,3002257381985HighwayMalaysia

Kam Sheung Road-Tuen Munviaduct (part ofWest Rail Line)13,40044,000(Viaduct)2003RailHong Kong

Rio-Niteri BridgeLongest bridge in Latin America13,29043,6003009801974RoadBrazil

Bhumibol Bridge13,00043,0003981,3062006RoadThailand

President Bridge12,98042,590[22]2207202009Road &Light metroRussia

Confederation Bridgelongest bridge over ice (winter)12,90042,300250820 (43x)1997HighwayCanada

Jubilee Parkway12,87542,241?1978HighwayUnited States

Novyi Saratovskiy Bridge[23]12,76041,8601575152000RoadRussia

RudongYangkouYellow SeaBridge[24]12,60041,300[25]?2008RoadChina

Bali Mandara Toll Road12,70041,700?2013RoadIndonesia

Emsland test facility12,00039,000(Viaduct)1985MaglevGermany

NanjingQinhuai River BridgeBeijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway12,00039,000[25]?2010High-speed railChina

Third Mainland Bridge11,80038,700(Viaduct)1991RoadNigeria

Qingshuihe Bridge[26]Qingzang Railway11,70038,400(Viaduct)2006RailChina

Lezria Bridge[27]11,67038,2901334362007HighwayPortugal

P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway11,60038,100?2009HighwayIndia

San Mateo-Hayward Bridge11,26536,959229751[28]1967HighwayUnited States

Third Orinoco crossing(Mercosur Bridge)[29][30]11,10036,400?2011?Venezuela

ZhenjiangBeijingHangzhou CanalBridgeBeijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway11,00036,000[25]?2010High-speed railChina

Seven Mile Bridge10,88735,719411351982HighwayUnited States

Sunshine Skyway Bridge6,59821,6473661,2011987HighwayUnited States

Shandong-Henan Yellow River Bridge[31]10,28233,734?1985?China

Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge10,02032,8703121,0242000Expressway & RailChina

Minimally invasive maintenance, refurbishment and replacement options for bridge expansion joints P. Savioz, T. Spuler, C. OSuilleabhainLife-cycle and total cost analysis of bridge expansion joints P. Savioz, T. Spuler, G. MoorThrough service life inspection of the expansion joints and bearings L. BevcResistant-wear road expansion joints A. Strauss, T. Zimmermann, S. Lachinger, S. Hoffmann, M. Delatonio, D.M. FrangopolMaintainability of the expansion joints: case study of the joint failure on the Tydings Bridge C.C. Fu. N. ZhangHighest BridgesRankNameLocationHeight(metres / feet)Mainspan(metres / feet)Year openedCarriesDesign

1[1]Sidu River BridgeWorld's highest bridge since 2009China- Yesanguan Township,Badong County,Hubei496m (1,627ft)[note 1]900m (2,950ft)2009RoadSuspension

2[2]Hegigio Gorge Pipeline BridgeWorld's highest bridge from 2005 to 2009World's highestpipeline bridgePapua New Guinea- Otoma,Southern Highlands393m (1,289ft)470m (1,540ft)2005PetroleumOther

3[3]Baluarte BridgeHighest cable-stayed bridge in the worldHighest bridge in the AmericasMexico-Pueblo Nuevo,Durango390m (1,280ft)520m (1,710ft)2012RoadCable-stayed

4[4]Baling River BridgeChina-Guanling County,Guizhou370m (1,210ft)1,088m (3,570ft)2009RoadSuspension

5[5]Beipan River Guanxing Highway BridgeWorld's highest bridge from 2003 to 2005China- Xingbeizhen,Guizhou366m (1,201ft)388m (1,273ft)2003RoadSuspension

6[6]Liuchong River BridgeChina-Zhijin,Guizhou340m (1,120ft)438m (1,437ft)2013RoadCable-stayed

7[7]Aizhai BridgeWorld's highest tunnel-to-tunnel bridgeChina-Jishou,Hunan336m (1,102ft)1,176m (3,858ft)2012RoadSuspension

8[8]Lishui River BridgeChina-Zhangjiajie,Hunan330m (1,080ft)856m (2,808ft)2013RoadSuspension

9[9]Beipan River Hukun Expressway BridgeChina- Qinglong,Guizhou318m (1,043ft)636m (2,087ft)2009RoadSuspension

10[10]Liuguanghe BridgeWorld's highest bridge from 2001 to 2003China- Liu Guangzhen,Guizhou297m (974ft)240m (790ft)2001RoadBeam

11[11]Zhijinghe River BridgeWorld's highest arch bridgeChina- Dazhipingzhen,Hubei294m (965ft)430m (1,410ft)2009RoadArch

12[12]Royal Gorge BridgeWorld's highest bridge from 1929 to 2001United States-Caon City,Colorado291m (955ft)286m (938ft)1929RoadSuspension

13[13]Beipan River Shuibai Railway BridgeWorld's highest railway bridgeChina-Liupanshui,Guizhou275m (902ft)236m (774ft)2001RailwayArch

14[14]Mike O'CallaghanPat Tillman Memorial BridgeUnited States-Clark County,Nevada&Mohave County,Arizona271m (889ft)323m (1,060ft)2010RoadArch

15[15]Millau ViaductWorld's tallest bridge structureHighest bridge in EuropeFrance- Millau, Midi-Pyrnes270m (886ft)342m (1,122ft)2004RoadCable-stayed

16[16]New River Gorge BridgeUnited States-Fayetteville,West Virginia267m (876ft)518m (1,699ft)1977RoadArch

17[17]Wulingshan BridgeChina-Pengshui,Chongqing263m (863ft)360m (1,180ft)2009RoadCable-stayed

18[18]Italia ViaductItaly- Laino Borgo,Calabria259m (850ft)175m (574ft)1974RoadBeam

19[19]Jiangjiehe BridgeChina-Weng'an,Guizhou256m (840ft)[note 2]330m (1,080ft)1993RoadArch

20[20]Sfalassa ViaductItaly- Bagnara Calabra,Calabria254m (833ft)160m (525ft)1974RoadBeam(portal frame)

21[21]Azhihe River BridgeChina- Changliuxiang,Guizhou247m (810ft)283m (928ft)2003RoadSuspension

22[22]Malinghe River BridgeChina-Xingyi,Guizhou241m (791ft)360m (1,180ft)2011RoadCable-stayed

23[23]Furong River BridgeChina- Haokouxiang,Chongqing240m (790ft)230m (755ft)2009RoadBeam

24[24]Viaduto do Corgo(de)Portugal-Vila Real,Trs-os-Montes230m (750ft)300m (980ft)2013RoadCable-stayed

25[25]Labajin BridgeChina-Yingjing,Sichuan229m (751ft)200m (660ft)2012RoadBeam

26[26]Zhuchanghe River BridgeChina- Sanbanqiaozhen,Guizhou224m (735ft)200m (656ft)2008RoadBeam