This list of tallest bridges includes bridges with a structural height of at least . The of a bridge is the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a bridge, such as the top of a bridge tower, to the lowermost exposed part of the bridge, where its piers, towers, or mast pylons emerge from the surface of the ground or water. Structural height is different from , which measures the maximum vertical distance between the bridge deck (the road bed of a bridge) and the ground or water surface beneath the bridge span. A separate list of highest bridges ranks bridges by deck height.
There may be differences between the various heights given, as the heights do not always include the same elements depending on the information provided by the design offices. In the lower part, the level may be the water level or the highest water level, the lower part of the foundation header, or the upper part of the tower base. In the upper part, the level may be the concrete or steel structure of the tower, the axis or IP (Intersection Point) of the main cable, or the highest structural or architectural elevation. The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge gains with its tower-top ornament.
Structural height and deck height The difference between tall and high bridges can be explained in part because some of the highest bridges are built across deep valleys or gorges. For example, the Huajiang Canyon Bridge is the highest bridge in the world, but it is not in the top 20 tallest bridges. This bridge spans a deep river gorge. The bridge's two towers, built on either rim of the gorge, are tall, but due to the depth of the river gorge, the deck height of the Huajiang Canyon Bridge is .
The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that is both tall (in structural height) and high (in deck height). The tallest Millau Viaduct tower is situated near the valley floor, which gives the viaduct a structural height of , and a deck height of above the valley floor.
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Photo Name Structural heightmetres (feet) Main spanmetres (feet) Opened Design LocationRef.Changtai Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedChangzhouTaizhou, JiangsuMillau ViaductCable-stayedMillau, AveyronPingtang BridgeCable-stayedPingtang, GuizhouHusutong Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedNantongSuzhou, Jiangsu1915 Çanakkale BridgeSuspensionGeliboluLapseki (Dardanelles)Yavuz Sultan Selim BridgeSuspension with cable-stayedIstanbul, BosphorusRussky BridgeCable-stayedVladivostokRussky IslandSutong BridgeCable-stayedSuzhouNantong, JiangsuYunwu BridgeCable-stayedGuiding County, GuizhouXindu Jinsha River BridgeCable-stayedPingshan County, SichuanSuijiang County, YunnanAkashi Kaikyo BridgeSuspensionKobeAwaji Island, HyōgoStonecutters BridgeCable-stayedTsing YiStonecutters Island, Hong KongZunyu Expressway Xiang River BridgeCable-stayedBozhouWeng'an County, GuizhouWujiang Bridge MozhaiExtradossedPengshui County, ChongqingChishi BridgeCable-stayedYizhang County, HunanQingshan Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedWuhan, HubeiNanjing Xianxin Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionNanjing, JiangsuWuxue Yangtze River Bridge Cable-stayedWuxueYangxin County, HubeiYi Sun-sin BridgeSuspensionGwangyangYeosu, South Jeolla ProvinceShenzhen–Zhongshan BridgeSuspensionShenzhenZhongshan, GuangdongDuge BridgeCable-stayedXuanwei, YunnanShuicheng, GuizhouJingyue Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedJianli, HubeiYueyang, HunanLongli BridgeCable-stayedLongli County, GuizhouHuangmaohai BridgeCable-stayedZhuhaiTaishan, GuangdongSecond Wuhu Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedWuhu, AnhuiHuajiang Canyon BridgeSuspensionGuanling CountyZhenfeng County, GuizhouGujin Chishui River BridgeCable-stayedGulin County, SichuanJinsha County, GuizhouYachi River BridgeCable-stayedQingzhen, GuizhouNansha Bridge(East span)SuspensionNanshaDongguan, GuangdongGaolangang BridgeCable-stayedZhuhaiTaishan, GuangdongGreat Belt East BridgeSuspensionKorsørSprogø, Region ZealandLingang Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedYibin, SichuanNanmengxi BridgeCable-stayedJinping County, GuizhouThird Tongling Yangtze River BridgeSuspension with cable-stayedTongling, AnhuiBianyuzhou Yangtze River Railway BridgeCable-stayedJiujiang, JiangxiHuangmei County, HubeiJiayu Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedJiayu CountyHonghu, HubeiThird Wanzhou Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedWanzhou, ChongqingZangkejiang BridgeSuspensionShuichengPu'an County, GuizhouLiuguanghe Xiqian Expressway BridgeCable-stayedXiuwenQianxi, GuizhouZhongzhou Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedZhong County, ChongqingGongshuihe BridgeCable-stayedXuan'en County, HubeiJiujiang Yangtze River Expressway BridgeCable-stayedJiujiang, JiangxiHuangmei County, HubeiYangsigang Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionWuhan, HubeiChajiaotan BridgeSuspensionXishui County, GuizhouGulin County, SichuanChizhou Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedChizhouTongling, AnhuiE’dong BridgeCable-stayedHuangshi, HubeiMezcala BridgeCable-stayedMártir de CuilapánTepecoacuilco de Trujano, GuerreroOsman Gazi BridgeSuspensionDilovasıAltınova, Gulf of İzmitNingyang Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionNanjingYangzhou, JiangsuQingshui River BridgeSuspensionKaiyang CountyWeng'an County, GuizhouBaijusi Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedDadukou DistrictBanan District, ChongqingShishou Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedShishou, HubeiWuhan Zhuankou Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedWuhan, HubeiIncheon BridgeCable-stayedIncheonYeongjongdoJin'an BridgeSuspensionLijiang, YunnanNanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionNanjing, JiangsuRio–Antirrio BridgeCable-stayedRio, PeloponneseAntirrio, Aetolia-AcarnaniaGolden Gate BridgeSuspensionSan FranciscoMarin County, CaliforniaSecond Fengdu Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedFengdu County, ChongqingXiamen Zhangzhou BridgeCable-stayedXiamenZhangzhou, FujianNanjimen Yangtze River bridgeCable-stayedChongqingHuangpu BridgeCable-stayedGuangzhou, GuangdongEl Carrizo BridgeCable-stayedConcordia, SinaloaXiangshan Harbor BridgeCable-stayedNingboXiangshan County, ZhejiangConcrete box girderXicotepecTlacuilotepec, PueblaYangpu BridgeCable-stayedShanghaiLangqi Min River BridgeCable-stayedFuzhou, FujianChibi Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedChibiHonghu, HubeiZolotoy BridgeCable-stayedVladivostokTatara BridgeCable-stayedIkuchijima, HiroshimaŌmishima Island, EhimeGordie Howe International BridgeCable-stayedDetroit, MichiganWindsor, OntarioBadong Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedBadong County, HubeiCable-stayedWangjiang CountyDongzhi County, AnhuiQianjiang BridgeCable-stayedLaibinWuxuan, GuangxiGuozigou BridgeCable-stayedHuocheng County, XinjiangNanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedNanjing, JiangsuWuzuohe BridgeCable-stayedNayong CountyZhijin County, GuizhouShenzhong Corridor Zhongshan BridgeCable-stayedZhongshan, GuangdongXupu BridgeCable-stayedShanghaiShanghai Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedShanghaiChongming CountyTongling Yangtze River Road-railway BridgeCable-stayedTongling, AnhuiFengjie Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedFengjie, ChongqingXihoumen BridgeSuspensionZhoushan, ZhejiangRunyang Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionZhenjiangYangzhou, JiangsuXianshen River BridgeExtradossedZezhou County, ShanxiMinpu BridgeCable-stayedShanghaiCable-stayedLuzhou, SichuanAnqing Yangtze River Railway BridgeCable-stayedAnqingChizhou, AnhuiFuma Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionWanzhou, ChongqingQueensferry CrossingCable-stayedEdinburghFife, ScotlandHengmen West BridgeCable-stayedZhongshan, GuangdongErqi Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedWuhan, HubeiPengxihe BridgeCable-stayedYunyang County, ChongqingKangbo Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedHejiang County, SichuanCable-stayedJiangmen, GuangdongTongzihe Bridge JinrentongSuspensionRenhuai, GuizhouCable-stayedYongchuanJiangjin, ChongqingDafosi BridgeCable-stayedChongqingTsing Ma BridgeSuspensionTsing YiMa Wan, Hong KongVerrazzano–Narrows BridgeSuspensionNew York City, New YorkLizhi Wujiang BridgeCable-stayedFuling, ChongqingBaling River BridgeSuspensionGuanling County, GuizhouAtlantic Bridge, PanamaCable-stayedColón, Colón ProvinceRongshan Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedHejiang County, SichuanYinzhouhu BridgeCable-stayedJiangmen, GuangdongØresund BridgeCable-stayedCopenhagenMalmöUlsan BridgeSuspensionUlsanWufengshan Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionZhenjiang, JiangsuSecond Dongting Lake BridgeSuspensionYueyang, HunanPont de NormandieCable-stayedLe Havre, Seine-MaritimeHonfleur, CalvadosJintang BridgeCable-stayedNingboJintang Island, ZhejiangXiangxihe BridgeCable-stayedZigui County, HubeiHongyancun BridgeCable-stayedChongqingXiangluzhou BridgeCable-stayedChangsha, HunanHardanger BridgeSuspensionUlvikEidfjord, VestlandTing Kau BridgeCable-stayedTing KauTsing Yi, Hong KongAda BridgeCable-stayedBelgradeCable-stayedChanglePingtan County, Fujian
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Photo Name Structural heightmetres (feet) Main spanmetres (feet) Opened Design LocationRef.Strait of Messina BridgeSuspensionMessina, SicilyVilla San Giovanni, CalabriaPuzhehei BridgeCable-stayedLuxi CountyQiubei County, YunnanSecond Sutong Yangtze River BridgeSuspension with cable-stayedSuzhouNantong, JiangsuAnqing Haikou Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedAnqing, AnhuiSecond Badong Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedBadong County, HubeiWushan Shennv Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedWushan County, ChongqingZhangjinggao Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionZhangjiagangJingjiangRugao, JiangsuMa'anshan Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeCable-stayedMa'anshan, AnhuiShiziyang BridgeSuspensionGuangzhouDongguan, GuangdongJinwenlu Yangtze River BridgeSuspensionNanjing, JiangsuMeijiuhe BridgeCable-stayedXishui County, GuizhouGulin County, SichuanDaxi River BridgeCable-stayedFengjie County, ChongqingJinqi BridgeCable-stayedQingzhenXiuwen County, GuizhouXihoumen Rail/Road BridgeSuspension with cable-stayedZhoushan, ZhejiangFuling Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeCable-stayedFuling, ChongqingChizhou Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeCable-stayedChizhou, AnhuiLena BridgeCable-stayedYakutsk, Sakha RepublicLugu Lake BridgeSuspensionYanyuan County, SichuanZhongshan Xiangshan BridgeCable-stayedZhongshan, GuangdongGuanyinsi Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedGong'an CountyJiangling County, HubeiShenzhen-Jiangmen Rail-Road Hongqili BridgeCable-stayedZhongshan, GuangdongSichuan-Tibet Railway Dadu River BridgeSuspensionLuding County, SichuanShuangyumen BridgeSuspensionZhoushan, ZhejiangCable-stayedLudian CountyQiaojia County, YunnanFuling Shituo Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeCable-stayedFuling, ChongqingLixianjiang BridgeCable-stayedJiangcheng CountyLüchun County, YunnanQinglongmen First BridgeCable-stayedNingboZhoushan, ZhejiangYongchang Lancang River BridgeSuspensionChangning County, YunnanXiazhou Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeCable-stayedYichang, HubeiBailizhou Yangtze River BridgeCable-stayedZhijiang, HubeiMin'an BridgeCable-stayedFuzhou, FujianCable-stayedNingboXiangshan County, ZhejiangCable-stayedNingbo, ZhejiangXiangjiang Railway BridgeExtradossedBozhouWeng'an County, GuizhouCable-stayedGuiyang, GuizhouCable-stayedZhoushan, ZhejiangLibu Yangtze River Rail/Road BridgeSuspension with cable-stayedJingzhou, HubeiShuangliu Yangtze River Bridge SuspensionWuhanEzhou, HubeiCable-stayedHaiyan CountyCixi, ZhejiangTamkang BridgeCable-stayedNew Taipei CityCable-stayedHaiyan CountyCixi, Zhejiang
See also List of highest bridges List of longest bridges List of longest suspension bridge spans List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans List of longest masonry arch bridge spans List of longest arch bridge spans List of longest beam bridge spans List of tallest towers List of tallest buildings and structures List of tallest buildings and structures by country
References
Other references are, as a principle, located in the articles about the bridges.