List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans

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This list ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span, i.e. the distance between the suspension towers. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed bridges. If one bridge has a longer span than another, it does not mean that the bridge is the longer from shore to shore, or from anchorage to anchorage. However, the size of the main span does often correlate with the height of the towers, and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge.

The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge.

Cable-stayed bridges with more than three spans are generally more complex, and bridges of this type generally represent a more notable engineering achievement, even where their spans are shorter.

Cable-stayed bridges have the second-longest spans, after suspension bridges, of bridge types. They are practical for spans up to around 1 kilometre (0.6 mi). The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge over the Yangtze River in China, with its 1,176 metres (3,858 ft) span, has the longest span of any cable-stayed bridge, displacing the former record holder, the Russky Bridge over the Eastern Bosphorus in Vladivostok, Russia 1,104 metres (3,622 ft) on 9 September 2025.

Completed cable-stayed bridges

This list of largest cable-stayed bridges includes all bridges with a main span of at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) in length. This list only includes bridges that carry vehicular traffic, such as automobiles or trains. It does not include suspension bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges.

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Sortable list of largest completed cable-stayed bridges, ranked by length of main span
ImageNameMain span

metres (feet)

PylonsYear
completed
LocationCountryRef
Changtai Yangtze River Bridge1,176 m (3,858 ft)
2
2025
ChangzhouTaizhou, Jiangsu
32°00′31″N 119°58′06″E
 China[1]
Russky Bridge1,104 m (3,622 ft)
2
2012
VladivostokRussky Island
43°03′49″N 131°54′29″E
 Russia[2]
Husutong Yangtze River Bridge1,092 m (3,583 ft)
2
2020
NantongSuzhou, Jiangsu
32°00′16″N 120°42′48″E
 China[3]
Sutong Yangtze River Bridge1,088 m (3,570 ft)
2
2008
SuzhouNantong, Jiangsu
31°46′38″N 120°59′42″E
 China[4]
Stonecutters Bridge1,018 m (3,340 ft)
2
2009
Tsing YiStonecutters Island, Hong Kong
22°19′34″N 114°07′06″E
 China[5]
Qingshan Yangtze River Bridge938 m (3,077 ft)
2
2021
Wuhan, Hubei
30°40′47″N 114°28′00″E
 China[6]
Edong Yangtze River Bridge926 m (3,038 ft)
2
2010
Huangshi, Hubei
30°15′38″N 115°04′20″E
 China[7]
Jiayu Yangtze River Bridge920 m (3,018 ft)
2
2019
Jiayu CountyHonghu, Hubei
30°03′12″N 113°58′01″E
 China[8]
Tatara Bridge890 m (2,920 ft)
2
1999
Ikuchijima, HiroshimaŌmishima Island, Ehime
34°15′35″N 133°03′54″E
 Japan[9]
Pont de Normandie856 m (2,808 ft)
2
1995
Le Havre, Seine-MaritimeHonfleur, Calvados
49°25′56″N 0°16′26″E
 France[10]
Chizhou Yangtze River Bridge828 m (2,717 ft)
2
2019
ChizhouZongyang County, Anhui
30°41′51″N 117°20′44″E
 China[11]
Shishou Yangtze River Bridge820 m (2,690 ft)
2
2019
Shishou, Hubei
30°03′12″N 113°58′01″E
 China[12]
Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge818 m (2,684 ft)
2
2013
Jiujiang, JiangxiHuangmei County, Hubei
29°43′21″N 115°54′30″E
 China[13]
Jingyue Yangtze River Bridge816 m (2,677 ft)
2
2010
Jianli, HubeiYueyang, Hunan
29°32′38″N 113°13′23″E
 China[14]
Wuxue Yangtze River Bridge808 m (2,651 ft)
2
2021
WuxueYangxin County, Hubei
29°50′30″N 115°30′07″E
 China[15]
Second Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge806 m (2,644 ft)
2
2017
Wuhu, Anhui
31°14′06″N 118°07′45″E
 China[16]
Incheon Bridge800 m (2,625 ft)
2
2009
IncheonYeongjongdo
37°24′50″N 126°34′00″E
 South Korea[17]
Yachi River Bridge800 m (2,625 ft)
2
2016
Qianxi CountyQingzhen, Guizhou
26°50′57″N 106°08′15″E
 China[18]
Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge780 m (2,559 ft)
2
2013
XiamenZhangzhou, Fujian
24°27′23″N 117°56′58″E
 China[19]
Wuhan Zhuankou Yangtze River Bridge760 m (2,493 ft)
2
2017
Wuhan, Hubei
30°26′04″N 114°11′09″E
 China[20]
Danjiangkou Reservoir Bridge760 m (2,493 ft)
2
2023
Danjiangkou, Hubei
32°36′22″N 111°17′51″E
 China[21]
Zolotoy Bridge737 m (2,418 ft)
2
2012
Vladivostok
43°06′31″N 131°53′46″E
 Russia[22]
Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge730 m (2,395 ft)
2
2009
ShanghaiChongming County
31°26′04″N 121°44′37″E
 China[23]
Third Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge730 m (2,395 ft)
2
2019
Wanzhou, Chongqing
30°47′25″N 108°23′49″E
 China[24]
Duge Bridge720 m (2,362 ft)
2
2016
Xuanwei, YunnanShuicheng, Guizhou
26°23′08″N 104°40′26″E
 China[25]
Chibi Yangtze River Bridge720 m (2,362 ft)
2
2021
ChibiHonghu, Hubei
29°51′31″N 113°34′14″E
 China[26]
Huangmaohai Bridge720 m (2,362 ft)
3
2024
ZhuhaiTaishan, Guangdong
22°00′37″N 113°05′40″E
 China[27]
Minpu Bridge708 m (2,323 ft)
2
2009
Shanghai
31°03′10″N 121°28′37″E
 China[28]
Jiangshun Xi River Bridge [zh]700 m (2,297 ft)
2
2015
FoshanJiangmen, Guangdong
22°46′50″N 113°04′09″E
 China[29]
Gaolangang Bridge700 m (2,297 ft)
2
2024
ZhuhaiTaishan, Guangdong
22°01′16″N 113°07′16″E
 China[30]
Xiangshan Harbor Bridge688 m (2,257 ft)
2
2012
NingboXiangshan County, Zhejiang
29°37′25″N 121°48′33″E
 China[31]
Langqi Min River Bridge680 m (2,231 ft)
2
2013
Fuzhou, Fujian
26°05′57″N 119°32′13″E
 China[32]
Second Fengdu Yangtze River Bridge680 m (2,231 ft)
2
2017
Fengdu County, Chongqing
29°52′05″N 107°42′28″E
 China[33]
Xindu Jinsha River Bridge680 m (2,231 ft)
2
2026
Pingshan County, SichuanSuijiang County, Yunnan
28°40′06″N 103°51′48″E
 China[34]
Bianyuzhou Yangtze River Railway Bridge672 m (2,205 ft)
2
2021
Jiujiang, JiangxiHuangmei County, Hubei
29°44′25″N 115°51′32″E
 China[35]
Baijusi Yangtze River Bridge660 m (2,165 ft)
2
2022
Dadukou DistrictBanan District, Chongqing
29°25′54″N 106°30′25″E
 China[36]
Yangmeizhou Bridge [zh]658 m (2,159 ft)
2
2024
Xiangtan, Hunan
27°50′17″N 112°52′59″E
 China[37]
Queensferry Crossing650 m (2,133 ft)
3
2017
EdinburghFife, Scotland
56°00′17″N 3°24′45″W
 United Kingdom[38]
Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge648 m (2,126 ft)
2
2005
Nanjing, Jiangsu
31°58′12″N 118°38′29″E
 China[39]
Wangdong Yangtze River Bridge [zh]638 m (2,093 ft)
2
2016
Wangjiang CountyDongzhi County, Anhui
30°05′53″N 116°47′35″E
 China[40]
New Yalu River Bridge636 m (2,087 ft)
2
2015
Dandong, LiaoningSinuiju, North Pyongan Province
40°02′08″N 124°22′10″E
 China
 North Korea
[41]
Tongling Yangtze River Road-railway Bridge630 m (2,067 ft)
2
2015
Tongling, Anhui
31°05′01″N 117°58′11″E
 China[42]
Nanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge628 m (2,060 ft)
2
2001
Nanjing, Jiangsu
32°09′45″N 118°50′11″E
 China[43]
Shunde Bridge [zh]626 m (2,054 ft)
2
2025
Foshan, Guangdong
22°48′14″N 113°20′19″E
 China
Jintang Bridge620 m (2,034 ft)
2
2009
NingboJintang Island, Zhejiang
30°03′40″N 121°48′16″E
 China[44]
Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge618 m (2,028 ft)
2
2000
Wuhan, Hubei
30°29′24″N 114°14′10″E
 China[45]
Qianjiang Bridge618 m (2,028 ft)
2
2024
LaibinWuxuan, Guangxi
23°42′10″N 109°32′29″E
 China[46]
Erqi Yangtze River Bridge616 m (2,021 ft)
3
2011
Wuhan, Hubei
30°37′39″N 114°20′31″E
 China[47]
Yongchuan Yangtze River Bridge [zh]608 m (1,995 ft)
2
2014
YongchuanJiangjin, Chongqing
29°02′38″N 105°53′02″E
 China[48]
Qingzhou Bridge605 m (1,985 ft)
2
2001
Fuzhou, Fujian
25°59′15″N 119°28′18″E
 China[49]
Yangpu Bridge602 m (1,975 ft)
2
1993
Shanghai
31°15′27″N 121°32′29″E
 China[50]
Nanjing Jiangxinzhou Yangtze River Bridge [zh]600 m (1,969 ft)
3
2020
Nanjing, Jiangsu
32°00′30″N 118°39′53″E
 China[51]
Xijiang Rail Bridge [zh]600 m (1,969 ft)
2
2021
Jiangmen, Guangdong
22°42′01″N 113°05′48″E
 China[52]
Xupu Bridge590 m (1,936 ft)
2
1997
Shanghai
31°07′47″N 121°27′52″E
 China[53]
Meiko-Chuo Bridge [ja]590 m (1,936 ft)
2
1998
Nagoya, Aichi
35°03′12″N 136°51′36″E
 Japan[54]
Yijishan Yangtze River Bridge [zh]588 m (1,929 ft)
2
2020
Wuhu, Anhui
31°21′20″N 118°20′30″E
 China[55]
Taoyaomen Bridge580 m (1,903 ft)
2
2003
Zhoushan, Zhejiang
30°06′N 121°58′E
 China[56]
Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge580 m (1,903 ft)
2
2014
Anqing, Anhui
30°34′20″N 117°14′55″E
 China[57]
Liuguanghe Xiqian Expressway Bridge580 m (1,903 ft)
2
2017
XiuwenQianxi, Guizhou
27°04′41″N 106°24′06″E
 China[58]
Honglian Bridge580 m (1,903 ft)
2
2023
Nansha, Guangdong
22°41′46″N 113°35′31″E
 China[59]
Shenzhong Corridor Zhongshan Bridge580 m (1,903 ft)
2
2024
Zhongshan, Guangdong
22°42′01″N 113°05′48″E
 China[60]
Fulong Xi River Bridge580 m (1,903 ft)
2
2024
Foshan, Guangdong
22°59′54″N 112°50′33″E
 China[61]
Gujin Chishui River Bridge575 m (1,886 ft)
2
2024
Gulin County, SichuanJinsha County, Guizhou
27°45′11″N 105°58′56″E
 China[62]
Nanxi Xianyuan Yangtze River Bridge [zh]572 m (1,877 ft)
2
2019
Nanxi District, Sichuan
28°48′39″N 104°57′38″E
 China[63]
Huanggang Yangtze River Bridge [zh]567 m (1,860 ft)
2
2014
Huanggang, Hubei
30°32′07″N 114°50′01″E
 China[64]
Yumenkou Yellow River Road Bridge [zh]565 m (1,854 ft)
2
2020
Hancheng, ShaanxiHejin, Shanxi
35°39′18″N 110°36′05″E
 China[65]
Rio–Antirrio Bridge560 m (1,837 ft)
4
2004
Rio, PeloponneseAntirrio, Aetolia-Acarnania
38°19′17″N 21°46′22″E
 Greece[66]
Haihuang Bridge [zh]560 m (1,837 ft)
2
2017
Jainca CountyHualong Hui, Qinghai
35°50′14″N 102°05′02″E
 China[67]
Zunyu Expressway Xiang River Bridge560 m (1,837 ft)
2
2021
BozhouWeng'an County, Guizhou
27°26′52″N 107°15′52″E
 China[68]
Cheongna Haneul Bridge560 m (1,837 ft)
2
2026
IncheonYeongjongdo
37°30′56″N 126°35′12″E
 South Korea[69]
Pingtang Bridge550 m (1,804 ft)
3
2019
Pingtang, Guizhou
25°47′07″N 107°03′24″E
 China[70]
Cần Thơ Bridge550 m (1,804 ft)
2
2010
Cần Thơ, Mekong Delta
10°02′06″N 105°48′45″E
 Vietnam[71]
Changmen Bridge [zh]550 m (1,804 ft)
2
2019
Fuzhou, Fujian
26°08′04″N 119°35′32″E
 China[72]
Zhoudai Bridge [zh]550 m (1,804 ft)
3
2021
Zhoushan, Zhejiang
30°13′36″N 122°00′41″E
 China[73]
Busan Harbor Bridge540 m (1,772 ft)
2
2014
Busan, Yeongnam
35°06′20″N 129°03′54″E
 South Korea[74]
La Constitución de 1812 Bridge540 m (1,772 ft)
2
2015
Cádiz, Andalusia
36°31′27″N 6°15′35″W
 Spain[75]
Godeok–Topyeong Bridge540 m (1,772 ft)
2
2025
Gangdong District, SeoulGuri, Gyeonggi Province
37°34′18″N 127°08′57″E
 South Korea[76]
Danjiang Xiaosanxia Bridge [zh]536 m (1,759 ft)
2
2025
Xichuan County, Henan
32°52′4″N 111°31′57″E
 China[77][78]
Shachengwan Bridge [zh]535 m (1,755 ft)
2
2021
Fuding, Fujian
27°14′23″N 120°17′33″E
 China[79]
Pingtan Strait Rail-Road Bridge [zh]532 m (1,745 ft)
2
2020
ChanglePingtan County, Fujian
25°41′45″N 119°37′40″E
 China[80]
Skarnsund Bridge530 m (1,739 ft)
2
1991
Inderøy, Trøndelag
63°50′37″N 11°04′35″E
 Norway[81]
Atlantic Bridge, Panama530 m (1,739 ft)
2
2019
Colón, Colón Province
9°18′29″N 79°55′08″W
 Panama[82]
Yinzhouhu Bridge530 m (1,739 ft)
2
2023
Jiangmen, Guangdong
22°25′4″N 113°4′11″E
 China[83]
Rongshan Yangtze River Bridge530 m (1,739 ft)
2
2024
Hejiang County, Sichuan
28°50′31″N 105°54′01″E
 China[84]
Qiji Yellow River Bridge530 m (1,739 ft)
2
2025
JinanQihe County, Shandong
36°43′46″N 116°51′19″E
 China[85]
Longli Bridge528 m (1,732 ft)
2
2024
Longli County, Guizhou
26°23′09″N 106°50′59″E
 China[86]
Lingang Yangtze River Bridge522 m (1,713 ft)
2
2023
Yibin, Sichuan
28°46′44″N 104°43′34″E
 China[87]
Baluarte Bridge520 m (1,706 ft)
2
2012
Concordia, SinaloaPueblo Nuevo, Durango
23°32′03″N 105°45′35″W
 Mexico[88]
Huangyi Yangtze River Bridge520 m (1,706 ft)
2
2012
Luzhou, Sichuan
28°53′42″N 105°32′54″E
 China[89]
Hejiang Shenbicheng Yangtze River Bridge520 m (1,706 ft)
2
2023
Hejiang County, Sichuan
28°52′19″N 105°41′50″E
 China[90]
Naxi Yangtze River Bridge520 m (1,706 ft)
2
2023
Luzhou, Sichuan
28°47′32″N 105°22′9″E
 China[91]
Xiangbei Marshalling Station Bridge520 m (1,706 ft)
2
2023
Xiangyang, Hubei
32°7′3″N 112°9′43″E
 China[92]
Hongqimen Bridge520 m (1,706 ft)
2
2024
Nansha, Guangdong
22°37′12″N 113°34′59″E
 China[93]
Anluo Expressway Yellow River Bridge520 m (1,706 ft)
2
2025
Yuanyang CountyZhongmu County, Henan
34°56′56″N 114°09′30″E
 China[94]
Queshi Bridge518 m (1,699 ft)
2
1999
Shantou, Guangdong
23°20′37″N 116°39′36″E
 China[95]
Gong'an Yangtze River Bridge [zh]518 m (1,699 ft)
2
2018
Gong'an CountyJiangling County, Hubei
30°04′14″N 112°19′39″E
 China[96]
Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge510 m (1,673 ft)
2
1994
Yokohama, Kanagawa
35°28′20″N 139°41′57″E
 Japan[97]
Anqing Yangtze River Bridge510 m (1,673 ft)
2
2004
Anqing, Anhui
30°29′57″N 117°04′17″E
 China[98]
First Cheonsa Bridge510 m (1,673 ft)
2
2019
Amtae IslandAphae Island, South Jeolla Province
34°51′38″N 126°10′17″E
 South Korea[99]
Hongshui River Huiluo Bridge [zh]508 m (1,667 ft)
2
2018
Luodian County, GuizhouTian'e County, Guangxi
25°10′58″N 106°41′12″E
 China[100]
Harbor Bridge Project506 m (1,660 ft)
2
2025
Corpus Christi, Texas
27°48′48″N 97°23′59″W
 United States[101]
Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge504 m (1,654 ft)
2
2008
Wuhan, Hubei
30°39′25″N 114°24′01″E
 China[102]
Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge
(North bridge)
500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2002
Jingzhou, Hubei
30°19′04″N 112°13′02″E
 China[103]
Kanchanaphisek Bridge500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2007
Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province
13°38′00″N 100°32′18″E
 Thailand[104]
Sungai Johor Bridge500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2011
Johor Bahru, Johor
1°31′56″N 104°01′19″E
 Malaysia[105]
Mokpo Bridge [ko]500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2012
Mokpo, South Jeolla Province
34°47′21″N 126°21′20″E
 South Korea[106]
Hwatae Bridge [ko]500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2015
Yeosu, South Jeolla Province
34°35′54″N 127°44′07″E
 South Korea[107]
Honghe Bridge [zh]500 m (1,640 ft)
4
2020
Zhuhai, Guangdong
22°10′09″N 113°26′04″E
 China[Note 1]
[108]
Nanjing Shangba Jiajiang Bridge [zh]500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2020
Nanjing, Jiangsu
32°10′08″N 118°46′23″E
 China[109]
Hwayang-Jobal Bridge500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2020
Jobaldo IslandJangsu-ri, South Jeolla Province
34°38′5″N 127°34′19″E
 South Korea[110]
Xuefenghu Bridge500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2023
Anhua County, Hunan
28°17′43″N 111°5′23″E
 China[111]
Sudarshan Setu500 m (1,640 ft)
2
2024
OkhaBet Dwarka, Gujarat
22°27′07″N 69°05′05″E
 India[112]
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Cable-stayed bridges under construction

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Sortable list of cable-stayed bridges under construction, ranked by length of main span
Image Name Main span

metres (feet)

Pylons Year
to open
Location Country Ref
Guanyinsi Yangtze River Bridge1,160 m (3,806 ft)
2
2026
Gong'an CountyJiangling County, Hubei
30°06′17″N 112°12′13″E
 China[113]
Ma'anshan Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge1,120 m (3,675 ft)
3
2026
Ma'anshan, Anhui
31°35′36″N 118°23′26″E
 China[114]
Anqing Haikou Yangtze River Bridge1,100 m (3,609 ft)
2
2030
Anqing, Anhui
30°27′43″N 116°58′10″E
 China[115]
Second Badong Yangtze River Bridge1,090 m (3,576 ft)
2
2030
Badong County, Hubei
31°3′2″N 110°22′49″E
 China[116]
Puzhehei Bridge930 m (3,051 ft)
2
2028
Luxi CountyQiubei County, Yunnan
24°16′52″N 103°48′54″E
 China[117]
Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge898 m (2,946 ft)
2
2028
Wushan County, Chongqing
31°3′29″N 109°51′25″E
 China[118]
Bailizhou Yangtze River Bridge890 m (2,920 ft)
2
2026
Zhijiang, Hubei
30°25′1″N 111°46′36″E
 China[119]
Zhongshan Xiangshan Bridge880 m (2,887 ft)
2
2026
Zhongshan, Guangdong
22°34′43″N 113°32′25″E
 China[120]
Gordie Howe International Bridge853 m (2,799 ft)
2
2026
Detroit, MichiganWindsor, Ontario
42°17′15″N 83°05′52″W
 Canada
 United States
[121]
[122]
Lena Bridge840 m (2,756 ft)
3
2028
Yakutsk, Sakha Republic
61°48′04″N 129°41′20″E
 Russia[123]
Chizhou Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge812 m (2,664 ft)
2
2027
Chizhou, Anhui
30°45′28″N 117°34′31″E
 China[124]
Shenzhen-Jiangmen Rail-Road Hongqili Bridge808 m (2,651 ft)
2
2028
Zhongshan, Guangdong
22°40′36″N 113°31′27″E
 China[125]
Xiazhou Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge800 m (2,625 ft)
2
Yichang, Hubei
30°39′20″N 111°19′34″E
 China[126]
Qinglongmen First Bridge [zh]756 m (2,480 ft)
3
2027
NingboZhoushan, Zhejiang
29°44′9″N 121°59′18″E
 China[127]
Fuling Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge736 m (2,415 ft)
2
Fuling District, Chongqing
29°48′54″N 107°28′29″E
 China[128]
Min'an Bridge716 m (2,349 ft)
2
2027
Fuzhou, Fujian
26°3′15″N 119°30′31″E
 China[129]
Kapurthala Bridge700 m (2,297 ft)
2
2028
Goindwal, Punjab
31°20′25″N 75°8′18″E
 India[130]
Xiangshan Harbor Railway Bridge [zh]688 m (2,257 ft)
2
NingboXiangshan County, Zhejiang
29°37′27″N 121°48′36″E
 China[131]
Taoyaomen Rail-Road Bridge [zh]666 m (2,185 ft)
2
2026
Zhoushan, Zhejiang
30°6′3″N 121°57′36″E
 China[132]
Daxi River Bridge650 m (2,133 ft)
2
2026
Fengjie County, Chongqing
30°59′9″N 109°36′6″E
 China[133]
Pingnan Xun River Bridge636 m (2,087 ft)
2
2025
Pingnan County, Guangxi
23°28′37″N 110°29′46″E
 China[134]
Shunxing Bridge626 m (2,054 ft)
2
2025
Foshan, Guangdong
22°48′14″N 113°20′19″E
 China[135]
Fuling Shituo Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge608 m (1,995 ft)
2
2026
Fuling District, Chongqing
29°43′16″N 107°7′58″E
 China[136]
Dongying Yellow River Rail-Road Bridge600 m (1,969 ft)
2
Dongying, Shandong
37°25′36″N 118°14′8″E
 China[137]
Msikaba Bridge580 m (1,903 ft)
2
2027
Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
31°17′32″S 29°47′50″E
 South Africa[138]
Hengqin Expressway Yu River Bridge580 m (1,903 ft)
2
Hengzhou, Guangxi
22°44′2″N 109°23′39″E
 China[139]
G9221 Hangyong Yongjiang Bridge [zh]570 m (1,870 ft)
3
2026
Ningbo, Zhejiang
29°58′26″N 121°44′13″E
 China[140]
Songzihe Bridge555 m (1,821 ft)
2
Songzi, Hubei
30°22′15″N 111°44′54″E
 China[141]
Huangjueping Yangtze River Bridge [zh]550 m (1,804 ft)
2
Jiulongpo DistrictNan'an District, Chongqing
29°29′31″N 106°32′52″E
 China[142]
Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement507 m (1,663 ft)
2
2030
Baltimore, Maryland
39°13′01″N 76°31′42″W
 United States[143]
[144]
Qingzhou Liujiang Bridge506 m (1,660 ft)
2
2026
Liuzhou, Guangxi
24°15′15″N 109°38′1″E
 China[145]
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Longest cable-stayed bridge decks

The definition of cable-stayed bridge deck length used here is: A continuous part of the bridge deck that is supported only by stay-cables and pylons, or are free spans. This means that columns supporting the side span as for example found in Pont de Normandie, excludes most of the side span decks from the cable-stayed deck length.

There are some bridges with long bridge decks whose span lengths have not been published, and therefore are missing. Extradosed bridges are not included. The thirty longest decks are:

More information Name, Cable-stayed deck length ...
Name Cable-stayed
deck length
Pylons Diagram
Ma'anshan Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge3,024 m (9,921.3 ft)[114]
3
392+1120+1120+392
Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge2,540 m (8,333.3 ft)[146]
6
200+428+428+428+428+428+200
Millau Viaduct2,460 m (8,070.9 ft)[147]
7
204+342+342+342+342+342+342+204
Lena Bridge
under construction
2,280 m (7,480.3 ft)[123]
3
300+840+840+300
Rio-Antirio Bridge2,252 m (7,388.5 ft)[66]
4
286+560+560+560+286
Changtai Yangtze River Bridge2,156 m (7,073.5 ft)[1]
2
490+1176+490
Husutong Yangtze River Bridge2,016 m (6,614.2 ft)[3]
2
462+1092+462
Huangmaohai Bridge2,000 m (6,561.7 ft)[27]
3
280+720+720+280
Pelješac Bridge1,804 m (5,918.6 ft)[148]
6
189+285+285+285+285+285+189
Queensferry Crossing1,744 m (5,721.8 ft)[38]
3
222+650+650+222
Sutong Yangtze River Bridge1,688 m (5,538.1 ft)[4]
2
300+1088+300
Nanjing Jiangxinzhou Yangtze River Bridge [zh]1,636 m (5,367.5 ft)[51]
3
218+600+600+218
Erqi Yangtze River Bridge1,552 m (5,091.9 ft)[47]
3
160+616+616+160
Nhật Tân Bridge1,500 m (4,921.3 ft)[149]
5
150+300+300+300+300+150
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge1,495 m (4,904.9 ft)[150]
6
160+235+235+235+235+235+160
Zhoudai Bridge [zh]1,474 m (4,836.0 ft)[73]
3
160+616+616+160
Chishi Bridge1,470 m (4,822.8 ft)[151]
4
165+380+380+380+165
Pingtang Bridge1,460 m (4,790.0 ft)[70]
3
180+550+550+180
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Timeline of world record lengths

Many early suspension bridges included cable-stayed construction, including the 1817 footbridge Dryburgh Abbey Bridge, James Dredge's patented Victoria Bridge, Bath (1836), and the later Albert Bridge, London (1872), and Brooklyn Bridge (1883). Their designers found that the combination of technologies created a stiffer bridge. Albert Caquot's 1952 concrete-decked cable-stayed bridge over the Donzère-Mondragon canal at Pierrelatte is one of the first of the modern type, but had little influence on later development.[152] The steel-decked Strömsund Bridge designed by Franz Dischinger (1956) is therefore more often cited as the first modern cable-stayed bridge.[153]

This list tracks the bridge having the longest cable-stayed main span through time.

This list may be incomplete and detailed sources for pre-modern cable-stayed bridges may not be available, so the timeline might not be accurate.
More information Record, Name ...
Timeline of bridges with some form of cable-stay construction
Record Name Location Main span:
metres
(feet)
Crosses Notes
1871 – 1885Old Redheugh BridgeUnited Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne73 m (240 ft)River Tynedestroyed in 1885[S 1][154]
1885 – 1891Järnbron [sv]Sweden Uppsala35 m (115 ft)[155]Fyris River[S 2]
1891 – 1914Bluff Dale BridgeUnited States Bluff Dale, TX43 m (141 ft)Paluxy River[S 3]
1914 – 1922Kaihihi Stream BridgeNew Zealand Okato52 m (171 ft)footbridge[S 4][156]
1922 – 1926Tauranga BridgeNew Zealand Ōpōtiki58 m (190 ft)Waioeka River[S 5]
1926 – 1952Tempul AqueductSpain Jerez de la Frontera60 m (200 ft)Guadalete River[S 6]
1952 – 1956Donzère-Mondragon BridgeFrance Pierrelatte81 m (266 ft)Donzère-Mondragon Canal[S 7]
1956 – 1957Strömsund BridgeSweden Strömsund182 m (597 ft)Ströms vattudal[S 8]
1957 – 1959Theodor Heuss BridgeGermany Düsseldorf260 m (850 ft)Rhine[S 9]
1959 – 1969Severin BridgeGermany Cologne302 m (991 ft)Rhine[S 10]
1969 – 1971KniebrückeGermany Düsseldorf319 m (1,047 ft)Rhine[S 11]
1971 – 1974Duisburg-Neuenkamp Bridge [de]Germany Duisburg350 m (1,150 ft)Rhine[S 12]
1974 – 1983Saint-Nazaire BridgeFrance Saint-Nazaire404 m (1,325 ft)Loire River[S 13]
1983 – 1986Ingeniero Carlos Fernández Casado BridgeSpain León440 m (1,440 ft)Barrios de Luna Reservoir[S 14]
1986 – 1991Alex Fraser BridgeCanada Vancouver465 m (1,526 ft)Fraser River[S 15]
1991 – 1993Skarnsund BridgeNorway Inderøy530 m (1,740 ft)Skarnsundet[S 16]
1993 – 1995Yangpu BridgeChina Shanghai602 m (1,975 ft)Huangpu River[S 17]
1995 – 1999Pont de NormandieFrance Le Havre856 m (2,808 ft)Seine River[S 18]
1999 – 2008Tatara BridgeJapan Imabari890 m (2,920 ft)Inland Sea[S 19]
2008 – 2012Sutong BridgeChina SuzhouNantong1,088 m (3,570 ft)Yangtze River[S 20]
2012 – 2025Russky BridgeRussia Vladivostok1,104 m (3,622 ft)Eastern Bosphorus[S 21]
2025 –Changtai Yangtze River BridgeChina ChangzhouTaizhou1,176 m (3,858 ft)Yangtze River[S 22]
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