List of longest beam bridge spans

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This list of the longest beam bridge spans ranks the world's beam 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] The types of beam bridges that allow for the greatest spans are cantilever bridges, continuous truss bridges, steel and concrete box girder bridges. 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.

Completed bridges

This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains, it does not include footbridges or pipeline bridges. The span must be 300 metres (980 ft) or over to be included in the list. Because there is no official classification, some bridges may be missing.

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    Name Span
meters		 Material Year opened Location Country Ref
Quebec Bridge549 m (1,800 ft)
Cantilever
1917
Quebec City–Lévis, Quebec
46°44′44″N 71°17′17″W		 Canada[2]
Forth Bridge521 m (1,710 ft) ×2
Cantilever
1890
North Queensferry–South Queensferry, Scotland
55°59′54″N 3°23′15″W		 United Kingdom[3]
Minato Bridge510 m (1,673 ft)
Cantilever
1973
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
34°38′39″N 135°26′15″E		 Japan[4]
Commodore Barry Bridge501 m (1,644 ft)
Cantilever
1974
Chester, Pennsylvania–Bridgeport, New Jersey
39°49′32″N 75°22′06″W		 United States[5]
Crescent City Connection480 m (1,575 ft)
Cantilever
1958
1988
New Orleans, Louisiana
29°56′19″N 90°03′27″W		 United States[6]
Sanguantang Bridge [zh]465 m (1,526 ft)
Continuous truss
2020
Ningbo, Zhejiang
29°54′23″N 121°37′00″E		 China[7]
Howrah Bridge457 m (1,500 ft)
Cantilever
1943
Kolkata, West Bengal
22°35′07″N 88°20′49″E		 India[8]
Gramercy Bridge446 m (1,462 ft)
Cantilever
1995
Gramercy–Wallace, Louisiana
30°02′45″N 90°40′21″W		 United States[9]
Tokyo Gate Bridge440 m (1,444 ft)
Cantilever
2012
Koto, Tokyo
35°36′41″N 139°49′38″E		 Japan[10]
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
East bay span
Dismantled in 2014		427 m (1,400 ft)
Cantilever
1936
San Francisco, California
37°48′57″N 122°21′16″W		 United States[11]
Ikitsuki Bridge400 m (1,312 ft)
Continuous truss
1991
Ikitsuki, Nagasaki Prefecture
33°21′11″N 129°26′17″E		 Japan[12]
Horace Wilkinson Bridge376 m (1,235 ft)
Cantilever
1968
Baton Rouge–Port Allen, Louisiana
30°26′22″N 91°11′47″W		 United States[13]
Sfalassà Viaduct376 m (1,234 ft)
Portal frame
1974
Bagnara Calabra, Calabria
38°16′17″N 15°48′12″E		 Italy[14]
Astoria–Megler Bridge376 m (1,232 ft)
Cantilever
1966
Astoria, Oregon–Pacific County, Washington
46°11′36″N 123°51′03″W		 United States[15]
Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017)
Dismantled in 2017		369 m (1,212 ft)
Cantilever
1955
Tarrytown–South Nyack, New York
41°04′12″N 73°53′28″W		 United States[16]
Lewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River)366 m (1,200 ft)
Cantilever
1930
Longview, Washington–Rainier, Oregon
46°06′17″N 122°57′42″W		 United States[17]
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
Collapsed in 2024		366 m (1,200 ft)
Continuous truss
1977
Baltimore, Maryland
39°13′01″N 76°31′42″W		 United States[18]
Queensboro Bridge360 m (1,181 ft)
Cantilever
1909
New York City
40°45′25″N 73°57′17″W		 United States[19]
El Ferdan Railway Bridge340 m (1,115 ft)
Cantilever
2001
Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate
30°39′25″N 32°20′02″E		 Egypt[20]
Carquinez Bridge
South bridge dismantled in 2007		335 m (1,100 ft) ×2
Cantilever
1927
1958
Crockett–Vallejo, California
38°03′39″N 122°13′33″W		 United States[21]
Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing335 m (1,100 ft)
Cantilever
1960
Vancouver, British Columbia
49°17′45″N 123°01′35″W		 Canada[22]
Jacques Cartier Bridge334 m (1,096 ft)
Cantilever
1930
Montreal–Longueuil, Quebec
45°31′15″N 73°32′06″W		 Canada[23]
Hart Bridge332 m (1,089 ft)
Continuous truss
1967
Jacksonville, Florida
30°18′54″N 81°37′37″W		 United States
Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge330 m (1,083 ft)
Box girder
2006
Chongqing
29°32′44″N 106°33′36″E		 China[24]
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge326 m (1,070 ft) ×2
Cantilever
1956
Richmond–San Rafael, California
37°56′07″N 122°26′52″W		 United States[25]
Oshima Bridge [ja]325 m (1,066 ft)
Continuous truss
1976
Yanai - Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture
33°58′N 132°11′E		 Japan[26]
John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
Demolished in 2006		320 m (1,050 ft)
Cantilever
1929
Charleston, South Carolina
32°48′08″N 79°55′53″W		 United States[27]
Liuzhi Bridge [zh]320 m (1,050 ft)
Box girder
2025
Liuzhi Special District, Guizhou
26°13′07″N 105°17′22″E		 China[28]
Newburgh–Beacon Bridge305 m (1,000 ft)
Cantilever
1963
1980
Newburgh–Beacon, New York
41°31′09″N 73°59′39″W		 United States[29]
Stolma Bridge301 m (988 ft)
Box girder
1998
Stolmen–Selbjørn, Hordaland
59°59′47″N 5°06′12″E		 Norway[30]
Tenmon Bridge [ja]300 m (984 ft)
Continuous truss
1966
Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture
32°37′N 130°28′E		 Japan[31]
Rio–Niterói Bridge300 m (984 ft)
Box girder
1974
Rio de Janeiro–Niterói, Southeast Region
22°52′16″S 43°09′24″W		 Brazil[32]
Kuronoseto Bridge [ja]300 m (984 ft)
Continuous truss
1974
Izumi–Nagashima, Kagoshima Prefecture
32°06′21″N 130°10′26″E		 Japan[33]
Ganxi Bridge [zh]300 m (984 ft)
Box girder
2022
Guiding County, Guizhou
26°41′58″N 107°13′28″E		 China[34]
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Extradosed bridges

This section ranks the world's largest extradosed bridges, the span must be 250 metres (820 ft) or over to be included in the list. Because there is no official classification, some bridges may be missing.

More information Name, Span meters ...
    Name Span
meters		 Year opened Location Country Ref
Ningbo Zhongxing Bridge [zh]400 m (1,312 ft)
2020
Ningbo, Zhejiang
29°53′49″N 121°34′54″E		 China[35]
Liujing Yong River Bridge320 m (1,050 ft)
2024
Heng County, Guangxi
22°49′3″N 108°54′29″E		 China[36]
Jiyang Huanghe River Rail-Road Bridge300 m (984 ft)
Jiyang, Shandong
36°54′44″N 117°10′37″E		 China[37]
Wujiang Bridge Mozhai296 m (971 ft)
2024
Pengshui County, Chongqing
29°13′46″N 108°10′23″E		 China[38]
Luzhou Jinshan Tuojiang Railway Bridge292 m (958 ft)
2025
Luzhou, Sichuan
28°55′49″N 105°22′24″E		 China[39]
Fuzhou-Pingtan Railway Wulong River Bridge288 m (945 ft)
2021
Fuzhou–Minhou County, Fujian
25°57′41″N 119°23′37″E		 China[40]
Twinkle Kisogawa Bridge [ja]275 m (902 ft) ×3
2001
Kuwana, Mie Prefecture
35°02′18.5″N 136°44′31.8″E		 Japan[41]
Twinkle Ibigawa Bridge [ja]271 m (889 ft) ×4
2001
Kuwana, Mie
35°01′43.1″N 136°42′58.1″E		 Japan[41]
Hongxi Bridge265 m (869 ft)
2020
Taishun County, Zhejiang
27°33′49″N 119°49′7″E		 China[42]
Jia Yue Bridge250 m (820 ft)
2010
Luzhou, Sichuan
29°42′55.1″N 106°31′05.6″E		 China[43]
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