List of bridges in the United States

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This is a list of the major current and former bridges in the United States. For a more expansive list, see List of bridges in the United States by state.

Major bridges

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 300 metres (984 ft).

More information Name, Span ...
Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location State Ref.
1Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge1,298 m (4,260 ft)4,176 m (13,701 ft)Suspension
2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons
7+6 lanes
370+1298+370
1964New York City
Staten IslandBrooklyn
40°36′23″N 74°2′43.2″W
New York[Note 1]
[2]
[3]
2Golden Gate Bridge1,280 m (4,200 ft)2,737 m (8,980 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x3 lanes
343+1280+343
1937San FranciscoSausalito
37°49′9.5″N 122°28′43.9″W
California[Note 2]
[7]
[8]
[9]
3Mackinac Bridge1,158 m (3,800 ft)8,038 m (26,371 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x2 lanes
548+1158+548
1957Mackinaw CitySt. Ignace
45°48′56″N 84°43′40.6″W
Michigan[10]
[11]
[12]
4George Washington Bridge1,067 m (3,500 ft)1,451 m (4,760 ft)Suspension
2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons
8+6 lanes
186+1067+198
1931New York CityFort Lee
40°51′6.2″N 73°57′9.8″W
New York
New Jersey
[Note 3]
[8]
[14]
[15]
5Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950)
East bridge
853 m (2,800 ft)1,822 m (5,978 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
3 lanes
335+853+335
1950Tacoma
47°16′5.6″N 122°33′0.7″W
Washington[16]
[17]
6Tacoma Narrows Bridge
West bridge
853 m (2,800 ft)1,646 m (5,400 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, concrete pylons
3 lanes
427+853+366
2007Tacoma
47°16′4.4″N 122°33′2.8″W
Washington[18]
[19]
[20]
7Gordie Howe International Bridge
under construction
853 m (2,800 ft)2,500 m (8,200 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x3 lanes
Road bridge
Detroit River
2025DetroitWindsor
42°17′14.3″N 83°05′53.1″W
Michigan
 Canada
[21]
8Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge728 m (2,388 ft)1,056 m (3,465 ft)Suspension
Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons
4 lanes
148+728+183
2003VallejoCrockett
38°3′39.7″N 122°13′35.5″W
California[22]
[23]
[24]
9San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
West bridge
704 m (2,310 ft) (x2)3,141 m (10,305 ft)Suspension
2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x5 lanes
357+704+353+52
+353+704+353
1936San FranciscoYerba Buena Island
37°48′12.2″N 122°22′18.9″W
California[25]
[26]
10Bronx–Whitestone Bridge701 m (2,300 ft)2,242 m (7,356 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
2x3 lanes
224+701+224
1939New York City
The BronxQueens
40°48′6.7″N 73°49′47.2″W
New York[27]
[28]
11Delaware Memorial Bridge655 m (2,150 ft)3,291 m (10,797 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Twin bridges
4 lanes
229+655+229
1951
1968
New CastlePennsville
39°41′18.2″N 75°31′6.2″W
Delaware
New Jersey
[29]
[30]
12Walt Whitman Bridge 610 m (2,000 ft)3,652 m (11,982 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
3+4 lanes
235+610+235
1957PhiladelphiaGloucester City
39°54′18.7″N 75°7′46.1″W
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
[31]
[32]
13Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge576 m (1,890 ft)3,600 m (11,800 ft)Tied-arch
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x2 lanes
Road bridge
Saint Louis Bay
1929SuperiorDuluth
46°43′53.11″N 92°8′37.54″W
Wisconsin
14Ambassador Bridge564 m (1,850 ft)2,286 m (7,500 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x2 lanes
Road bridge
Detroit River
1929DetroitWindsor
42°18′43.2″N 83°4′27.2″W
Michigan
 Canada
[Note 4]
[33]
[34]
15Throgs Neck Bridge549 m (1,800 ft)3,430 m (11,250 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x3 lanes
169+549+169
1961New York City
The BronxQueens
40°48′0.9″N 73°47′36″W
New York[35]
[36]
16Benjamin Franklin Bridge534 m (1,750 ft)2,273 m (7,457 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
3+4 lanes
2 railway tracks
218+534+218
1926PhiladelphiaCamden
39°57′10.5″N 75°8′3.3″W
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
[Note 5]
[8]
[37]
17New River Gorge Bridge518 m (1,700 ft)924 m (3,031 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
2x2 lanes
1977Fayetteville
38°4′8.6″N 81°4′58.2″W
West Virginia[Note 6]
[39]
18Bayonne Bridge510 m (1,670 ft)1,762 m (5,781 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
2x2 lanes
1931New York CityBayonne
40°38′30.7″N 74°8′31.5″W
New York
New Jersey
[Note 7]
[41]
[42]
19Harbor Bridge Project
under construction
506.4 m (1,661 ft)3,298 m (10,820 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
2x3 lanes
248+506+248
2025Corpus Christi
27°48′48.7″N 97°23′57.9″W
Texas[43]
[44]
[45]
20Commodore Barry Bridge501 m (1,644 ft)4,240 m (13,910 ft)Cantilever
Steel
2+3 lanes
251+501+251
1974ChesterBridgeport
39°49′42.2″N 75°22′17.3″W
Pennsylvania
New Jersey

[46]
[47]
21Bear Mountain Bridge497 m (1,631 ft)688 m (2,257 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x2 lanes
64+497+64
1924Bear Mountain State ParkCortlandt
41°19′11.3″N 73°58′59.7″W
New York[Note 8]
[50]
[51]
[52]
22Williamsburg Bridge488 m (1,600 ft)2,227 m (7,306 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x4 lanes
2 subway lanes
1903New York City
ManhattanBrooklyn
40°42′48.4″N 73°58′18.6″W
New York[Note 9]
[54]
[55]
23Chesapeake Bay Bridge
South bridge
488 m (1,600 ft)6,484 m (21,273 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2 lanes
201+488+201
1952Anne Arundel CountyQueen Anne's County
38°59′35.4″N 76°22′55.3″W
Maryland[56]
[57]
24Chesapeake Bay Bridge
North bridge
488 m (1,600 ft)6,415 m (21,047 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
3 lanes
1973Anne Arundel CountyQueen Anne's County
38°59′39.6″N 76°22′53.9″W
Maryland[56]
25Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge488 m (1,600 ft)3,428 m (11,247 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x2 lanes
210+488+210
1969NewportJamestown
41°30′17.9″N 71°20′55.1″W
Rhode Island[57]
26Brooklyn Bridge486 m (1,594 ft)1,825 m (5,988 ft)Suspension
with cable-stays
Steel truss deck, masonry pylons
2+3 lanes
283+486+283
Road bridge
East River
1883New York City
ManhattanBrooklyn
40°42′20.4″N 73°59′46.8″W
New York[Note 10]
[61]
27John James Audubon Bridge482 m (1,581 ft)3,927 m (12,884 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
195+482+195
2011Pointe Coupee ParishWest Feliciana Parish
30°43′13.2″N 91°21′5.1″W
Louisiana[62]
28Crescent City Connection480 m (1,575 ft)4,093 m (13,428 ft)Cantilever
Steel
Twin bridges
2x4 lanes
260+486+180
1958
1988
New Orleans
29°56′16.1″N 90°3′23.6″W
Louisiana[63]
[64]
29Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge471 m (1,545 ft)4,023.3 m (13,200 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x4 lanes
198+471+198
2005CharlestonMount Pleasant
32°48′10.5″N 79°54′55.3″W
South Carolina[65]
[66]
[67]
30Vincent Thomas Bridge457 m (1,500 ft)1,848 m (6,063 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x2 lanes
154+457+154
1963Los Angeles
San PedroTerminal Island
33°44′58″N 118°16′17.8″W
California[68]
[69]
31Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge457 m (1,500 ft)854 m (2,800 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
194+457+194
2014St. LouisSt. Clair County
38°38′45.1″N 90°10′41.8″W
Missouri
Missouri
[70]
[71]
32Mid-Hudson Bridge456 m (1,495 ft)914 m (2,999 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
3 lanes
228+456+230
1930HighlandPoughkeepsie
41°42′10.3″N 73°56′46.4″W
New York[72]
[73]
[74]
33Manhattan Bridge448 m (1,470 ft)2,089 m (6,854 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
7 road lanes
4 railway tracks
Road bridge
New York City Subway
("B" train"D" train"N" train"Q" train lines)
East River
1909New York City
ManhattanBrooklyn
40°42′24.4″N 73°59′25.5″W
New York[Note 11]
34Gramercy Bridge445 m (1,460 ft)945 m (3,100 ft)Cantilever
Steel
2x2 lanes
1995GramercyWallace
30°2′47.6″N 90°40′22.9″W
Louisiana
35Robert F. Kennedy Bridge421 m (1,380 ft)4,212 m (13,819 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2x4 lanes
205+421+205
1936New York City
ManhattanQueens
40°46′46.5″N 73°55′35.7″W
New York[Note 12]
[78]
[79]
36Greenville Bridge420 m (1,380 ft)4,133 m (13,560 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
181+420+181
2010RefugeShives
33°17′13.2″N 91°9′15.3″W
Mississippi
Arkansas
[80]
[81]
37Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge Replacement
under construction
402.4 m (1,320 ft)3,500 m (11,500 ft)Cable-stayed
2x4 lanes
2025Harris County, Texas
29°44′10.1″N 95°08′48″W
Texas[82]
[83]
38Dames Point Bridge396 m (1,300 ft)3,245 m (10,646 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x3 lanes
198+396+198
1989Jacksonville
30°23′4.1″N 81°33′24.8″W
Florida[84]
39San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
East bridge
385 m (1,263 ft)3,540 m (11,610 ft)Suspension
Self-anchored, steel box girder deck, 1 steel pylon
2x5 lanes
385+180
2013San FranciscoOakland
37°48′59.0″N 122°21′24.2″W
California[85]
[86]
[87]
40Fremont Bridge382 m (1,255 ft)656 m (2,152 ft)Arch
2 levels steel through arch
2x4 lanes
137+382+137
1973Portland
45°32′16.6″N 122°40′58.6″W
Oregon[88]
[89]
[90]
41Sidney Lanier Bridge381 m (1,250 ft)2,371 m (7,779 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
190+381+190
2003Brunswick
31°6′57.6″N 81°29′6.5″W
Georgia[91]
[92]
42Fred Hartman Bridge381 m (1,250 ft)4,185 m (13,730 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
Twin bridges
2x4 lanes
147+381+147
1995BaytownLa Porte
29°42′13.7″N 95°1′0.3″W
Texas[93]
[94]
43Astoria–Megler Bridge376 m (1,234 ft)6,545 m (21,473 ft)Truss
Steel
2 lanes
189+376+189
1966AstoriaMegler
46°11′37″N 123°51′3.2″W
Oregon
Washington
[95]
44Horace Wilkinson Bridge376 m (1,234 ft)4,313 m (14,150 ft)Cantilever
Steel
2x3 lanes
1968Baton RougePort Allen
30°26′22.6″N 91°11′55.3″W
Louisiana
45Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge372 m (1,220 ft)3,261 m (10,699 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
2x2 lanes
151+372+155
1983LulingDestrehan
29°56′28.2″N 90°22′29″W
Louisiana[96]
[97]
46Tappan Zee Bridge370 m (1,215 ft)4,989 m (16,368 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
Twin bridges
2x5 lanes
157+366+157
2017TarrytownSouth Nyack
41°04′16.2″N 73°52′51.9″W
New York[98]
[99]
[100]
47St. Johns Bridge368 m (1,207 ft)1,168 m (3,832 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
2x2 lanes
131+368+131
1931Portland
45°35′6.8″N 122°45′53.1″W
Oregon[101]
[102]
48Mount Hope Bridge366 m (1,200 ft)1,868 m (6,129 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2 lanes
154+366+154
1929PortsmouthBristol
41°38′23.3″N 71°15′29.7″W
Rhode Island[Note 13]
[104]
49Lewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River)366 m (1,200 ft)830 m (2,725 ft)Cantilever
Steel
2 lanes
1930LongviewRainier
46°6′17.1″N 122°57′42.8″W
Washington
Oregon
50Sunshine Skyway Bridge366 m (1,200 ft)6,700 m (22,000 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
165+367+165
1987St. PetersburgTerra Ceia
27°37′13.5″N 82°39′20″W
Florida[105]
[106]
51William H. Natcher Bridge366 m (1,200 ft)1,373 m (4,505 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
152+366+152
2002RockportMaceo
37°54′8.8″N 87°2′6.3″W
Indiana
Kentucky
[107]
[108]
52Lewis and Clark Bridge (Ohio River)366 m (1,201 ft)762 m (2,500 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
164+365+164
2016ProspectUtica
38°20′33.5″N 85°38′35.4″W
Kentucky
Indiana
[109]
[110]
53Queensboro Bridge360 m (1,180 ft)1,135 m (3,724 ft)Cantilever
2 levels, steel
4+5 lanes
143+360+192+285
+140
1909New York City
ManhattanQueens
40°45′28.3″N 73°57′24.9″W
New York[Note 14]
[114]
54Penobscot Narrows Bridge354 m (1,161 ft)646 m (2,119 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
2 lanes
146+354+146
2006ProspectVerona Island
44°33′35.9″N 68°48′6.2″W
Maine[115]
[116]
[117]
55Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge351 m (1,150 ft)2,248 m (7,375 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2 lanes
152+351+152
1960OgdensburgJohnstown
44°44′06.5″N 75°27′33.3″W
New York
 Canada
[118]
[119]
56Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge351 m (1,152 ft)1,206 m (3,957 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
143+351+143
2003Cape GirardeauEast Cape Girardeau
37°17′42.7″N 89°31′4.1″W
Missouri
Illinois
[120]
57Bidwell Bar Bridge338 m (1,109 ft)546 m (1,791 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
2 lanes
1965Oroville
39°32′59.9″N 121°25′47.9″W
California
58Carquinez Bridge
East bridge
335 m (1,099 ft)1,000 m (3,300 ft)Cantilever
Steel
4 lanes
152+335+45+335
+152
1927
1958
VallejoCrockett
38°3′39.8″N 122°13′31″W
California[Note 15]
[121]
[122]
59Talmadge Memorial Bridge335 m (1,099 ft)3,060 m (10,040 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x2 lanes
1991Savannah
32°5′18.4″N 81°5′57″W
Georgia
60Hart Bridge332 m (1,089 ft)1,171 m (3,842 ft)Truss
Steel, suspended deck
2x2 lanes
1967Jacksonville
30°18′57.6″N 81°37′39.4″W
Florida
61Deer Isle Bridge329 m (1,080 ft)743 m (2,438 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
2 lanes
147+329+147

Maine State Route 15
Eggemoggin Reach
1939SedgwickLittle Deer Isle
44°17′39.2″N 68°41′19.3″W
Maine[123]
[124]
[125]
62Theodore Roosevelt Lake Bridge329 m (1,079 ft)670 m (2,200 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
2 lanes
1990Gila CountyMaricopa County
33°40′26″N 111°9′25.1″W
Arizona[126]
63Richmond–San Rafael Bridge326 m (1,070 ft) (x2)8,851 m (29,039 ft)Cantilever
2 levels, steel
2+3 lanes
2x(164+326+164)
1956San RafaelRichmond
37°56′1.9″N 122°25′37.3″W
California[127]
[128]
64Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge323 m (1,060 ft)607 m (1,991 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
2 lanes
142+323+142
1932MaysvilleAberdeen
38°38′59.5″N 83°45′34.5″W
Kentucky
Ohio
[129]
65Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge323 m (1,060 ft)579 m (1,900 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
2x2 lanes
2010Clark CountyMohave County
36°0′44.8″N 114°44′29.4″W
Nevada
Arizona
[130]
[131]
66John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge322 m (1,056 ft)686 m (2,251 ft)Suspension
with cable-stays
Steel truss deck, masonry pylons
2 lanes
89+322+90
1866CincinnatiCovington
39°5′34.3″N 84°30′35.3″W
Ohio
Kentucky
[Note 16]
[133]
67Dent Bridge320 m (1,050 ft)472 m (1,549 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
2 lanes
Dent Bridge Road
Clearwater River
Dworshak Dam Reservoir
1971Clearwater County
46°36′9.2″N 116°10′42.2″W
Idaho
68William H. Harsha Bridge320 m (1,050 ft)710 m (2,330 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2 lanes
38+122+320+122+38
2000MaysvilleAberdeen
38°41′4.5″N 83°46′54.7″W
Kentucky
Ohio
[134]
69Glen Canyon Dam Bridge313 m (1,027 ft)387 m (1,270 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
2 lanes
1959Coconino County
36°56′8.5″N 111°28′59.8″W
Arizona[135]
[136]
70Wheeling Suspension Bridge308 m (1,010 ft)308 m (1,010 ft)Suspension
with cable-stays
Steel truss deck, masonry pylons
Footbridge
Ohio River
1849Wheeling
40°4′12.9″N 80°43′35.1″W
West Virginia[Note 17]
[138]
71Lewiston–Queenston Bridge305 m (1,000 ft)488 m (1,601 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
5 lanes
1962LewistonQueenston
43°09′11.2″N 79°02′40.5″W
New York
 Canada
[139]
72Newburgh–Beacon Bridge305 m (1,000 ft)2,394 m (7,854 ft)Cantilever
Steel
Twin bridges
2x3 lanes
183+305+183
1963
1980
NewburghBeacon
41°31′12.1″N 74°0′0.1″W
New York[140]
[141]
[142]
73Long Beach International Gateway305 m (1,000 ft)2,682 m (8,799 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2x3 lanes
152+305+152
2020Long BeachTerminal Island
33°45′53.8″N 118°13′16.4″W
California[143]
[144]
74Hell Gate Bridge303 m (995 ft)5,182 m (17,001 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
3 railway tracks
1917New York City
The BronxQueens
40°46′56.6″N 73°55′18.4″W
New York[145]
75Perrine Bridge303 m (994 ft)457 m (1,499 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
2x2 lanes
1974Twin Falls
42°36′2.9″N 114°27′12.6″W
Idaho
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Former major bridges

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the former road and railway bridges with spans greater than 300 metres (984 ft).

More information Name, Span ...
Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location State Ref.
1Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
collapsed in 1940
853 m (2,800 ft)1,810 m (5,940 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
2 lanes
335+853+335
1940Tacoma
47°16′0″N 122°33′0″W
Washington[146]
[17]
2San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
East bridge
dismantled in 2014
427 m (1,401 ft)3,102 m (10,177 ft)Cantilever
Steel
2 levels
2x5 lanes
155+427+156
1936San FranciscoOakland
37°48′54.4″N 122°21′23.5″W
California[25]
3First Niagara Clifton Bridge
destroyed by storm in 1889
386 m (1,266 ft)Suspension
with cable-stays
Wooden deck and pylons
Road bridge
Niagara River
1869Niagara Falls, New YorkNiagara Falls, Ontario
43°05′18.2″N 79°04′11.3″W
New York[Note 18]
[149]
[148]
4Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017)
dismantled in 2017
369 m (1,211 ft)4,881 m (16,014 ft)Cantilever
Steel
3+4 lanes
183+369+183
1955TarrytownSouth Nyack
41°4′12.3″N 73°52′51.9″W
New York[150]
5Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
collapsed in 2024
366 m (1,200 ft)2,632 m (8,635 ft)Truss
Steel, suspended deck
2x2 lanes
1977Baltimore
39°13′1″N 76°31′41.5″W
Maryland
6John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
dismantled in 2005
320 m (1,050 ft)4,300 m (14,100 ft)Cantilever
Steel
2 lanes
137+320+137
1929CharlestonMount Pleasant
32°48′14.0″N 79°54′49.0″W
South Carolina[151]
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