This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch 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. 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.
Since each bridge has its own specific characteristics, and these are large structures, the very definition of span can vary from one bridge to another. Most use the span at the axis of the arch, as if the structure had a very thin thickness, and the intersection of this axis with the arch's fixed supports, similar to a hinged arch bridge. This definition is called calculated span. Others use the entire arched bridge section, separated from its approach viaducts, which is often the value between the two piers on each side of the arch. This is the case for bridges with multiple spans, large suspension or cable-stayed bridges use this definition of the span at the axis of their towers. Some, however, use the net span or the total external length of the arch.
Completed bridges
Notes: CFST is concrete filled steel tube.
NameSpanmetersMaterialYear opened Location Country RefTian'e Longtan BridgeTian'e County, GuangxiPingnan Third BridgePingnan County, GuangxiChaotianmen BridgeChongqingLupu BridgeShanghaiBosideng BridgeHejiang County, SichuanZigui Yangtze River BridgeZigui County, HubeiNew River Gorge BridgeFayetteville, West VirginiaBayonne BridgeStaten Island, New YorkBayonne, New JerseyHejiang Yangtze River BridgeHejiang County, SichuanSydney Harbour BridgeSydneyNu River BridgeLongling CountyShidian County, YunnanDeyu Expressway Wu River BridgeFenggang CountySinan County, GuizhouChenab BridgeReasi, Jammu and KashmirWushan Yangtze River BridgeWushan, ChongqingGuantang BridgeLiuzhou, GuangxiMingzhou BridgeNingbo, ZhejiangZhaoqing BridgeZhaoqing, GuangdongDaxiaojing BridgeLuodian County, GuizhouQinglong Railway BridgeQinglong CountyGuanling County, GuizhouYachi Railway BridgeQianxi CountyQingzhen, GuizhouMingzhu Bay BridgeGuangzhou, GuangdongZhijing River BridgeBadong County, HubeiZangmu Railway BridgeGyaca County, TibetXinguang BridgeGuangzhou, GuangdongWanzhou Yangtze River BridgeWanzhou, ChongqingCaiyuanba BridgeChongqingQilu Yellow River BridgeJinan, ShandongKrk BridgeKrkŠmrikaARCH'01 - 3ème conférence sur les ponts en arc, 2001, Nanpan River Qiubei BridgeQiubei CountyMile City, YunnanDafaqu BridgeBozhouHuichuan, GuizhouWuhan Hanjiangwan BridgeWuhan, HubeiZhuzhou, HunanShuangbao Grand Bridge ×2Wulong, ChongqingLiancheng BridgeXiangtan, HunanDaning River BridgeWushan County, ChongqingZhuhai, GuangdongQianwei Minjiang Grand BridgeQianwei, SichuanChangtai Yangtze River Tianxingzhou BridgeChangzhouTaizhou, JiangsuChangtai Yangtze River Lu'anzhou BridgeChangzhouTaizhou, JiangsuCáceres, ExtremaduraFremont Bridge (Portland)Portland, OregonHiroshimaBugrinsky BridgeNovosibirsk, Novosibirsk OblastYelanghe BridgeTongzi County, GuizhouMaocaojie BridgeMaocaojie, HunanPort Mann Bridge (1964)dismantled in 2015Surrey, British ColumbiaZhaohua Jialing River BridgeGuangyuan, SichuanŽďákov BridgeOrlík nad Vltavou, South Bohemian RegionNansha Harbor Hongqili Railway Bridge ×2GuangzhouZhongshan, GuangdongYajisha BridgeGuangzhou, GuangdongWanzhou Railway BridgeWanzhou, ChongqingZongxihe BridgeNayong County, GuizhouZhunshuo Railway Yellow River BridgeJungar Banner, Inner MongoliaHequ County, ShanxiShawei Zuojiang BridgeFusui County, GuangxiXinwei Hongshuihe BridgeXincheng County, GuangxiNajiehe Railway BridgeZhijin CountyQingzhen, GuizhouLexi Expressway Suba Bridge Mabian County, SichuanUki, KumamotoBridge of the AmericasBalboa, Panamá ProvincePodilskyi BridgeKyivLancang River Railway BridgeYongping CountyLongyang, YunnanMeixihe Railway BridgeFengjie County, ChongqingBaishuihe BridgeZhijin County, GuizhouYonghe BridgeNanning, GuangxiXiaohe River BridgeEnshi City, HubeiTaiping Lake BridgeHuangshan CityChizhou, AnhuiDashengguan Yangtze River Bridge ×2Nanjing, JiangsuNingbo, ZhejiangMatan Hongshuihe BridgeLaibin, GuangxiYibin Jinsha River Rail Road BridgeYibin, SichuanTianshenggang Channel BridgeNantongSuzhou, JiangsuDujiangyan Qingcheng BridgeDujiangyan City, SichuanLaviolette BridgeTrois-RivièresBécancour, QuebecShuiluohe BridgeGulin County, SichuanSilver Jubilee BridgeRuncornWidnes, CheshireJiangjiehe BridgeWeng'an County, GuizhouDongxihe BridgeWuxi County, ChongqingBaishuijiang BridgeYiliang County, YunnanBirchenough BridgeChipinge, Manicaland ProvinceTheodore Roosevelt Lake BridgeGila CountyMaricopa County, ArizonaTajo Railway ViaductCáceres, ExtremaduraMike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial BridgeBoulder City, NevadaMohave County, ArizonaGuansheng Qujiang BridgeGuang'an, SichuanLanhai Expressway Qinjiang BridgeQinzhou, GuangxiZhenglong Hongshuihe BridgeLaibin, GuangxiGlen Canyon Dam BridgePage, ArizonaYongjiang BridgeYongning District, GuangxiARCH'01 - 3ème conférence sur les ponts en arc, 2001, Hell Gate BridgeNew York CityLiming Lancang River BridgeJinghong, YunnanLoushuihe BridgeHefeng County, HubeiChunan Nanpu BridgeChun'an County, ZhejiangPentele Bridge (Hungary)Dunaújváros, Fejér CountyFenghuang Third BridgeNansha District, GuangdongLewiston–Queenston BridgeLewiston, New YorkQueenston, OntarioBridge Engineering Handbook - Construction and Maintenance, 2014, Gladesville BridgeSydneyVan Brienenoord Bridge (westbound)RotterdamOsaka, Osaka PrefecturePerrine BridgeTwin Falls, IdahoSeri Saujana BridgePutrajayaFoshan, GuangdongNanning BridgeNanning, GuangxiKarun 4 Arch BridgeKabusi, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinceTsakona Arch BridgeMeligalasParadiseia, PeloponneseXianghuoyan BridgeKaiyang, GuizhouCuijiaying Hanjiang Bridge ×2Xiangyang, HubeiJinghai Expressway Lancang River BridgeJinghong, YunnanGaowang BridgeWuzhou, GuangxiWumeihe BridgeFuquan, GuizhouJingxiong BridgeFangshan, Beijing
Under construction
NameSpanmetersMaterialYear opened Location Country RefFenglai BridgeWulong District, ChongqingLuzhou Lantian Yangtze River BridgeLuzhou, SichuanHuangbai Railway Hongshui River BridgeLeye CountyWangmo County, GuangxiLewang Expressway Hongshui River BridgeLeye CountyWangmo County, GuangxiGuniuhe BridgeShuicheng, GuizhouShili Heihuijiang BridgeFengqing CountyWeishan County, YunnanXininghe BridgePingshan County, SichuanSichuan-Tibet Railway Jinsha River BridgeGonjo County, TibetBaiyü County, SichuanKuizhou Yangtze River BridgeFengjie County, ChongqingZhaozhuang BridgeXingyi, GuizhouWest Central Ring Road Haihe River BridgeBinhai, TianjinDona Antónia Ferreira BridgePortoVila Nova de Gaia, Porto DistrictTaohe Bridge LanyonglinYongjing CountyDongxiang County, GansuXiniu BridgeWeishan CountyFengqing County, YunnanTongjianghe BridgePingchang County, SichuanJianghan Tenth BridgeWuhan, HubeiJianzha Yellow River BridgeJainca CountyHualong County, QinghaiDaheba BridgeJinyang County, SichuanXisujiaohe BridgeLeibo County, SichuanWujiang Wengma Rail BridgeWeng'an County, GuizhouYichang Baimaxi BridgeYichang, HubeiXiyangjiang BridgeGuangnan County, YunnanQiaowo BridgePuge County, SichuanJianyang Tuojiang BridgeJianyang, SichuanShangwujiao BridgeLeibo County, SichuanLiutonghe BridgeLeibo County, Sichuan
History of largest spans Flags refer to present national boundaries.
Record Name Location Main span Crosses Notes2024–presentTian'e Longtan Bridge GuangxiHongshui River2020–2024Pingnan Third Bridge Guangxi575 m (1886 ft)Xun River 2009–2020 Chaotianmen Bridge Chongqing Yangtze 2003–2009 Lupu Bridge Shanghai Huangpu River 1977–2003 New River Gorge Bridge Fayetteville, West Virginia New River 1931–1977 Bayonne Bridge Bayonne, New Jersey Kill Van Kull 1916–1931 Hell Gate Bridge New York City Hell Gate 1898–1916 Upper Steel Arch Bridge Niagara Falls, Ontario/ Niagara Falls, New York Niagara River destroyed in 1938 1886–1898 Luiz I Bridge Porto Douro 1884–1886 Garabit Viaduct Ruynes-en-Margeride Truyère 1877–1884 Maria Pia Bridge Porto Douro 1874–1877 Eads Bridge St. Louis, Missouri 158.5 m (520 ft) Mississippi River 1860–1874 Southwark Bridge London River Thames 1848–1860 Cascade Bridge Windsor, New York Cascade Gulf 1819–1848 Southwark Bridge London River Thames 1796–1819 Wearmouth Bridge Sunderland River Wear 1479–1796 Pont de Vieille-Brioude Vieille-Brioude Allier destroyed in 1822 1416–1479 Castelvecchio Bridge Verona, Veneto Adige destroyed in 1945 1377–1416 Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy Adda destroyed in 1416 1356–1377 Castelvecchio Bridge Verona, Veneto Adige destroyed in 1945 1341–1356 Pont du Diable Céret Tech 1147–1341 Malabadi Bridge Silvan Batman River 605–1147 Zhaozhou Bridge Zhao County, Hebei Xiao River 270–605 Severan Bridge Kahta Chabinas Creek 105–270 Trajan's Bridge Drobeta-Turnu Severin/ Kladovo Danube wooden archesdestroyed in 270 27 BC–105 Ponte d'Augusto Narni Nera destroyed in 1855 62 BC–27 BC Pons Fabricius Rome Tiber 142 BC–62 BC Pons Aemilius Rome Tiber destroyed in 1890s
See also
List of longest masonry arch bridge spans List of longest beam bridge spans List of longest suspension bridge spans List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans List of longest bridges List of highest bridges List of tallest bridges List of spans (list of remarkable permanent wire spans)
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