Talk:List of bridges by length

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Contents 1 Japanese Friendship Bridge 2 Missing Kizuna Bridge 3 + by type 4 by span 5 Tappan Zee Bridge missing 6 Bong and Blatnik bridges 7 Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel 8 Empty Links 9 James River Bridge missing 10 What is this list measuring? 11 Inconsistencies in the list 12 split this list, or add another page? 13 Recent revert battles (China etc) 14 Missing Atchafalaya, Bonnet Carré, and Twin Span bridges 15 Other bridges I can think about not on the list... 16 Rankings misleading and unverified 17 adding bridge 18 limitation 19 Distances in feet... 20 Building completed but no traffic 21 Prakasam Barrage - qualifies as bridge? 22 Newport Bridge, RI, also called the Claiborne Pell Bridge (but no one calls it that) is missing 23 Penang Bridge needs to updated to lower distance 24 Hoan Bridge Missing 25 stupid list 26 stupid units 27 Floating bridges 28 A bridge that shoud be on the list 29 QE2? 30 Bang Na Expressway, longest bridge in the world 31 Two Champlains? 32 archived 1-2 km part 33 table does not sort properly

[edit] Japanese Friendship Bridge

I'm pretty certain that Confederation isn't the longest bridge in the world. But I don't know any better, so it will have to stay for now. DJ Clayworth 18:18, 17 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Kizuna Bridge

This bridge was built by the Japanese in Cambodia, the first bridge to cross the Mekong. I walked acoross it and its what I think of when i think of 1km, although its 1360m i think of it as just over a km. Width is 12.2 m. Young people like to hang out in the middle of the bridge on the sidewalks, although it is a car bridge.

I do not know how to edit the REF page but here is a ref. Could someone please ad it to the REF page for me? Thank You. --Jon in California http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_Dec_10/ai_83137882

Tough to find info on it, but here's a link:

http://www.macaudata.com/Macau/overview/e53.html

And a Google maps picture:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.181482,113.563957&spn=0.041113,0.040340&t=k&hl=en

[edit] + by type

now that there is a decent table here, ill copy it and do by bridge type:

http://www.hut.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/longspan.html

suspension cable stayed steel arch steel truss concrete arch concrete girder concrete/steel box girder

this is an interesting table as well, longest spans in the world listed chronologically http://www.hut.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/chronological.html

why doesn't the vasco da gama bridge with its 17km (according to article)appear in this list? --62.199.241.134 16:01, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[edit] by span

i think the span length is more important than the overall length. the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is much more of an engeinnering marvel than the Confederation Bridge.

Can someone tell me why the Vasco da Gama bridge over the Tagus in Lisbon isn't listed?

[edit] Tappan Zee Bridge missing

Also the Tappan Zee Bridge (aka the Malcolm Wilson) at 16,013 feet would seem to belong at no. 13. Mwanner 20:12, Dec 14, 2004 (UTC)

Added, spot #15. --ChrisRuvolo 02:27, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hey! What about the Great Belt Bridges of Denmark? They're both almost 7000 meters long!

[edit] Bong and Blatnik bridges

The (approximate) lengths of the Bong and Blatnik bridges (in Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin) may be low, depending on how things are measured. It was hard to find numbers of any sort, but I didn't include approaches (I added the bridges at ~8,300 ft and 7,975 ft, respectively—apparently the distance that they are exclusively over water). Some clearer rules on exactly how things should be measured would be helpful (not that nice numbers are always available or anything...) —User:Mulad (talk) 08:12, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Is there 79,200 feet between the tunnel and the land at any part? The length "Toll Plaza to Toll Plaza" is 105,600 feet ([1]). - Jerryseinfeld 19:26, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Empty Links

I have restored the empty links in the first column, as the numbers of the links are performing the dual function of giving the rank. If there is a better way to do this then I would do so and move the website links either to a new column on the right or (my preference) move them to the WP article about the bridge. Thryduulf 14:57, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I set up the same system, using this page as a guide at List of largest suspension bridges. Recently the empty links -- [http://] -- stopped appearing as links on my browser. I tried using other methods and finally came up with a link to a wikipedia page that explains that there is no website hooked up yet. I like that the links go to the home pages for the bridges. If you want them to go to the Wikipedia articles for the bridges, that is pretty easy to do. Just give the full address for the page as an external link. For example [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Bridge] will look like this: [2] and take you to the article. I also decided against using links to articles because I want to include bridges that don't yet have articles written about them. -- Samuel Wantman 07:39, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] James River Bridge missing

I would just like to point out to the author of this page that the 4.5 mile long James River Bridge that spans the James River from Newport News, Virginia to Suffolk, Virginia and was quite possibly the longest bridge in the World when first completed in 1928 is missing from this page. It would be fifteenth or so on the list were it included. It sometimes gets confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge or the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel as it has a similar length to the former and is fairly near tthe second, and all three span different segments of the Chesapeake Bay, but they are three different structures. Here is a link with some information on the James River Bridge: http://www.roadstothefuture.com/US17_JRB.html

[edit] What is this list measuring?

Can someone please clarify what this list is measuring? Is it total length above ground and water? If so, where does the bridge start and where does it end? What about bridges that have an island in the middle? A clear definition should be posted at the top of the list.

I want to add the Runyang Bridge which recently opened. The total length of the bridge complex is about 35.66 km. It includes two bridges an island in the middle and lots of viaducts. I'm willing to research the length of the bridge for inclusion on this list, but without a clear definition, I don't know what information I am searching for. -- Samuel Wantman 22:59, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

From the 1st paragraph:

This is a list of the worlds bridges sorted by their full length above land or water. "Span" refers to their longest span without ground support.

In the case of two bridges with an island in the middle, like the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, I would expect different listings for each section. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 00:03, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

My problem is with the words "full length". Some bridges have long viaducts that are approaches to the bridges. Some bridges measure from anchorages, some measure from toll plazas, many measure the length of the total construction that was undertaken when the bridge was built. Many do not specify what they are measuring. I'm wondering if this list is comparing apples and oranges. Even the western half of the SF-Oakland bay bridge has a huge cement anchorage in the middle which is in effect a man made island, and it is really two bridges. I'm hoping the definition can be made clearer. -- Samuel Wantman 05:58, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Inconsistencies in the list

The list is inconsistent and contradictory in many respects. I am listing the following things I found questionable at first glance (I'm sure there are more, a check into the facts would reveal that):

1. (Bridge ranked 2) Hangzhou Bay Bridge, is not completed yet. Sure, it may be a long bridge. But it is not there yet, so it can't be included into the list. Anyone can claim that a bridge would be larger than any other bridge in future, but unless that bridge is completed, we should not gaze thru a crystal ball.

1. (Bridge ranked 3) Saudi-Bahrain Causeway, consists of several structures, not all of them are bridges. According to this report, This engineering masterpiece, spanning long stretches of sea and reclaimed land, uses five bridges on 536 concrete pylons to link the two countries. So, there are actually 5 bridges interconnected with road on reclaimed land. The total length of the causeway is 26 km, which includes a lot of such roads that are not part of the bridges.

1. (Bridge ranked 4) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: This is again, not completely over water, rather it has many portions as tunnels. Quoting from its own wikipedia page:

The CBBT is 17.6 miles long from shore to shore, crossing what is essentially an ocean strait. Including land-approach highways, the overall facility is 23 miles long.

Key features are two one-mile tunnels beneath Thimble Shoals and Chesapeake navigation channels and two high-level bridges over two other navigation channels: North Channel Bridge and Fisherman Inlet Bridge. The remaining portion is comprised of 12 miles of low-level trestle, two miles of causeway, and four man-made islands.

So, how on earth is this considered the 4th longest bridge?

The article should either present clear, unambiguous facts, or should not exist at all. Thanks. --Ragib 00:59, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

I totally agree that this list is USELESS !! Another example is the Penang Bridge. I believe the the stated 13.5 KM is total road length for the project, as the shore to shore is ONLY 8.0 KM and even the total elevated bridge is under 9.0 km (water & land). The purposes of these bridges are over water, and thus I firmly believe the ranking should be on the shore to shore distance. Of course these other numbers can mentioned where needed. If this is NOT changed, might as well as put a giant disclaimer on this page that there is NO CONSISTANCY with this ranking. Another bridge appears to be the Rio-Niterói Bridge where the stated bridge length is way over the shore to shore distance.

In addition, I believe trying to rank the total elevated bridge (land and water) is very inconsistant as well since the road usually seperates over land and so which direction do you use; unless it is chosen to use the shortest elevated distance (which I would be ok with)

So how can we move forward on either making a consistant list or deleting this page all together !!

[edit] split this list, or add another page?

I'm thinking that List of bridges by span length is needed, or would it be better to split this article into two sections, one by total length and the other by span length. Whaddya think? Cacophony 21:47, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

I think this is a good idea. Perhaps it needs to be even more than two sections. Whatever sections are implemented they need to be clearly defined. Here's my first stab at it...

• TOTAL LENGTH OF SINGLE SPAN. The total length of a roadway (no pipelines or footpaths) between supporting structures. List of largest suspension bridges has the longest entries for this section.

• TOTAL LENGTH OF ALL CONTIGUOUS SPANS OVER LAND OR WATER The total length of all the spans of a bridge's roadway that are contiguous. Contiguous will include anchorages, and supporting structures; but will not include roadways on natural or artificial islands, tunnels, or grades on land

• TOTAL DISTANCE FROM SHORE TO SHORE FOR SINGLE BRIDGES The total length from shorline to shoreline not including tunnels, or artificial and natural islands.

• TOTAL DISTANCE FROM SHORE TO SHORE FOR MULTIPLE BRIDGE SYSTEMS The total length from shoreline to shoreline including multiple bridge systems, bridge tunnels, artificial and natural islands.

• LARGEST BRIDGES OF EACH TYPE (or links to them)

I don't know how much of this information (other than single span) is available. Many sources do not say how the bridge's lengths are measured. --Samuel Wantman 02:13, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, most of the time the total length and main span length are the most common pieces on info. We could start with those two, then maybe find the top few of each of the other categories, and try to add them from the top down. Cacophony 02:25, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Total length seems to mean different things for different bridges. It is unclear where a bridge begins and where it ends. Sometimes it is shore to shore, anchorage to anchorage, exit to exit, begining of construction to end of construction, etc... -- Samuel Wantman 11:22, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recent revert battles (China etc)

There seems to be a dispute between User:Alanmak and User:Instantnood over how to represent bridges in "China". First off, please stop using "revert", as it loses good edits that are tied up in the same edits as the dispute. I think the core points of the argument are:

• (Instantnood, Ragib) The article China is not about a country
• (Alanmak) People's Republic of China is too long for the column
• (Alanmak) "Hong Kong (People's Republic of China)" is not a country

Lost in the revert war are

• 3,3 fixed to 3,300
• Canada/United States fixed to Canada/United States

May I suggest the compromise is China (piped link). I suspect most people in the English-speaking world who say "China" to mean a country, mean the People's Republic (now including both Hong Kong and Macau). Will this be acceptable? --Scott Davis ^Talk 08:37, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Atchafalaya, Bonnet Carré, and Twin Span bridges

Crossing over the Atchafalaya Basin is a continuous 18.2 mile (29,290.06 meters) bridge, which makes it the third longest bridge in the world. ACMe

Is that a bridge? The region is a swamp, so the freeway is most likely to be an elevated freeway, rather than a proper bridge. Thanks. --Ragib 15:22, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

It is a low-level causeway, much like the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, that has a few spans that are even more elevated. One crosses the Atchafalaya River. Does it belong in a list of "elevated freeways" or fit here as a bridge? ACMe

This also leads me to wonder about two other lengthy causeway-type bridges in Louisiana that would also make the top 20:

• I-10 Bonnet Carré Span, which crosses the Bonnet Carré Spillway 17,702 meters
• I-10 Twin Span, which runs parellel to the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway and connects New Orleans to Slidell, 8,851 meters
  I think these three should be added. ACMe 19:00, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Other bridges I can think about not on the list...

There's several bridges I can think of that could qualify in this top bridge list. Most are causeways, so they aren't as impressive. :) I'm sure there's a lot of other long causeways in the world.

(*) Hurricanes damaged an awful lot of long bridges last year. First, the Escambia Bay bridge, on I-10 near Pensacola. Damaged by Ivan, the replacement for this bridge will be 13,867 feet in length. (link)

Secondly, another long bridge is the Twin Span bridge in New Orleans. It was affected by Katrina. This is the bridge that is part of I-10. It is 5.4 miles in length. (link)

US 90 had two relatively large bridges destroyed in last year's hurricanes. The Bay St. Louis bridge will be 1.9 miles long, the Biloxi bridge will be 1.6 miles long. (link)

(*) One not on this list is the Virginia Dare Bridge, North Carolina near Roanoke. Length: 5.2 miles. Span length: 230 feet. (link)

(*) Tampa Florida also is home to three bridges across Tampa bay. At least two count as having long contiguous spans over water: the Howard Frankland bridge (2 miles / 3.2km, (link)) and the Gandy bridge (I can't find the span length, but the "old" Gandy bridge has been converted into a hiking trail that is 2.6 miles in length.)

Another bridge is the I-310 bridge in Louisiana from I-10 to just before the Hale Boggs Mississippi River Bridge in Destrehan, LA (about 5 miles). It is also possible to stay continuously elevated (never touching the ground) for 38 miles by driving on a combination of I-310 (5 miles), I-10 (10 miles) and I-55 (23 miles). Also, does the elevated portion of the West Bank Expressway from the Crescent City Connection to Ames Blvd count as a bridge? If so, that's over 5 miles. I haven't gotten around to measure the exact mileage of I-10 elevated section on the odometer from Exit 234A to Exit 239 but I think it's about 5 miles. Jungworld.com (talk) 09:29, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rankings misleading and unverified

I think we should remove the rankings from this page unless:

1. We can find a citation that ranks these bridges, or
2. We create clear criteria for measuring the length of a bridge (see discussion above) and can be reasonably certain that there are no missing bridges.

I think both alternatives are unlikely, so we should not make it seem that the ranks are correct. -- Samuel Wantman 19:46, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Agreed and done -- KelleyCook 16:38, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Great. But the external links were useful. Perhaps they can return. -- Samuel Wantman 01:33, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia pages are WP:NOT a list of external links (WP:EL). So this page clearly was not the proper spot and especially having them hidden in the incorrect ranking. Having that external link on each individual page if it exists is perfectly acceptable, but I'm not the one that is going to do that. If the bridge isn't even worthy of its own wikipedia page (or subpage) -- then an external link isn't really appropriate either.

There is precedent for this on other bridge lists and is in keeping with WP:EL. List of largest suspension bridges achieved feature status with these links. The links act as references, help people verify the accuracy of the information and lead to more information about each bridge. Many bridges do not have their own wikipedia article not because they are not worthy, but because they have not yet been written. These links are extremely helpful in these cases. As WP:EL says, the links can lead to more information, and also act as a reference. I don't see the downside, and I see a strong upside. -- Samuel Wantman 20:01, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

It is a pity that when sorted by length, we get lengths of 1000 and 10 000 before 2000. Is it because some have the units metres and feet with the numbers, whilst others just have the values? That is some are 100 m (330 ft) whilst some have 100 (330). Can this not be sorted properly? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.254.149.42 (talk) 18:20, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] adding bridge

I would like toadd a bridge even if it is at the bottom of the list. Bergnäsbron, length 896,5 m at one time longest in sweden, and according to some sources longest in Europe when built. Source : Swedish Wikipedia. Seniorsag 04:16, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

It sv:Bergnäsbron was opened in 1954, but it was not longest in Europe at that time. Longest was the Storstrøm Bridge, 3,199 meters, opened 1937. Add it if you like to, I will not remove it. -- BIL 23:24, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] limitation

The list needs limitation or it will became endless. Also this list is not replacing List of bridges or List of notable bridges, so let's set up some limitation. My proposal is minimum length 1,000 m. --Jklamo 12:54, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Ok, except for some old bridges that were notable when new. That way we could see the longest bridges at varoius times. -- BIL 23:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

I think that for old bridges, that were notable when new, is List of notable bridges. --Jklamo 23:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Distances in feet...

For the longer bridges, wouldn't a distance in miles be more appropriate than a distance in feet? I'm counting on my fingers to estimate what 126,024 feet is in a unit I can measure such a substantial distance! 23.9 miles, by my reckoning. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.86.138.193 (talk) 01:30, 14 March 2007 (UTC).

Understandable concern, but if we made the distance in miles, smaller bridges would appear as "1.23 miles" or even "0.64 miles", which would make it even worse to figure out. It's all about consistancy, and all the units would have to be the same for this list to sort right. EaglesFanInTampa (formerly Jimbo) 13:22, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Three options: 1. have miles above a certain length, like one mile. I assume that every US citizen knows how many feet there is in a mile (5280). 2. have both miles and feet. That is three units in parallell, two for the US, and one for the rest of the world. 3. Convince USA to introduce the metric system, e.g. by having metric only on Wikipedia. -- BIL 13:30, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Stick to feet, otherwise it would require the use of fractional values. -- Klaus with K 11:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Is there a reason why the built bridges are in feet but the unbuilt bridges are in miles? Davewho2 (talk) 05:28, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

U/C bridges are in km and mi. My rationale is that with U/C there is no need to be 1 m accurate, there can some minor changes during constructions. --Jklamo (talk) 16:37, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Building completed but no traffic

Regarding Geratalbrücke Ichtershausen, this bridge is fully completed, hence I did not put it into the construction section, although the railway line it serves is still to be built. P.S. length values from German language wikipedia. -- Klaus with K 11:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Prakasam Barrage - qualifies as bridge?

Regarding Prakasam Barrage, from the few images I googled I mostly see a dam, maybe with some bridge-like overstructure. There are some bridge remains downstream, probably superseded by the current dam. Somehow I still need to be convinced this is a proper entry in this bridge list here. -- Klaus with K 13:23, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newport Bridge, RI, also called the Claiborne Pell Bridge (but no one calls it that) is missing

Simple enough.

http://www.bostonroads.com/crossings/pell-newport/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shylocxs (talk • contribs) 14:39, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Penang Bridge needs to updated to lower distance

Per the following website, it is shown that the Penang Bridge in Malaysia is actually only 8.4 KM of elevated bridge. The currently stated 13.5 KM is actually the entire project road length comprising of 5.1 KM of road surface (not elevated in any way). I have traveled this bridge so many times and I truly believe the 8.4 KM is the length that should be used here, and thus needs to lowered in its ranking with other bridges that are mostly stated in ele

http://www.penangbridge.com.my/bridgedetails.php

This distance can also be easily verified with google maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=5.3591334,100.35277&z=13&t=h&hl=en —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.50.20.102 (talk) 05:19, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hoan Bridge Missing

It appears that the Daniel Hoan Bridge, which carries I-794 across the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, harbor is missing. The bridge is 2.5 miles long, but I have not yet found any exact dimensions.

[edit] stupid list

There are tons of bridges longer than 1 km all over the world. This list should start from 10 km and longer. Python eggs (talk) 16:33, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree with raising limit (it was raised to 1 km, see above), but 10 km seems too much for me. We can start with rise to 2 km, as 1-2 km bridges now occupy half of the list. --Jklamo (talk) 21:08, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] stupid units

Feet? If you're going to measure a bridge, the appropriate unit would surely be 'smoots' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.92.206.126 (talk) 22:06, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Floating bridges

Is there a reason the longer bridges from pontoon bridge aren't included? 71.197.235.67 (talk) 07:55, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A bridge that shoud be on the list

  The Rakaia Bridge in New Zealand is longer than the Auckland Harbour Bridge listed. The Rakaia bridge is 1.8km or 1.1 miles long.

This is from the IPENZ - www.ipenz.org.nz the Engineers of New Zealand

Name Rakaia Bridge, SH1

Description This bridge, opened in 1939, is NZ’s longest. It is a replacement for a timber bridge begun in 1869 and modified for road-rail traffic in 1873.

This crossing is the country’s longest. The new bridge was 1.1 miles (1.8 km) of 40 feet (12.2 m) spans.

Controlling Authority: Transit New Zealand Engineers: Public Works Department Contractor: Rope Construction Company

Location Rakaia, State Highway 1, South of Christchurch Region/s Canterbury Access Info The bridge is open for public use at all times. Nature of Engineering Transport (Road, sea, air, incl vechicles)

This site is developed maintained and hosted by IPENZ Engineers New Zealand —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gypsygirl1967 (talk • contribs) 03:22, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] QE2?

The Queen e2 Bridge, Dartford is 450m.Blackwave...... (talk) 16:59, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Total legth is 2,872 m, as correctly showed in list. --Jklamo (talk) 19:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bang Na Expressway, longest bridge in the world

The German and Thai wikipedia have Bang Na Expressway as the longest in the world.

I found a U.S.government website that confirms this. Should this be added?

[http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/cops/HPCX.nsf/3b0bd10e9d91e033852573170052e6be/d71a3c155db1d74985256f85001caa38?OpenDocument ] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.241.10.2 (talk) 15:45, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

An article should be written about and be confirmed with sources. The german article is de:Bang Na Expressway, with some links. Check this [3] and this [4] also. There seems in the german article to be doubt if it is a bridge. Strange that is not an English article if it is the longest in the world. --BIL (talk) 19:37, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

The article is written. According to photos linked from it, it looks like a real bridge. --BIL (talk) 20:37, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Two Champlains?

The Champlain Bridge in Canada appears twice in the list, the first time as "Champlain Bridge (Montreal)", the second time only as "Champlain Bridge", but both links point to the same Wikipedia page, and it is obvious that both are the same bridge.

Any explanation?

CielProfond (talk) 06:38, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Now there are two different Champlains, the other is in Ottawa. Shorter than was given for the second Champlain Bridge in Montreal.--BIL (talk) 20:49, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] archived 1-2 km part

Name	Length metres (feet)	Span metres (feet)	Completed	Country
Buñol Viaduct	1,996 (6,548)	? (?)	1998?	Spain
Rafael Mendoza Avilés Bridge[1]	1,995 (6,545)	? (?)	1968	Ecuador
Golden Gate Bridge	1,970 (6,462)	1,280 (4,198)	1937	United States
Eads Bridge	1,964 (6,442)	158 (520)	1874	United States
Naqu Bridge instead of Road Bridge(那曲以桥代路特大桥) of Qingzang railway	1,950 (6,400)	?	2004	People's Republic of China
Malaysia-Singapore Second Link	1,920 (6,300)	?	1998	Malaysia/ Singapore
Drammen Bridge	1,892 (6,207)	60 (197)	1975	Norway
Northern M0 Danube bridge	1,852 (6,080)	300 (1000)	2008	Hungary
Köröshegy viaduct	1,870 (6,233)	120 (400)	2007	Hungary
Prai River Bridge	1,850 (6,070)	?	2005	Malaysia
Brooklyn Bridge	1,834 (6,016)	486 (1,596)	1883	United States
Lions' Gate Bridge	1,823 (5,890)	472 (1,550)	1938	Canada
Lueg Bridge	1,837 (6,027)	? (?)	1968	Austria
Haute-Colme Viaduct[2]	1,827 (5,994)	65 (213)	1992	France
Benjamin Sheares Bridge	1,800 (5,905)	20	1982	Singapore
Höga Kusten Bridge	1,800 (5,905)	1,210 (3,970)	1997	Sweden
Hardinge Bridge	1,800 (5,905)	350 (1,147)	1912	Bangladesh
Ostruznica Bridge[3]	1785 (5856)	? (?)	1997	Serbia
Peace Bridge	1,768 (5,800)	?	1927	United States/ Canada
Bayonne Bridge	1,762 (5,780)	511 (1,675)	1931	United States
Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge	1,762 (5,780)	256 (840)	1965	United States
Rakaia River Road/Rail Bridge[4]	1,757 (5,763)	? (?)	1939	New Zealand
Prievoz Viaduct|Prievoz Viaduct]]	1,756 (5,760)	? (?)	2002	Slovakia
Ventabren Viaduct[5]	1,733 (5,685)	100 (328)	1998	France
Cotière Viaduct[6]	1,725 (5,659)	88 (289)	1991	France
Farø Bridges (south bridge)	1,726 (5,663)	290 (951)	1985	Denmark
Minami-Bisan Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)	1,723 (5,652)	1,100 (3,608)	1988	Japan
Sallingsund Bridge	1,717 (5,633)	93 (305)	1978	Denmark
Solidarity Bridge[citation needed]	1,713 m (5,620 ft)	375 (1230)	2007	Poland
Vejle Fjord Bridge	1,712 m (5,617 ft)	110 (361)	1980	Denmark
Uddevalla Bridge	1,712 m (5,617 ft)	414 m	2000	Sweden
New Little Belt Bridge	1,700 (5,577)	600 (1,969)	1970	Denmark
Kurima bridge of Ryukyu	1,690 (5,545)	? (?)	1995	Japan
Angostura Bridge	1,678 (5,501)	712 (2,335)	1967	Venezuela
Dunaújváros Bridge	1,670 (5,495)	308 (1,027)	2007	Hungary
King Carol I Bridge	1,662 ()	190 ()	1895	Romania
Bridge of the Americas	1,654 (5,425)	344 (1,128)	1962	Panama
Ō-Naruto Bridge	1,629 (5,344)	876 (2,874)	1985	Japan
Fuldatalbrücke Solms	1,628 (5,341)	44 (144)	1988	Germany
Lethbridge Viaduct	1,624 (5,328)	??	1909	Canada
Angles Viaduct[7]	1,622 (5,322)	? (?)	2001	France
Nordhordland Bridge	1,614 (5,295)	172 (564)	1994	Norway
Kita-Bisan Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)	1,611 (5,285)	990 (3,248)	1988	Japan
Saitama Kamigo Bridge	1,604 (5,263)	? (?)	1980	Japan
Farø Bridges (north bridge)	1,596 (5,236)	40 (131)	1985	Denmark
Cedar Avenue Bridge	1,580 (5,185)	? (?)	1979	United States
Kurushima-Kaikyō 3rd Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō)	1,570 (5,150)	1,030 (3,379)	1999	Japan
Nîmes Viaduct[8]	1,569 (5,148)	? (?)	1845	France
Gerald Desmond Bridge	1,565 (5,134)	321 (1,053)	1968	United States
Cheviré Viaduct[9]	1,563 (5,128)	262 (860)	1990	France
Bosphorus Bridge	1,560 (5,118)	1,074 (3,523)	1973	Turkey
Puente Pumarejo	1,550 (5,085)	? (?)	1974	Colombia
Paton Bridge	1,543 (5,062)	? (?)	1953	Ukraine
Sannesund Bridge	1,528 (5,013)	139 (456)	1978	Norway
Verberie Viaduct[10]	1,527 (5,01)	38 (125)	1992	France
Kurushima-Kaikyō 2nd Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō)	1,515 (4,970)	1,020 (3,346)	1999	Japan
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge	1,510 (4,954)	1,090 (3,576)	1988	Turkey
Moselle Viaduct[11]	1,510 (4,954)	75 (246)	2007	France
Vallsund Bridge	1,500 m	?	1997	Sweden
Cavaillon Viaduct[12]	1,500 (4,921)	? (?)	1999	France
Tatara Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō)	1,480 (4,855)	890 (2,919)	1999	Japan
Egratz Viaduct[13]	1,470 (4,823)	50 (164)	1981	France
Zhivopisny Bridge	1,460 (4,789)	420? (1,377?)	2007	Russia
Barrails Viaduct[14]	1,459 (4,787)	49,85 (164)	2000	France
George Washington Bridge	1,451 (4,760)	1,067 (3,500)	1931	United States
Fuldatalbrücke Morschen	1,450 (4,757)	116 (381)	1989	Germany
Choshi Bridge	1,450 (4,757)	? (?)	1962	Japan
Shimotsui Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)	1,447 (4,747)	940 (3,083)	1988	Japan
Smederevo Road Bridge[15]	1436 (4711)	171 (561)	1976	Serbia
Krk Bridge	1,431 (4,694)	390 (1,279)	1980	Croatia
Mjøsa Bridge	1,421 (4,662)	69 (226)	1985	Norway
Tancarville Bridge[16]	1,420 (4,659)	960 (3150)	1959	France
Grand Canal Bridge at Le Havre[17]	1,410 (4,626)	275 (902)	1994	France
Tasman Bridge	1,395 (4576)	?	1964	Australia
Stallbacka Bridge	1392 m	?	1981	Sweden
Horace Wilkinson Bridge	1,387 (4,550)	376 (1,235)	1968	United States
Canso Causeway	1,385 (4,544)	94 (308)	1955	Canada
Tahaddart Viaduct	1,374 (4,507)	? (?)	2005	Morocco
Khanty-Mansiysk Bridge	1,374 (4,507)	231 (758)	2004	Russia
Lake Polyfytos Bridge	1,372 (4,500)	?	1975	Greece
Honoré Mercier Bridge	1,361 (4,465)	122 (400)	1959	Canada
Kizuna Bridge (Japanese Friendship Bridge)	1,360 (4,463)	?	2001	Cambodia
Neckarbrücke Neckarsulm	1,348 (4,423)	213 (699)	1967	Germany
Innoshima Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō)	1,339 (4,393)	770 (2,526)	1983	Japan
Sannsund Bridge	1,322 m	?	1981	Sweden
Van Brienenoordbrug	1,320 (4,331)	288 (940)	1965	Netherlands
Risle Viaduct[18]	1,320 (4,331)	90 (295)	2005	France
Liberty Bridge	1312 (4304)	351 (1151)	1981	Serbia
Echinghen Viaduct[19]	1,301 (4,268)	110 (361)	1997	France
Angus L. Macdonald Bridge	1,300 (4,265.1)	762.1 (2500.3)	1955	Canada
Saraighat bridge	1,296 (4,251.96)	122.95(403.38)	1962	India
Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing	1,292 (4,239)	335 (1,099)	1960	Canada
Maintalbrücke Veitshöchheim	1,280 (4,199)	162 (531)	1987	Germany
Brotonne Bridge[20]	1,278 (4,193)	320 (1050)	1977	France
Sylans Viaduct[21]	1,266 (4,153)	? (?)	1998	France
Valley View Bridge	1,265 (4,150)	91 (300)	1975	United States
Gjemnessund Bridge	1,257 (4,124)	623 (2,044)	1991	Norway
Mendota Bridge	1,255 (4,119)	? (?)	1926	United States
Marcelo Fernan Bridge	1,237 (4,058)	185 (607)	1999	Philippines
Sotra Bridge	1,236 (4,055)	468 (1,535)	1971	Norway
Leinachtalbrücke	1,232 (4,042)	44 (144)	1986	Germany
Hakata-Ōshima Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō)	1,230 (4,035)	560 (1,837)	1988	Japan
Måløy Bridge	1,224 (4,016)	125 (410)	1973	Norway
Prakasam Barrage	1,223.5 (4,016)	125 (410)	1957	India
Sandnessund Bridge	1,220 (4,003)	150 (492)	1973	Norway
Svendborgsund Bridge	1,220 (4,003)	90 (295)	1966	Denmark
Cheongdam Bridge	1,211 (3,973)	? (?)	2001	South Korea
Vernegues Viaduct[22]	1,211 (3,973)	80 (262)	1998	France
Pivdennyi Bridge	1,200 (3,937)	? (?)	1990	Ukraine
A. Murray MacKay Bridge	1,200 (3,937)	739.9 (2727.5)	1970	Canada
Meaux Viaduct[23]	1,196 (3,924)	93 (305)	2004	France
Calix Viaduct[24]	1,182 (3,878)	? (?)	1974	France
Old Little Belt Bridge	1,178 (3,865)	220 (722)	1935	Denmark
Chalifert Viaduct[25]	1,175 (3,855)	55 (180)	1993	France
Isaiah D. Hart Bridge	1,172 (3,844)	332 (1088)	1967	United States
Akinada Bridge	1,175 (3,854)	750 (2,460)	2000	Japan
Strängnäs Bridge	1,164 m	?	1981	Sweden
Saint-André-de-Cubzac Bridge [26]	1,164 (3,819)	58 (190)	2000	France
Bartelsgrabentalbrücke	1,160 (3,806)	58 (190)	1986	Germany
Sydney Harbour Bridge	1,149 (3,770)	503 (1,650)	1932	Australia
Gisund Bridge	1,147 (3,763)	143 (469)	1972	Norway
Champlain Bridge (Ottawa)	1,142 (?)	38 (?)	1928	Canada
Kochertalbrücke	1,128 (3,701)	138 (453)	1979	Germany
Geratalbrücke Ichtershausen	1,121 (3,678)	58 (190)	2001	Germany
Tacony-Palmyra Bridge	1,115 (3,569)	159 (523)	1929	United States
Negrelli Viaduct	1,110 (3,641)	25 (82)	1849	Czech Republic
Saint-Cloud Viaduct[27]	1,100 (3,609)	101,75 (334)	1974	France
Burdekin Bridge	1,097 (3,600)	? (?)	1957	Australia
Yanjisha Bridge	1,084 (3,556)	360 (1,181)	2000	People's Republic of China
Stord Bridge	1,077 (3,533)	677 (2,221)	2000	Norway
Pančevo Bridge	1,075 (3,529)	162 (531)	1935	Serbia
Souillac Viaduct[28]	1,070 (3,511)	80 (262)	2000	France
Kanmon Bridge	1,068 (3,503)	712 (2,335)	1973	Japan
Stavanger City Bridge	1,067 (3,501)	185 (607)	1978	Norway
Helgeland Bridge	1,065 (3,494)	425 (1,394)	1991	Norway
Črni Kal Viaduct	1,065 (3,494)	141 (462)	2004	Slovenia
Askøy Bridge	1,057 (3,468)	850 (2,789)	1992	Norway
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Viaduct[29]	1,055 (3,461)	130 (427)	1982	France
Replot Bridge	1,045 (3,428)	250 (820)	1997	Finland
Enztalbrücke	1,044 (3,425)	58 (190)	1989	Germany
Alnö Bridge	1,042 m	?	1964	Sweden
Pierre Laporte Bridge	1,041 (3,414)	667 (2,190)	1970	Canada
Champ-du-Comte Viaduct[30]	1,037 (3,402)	100 (328)	1990	France
Podtureň Viaduct	1,035 (3,395)	? (?)	1983	Slovakia
Scardon Viaduct[31]	1,022 (3,353)	50,4 (165)	1997	France
Auckland Harbour Bridge	1,020 (3,348)	244 (800)	1959	New Zealand
Tromsø Bridge	1,016 (3,333)	80 (262)	1960	Norway
Hadsel Bridge	1,011 (3,317)	150 (492)	1978	Norway
Skarnsund Bridge	1,010 (3,314)	530 (1,739)	1991	Norway
Tjeldsund Bridge	1,007 (3,304)	290 (951)	1967	Norway
Nantua Viaduct[32]	1,003 (3,291)	124 (407)	1996	France
Vézère-Corrèze Viaduct[33]	1,002 (3,287)	105 (344)	2005	France

[edit] table does not sort properly

The list does not sort properly for span lengths. This problem was raised in Talk:List of bridges by length#Rankings misleading and unverified. Part of the problem is that commas used in numbers greater than 999 cause the table to miss-sort. I do not know a good solution to this (a consistent number style? special tag in each row?), but as of now the table is frustrating as it appears to promise a sort, but does not deliver.-84user (talk) 20:38, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Postscript: I just discovered other columns do not sort properly, such as country. That must be easier to fix. It seems that the column contents for one country must be textually identical (ie. exactly the same) in all instances, otherwise the sort order gets broken. This means all the country names must be wikilinked or none of them. Or can anyone find a better solution? -84user (talk) 20:46, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Easiest way to fix span sorting is to use Template:Nts for problematic rows. About country sorting, works without problem for me. --Jklamo (talk) 11:25, 13 June 2008 (UTC)