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. 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 or over to be included in the list. Because there is no official classification, some bridges may be missing.
NameSpanmetersMaterialYear opened Location Country RefQuebec BridgeQuebec CityLévis, QuebecWaddell, 1916, Forth Bridge ×2North QueensferrySouth Queensferry, ScotlandMinato BridgeOsaka, Osaka PrefectureCommodore Barry BridgeChester, PennsylvaniaBridgeport, New JerseyCrescent City ConnectionNew Orleans, LouisianaNingbo, ZhejiangHowrah BridgeKolkata, West BengalGramercy BridgeGramercyWallace, LouisianaTokyo Gate BridgeKoto, TokyoSan Francisco–Oakland Bay BridgeEast bay spanDismantled in 2014San Francisco, CaliforniaIkitsuki BridgeIkitsuki, Nagasaki PrefectureHorace Wilkinson BridgeBaton RougePort Allen, LouisianaSfalassà ViaductBagnara Calabra, CalabriaAstoria–Megler BridgeAstoria, OregonPacific County, WashingtonTappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017)Dismantled in 2017TarrytownSouth Nyack, New YorkLewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River)Longview, WashingtonRainier, OregonFrancis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)Collapsed in 2024Baltimore, MarylandQueensboro BridgeNew York CityWaddell, 1916, El Ferdan Railway BridgeIsmailia, Ismailia GovernorateCarquinez BridgeSouth bridge dismantled in 2007 ×2CrockettVallejo, CaliforniaIronworkers Memorial Second Narrows CrossingVancouver, British ColumbiaJacques Cartier BridgeMontrealLongueuil, QuebecHart BridgeJacksonville, FloridaShibanpo Yangtze River BridgeChongqingRichmond–San Rafael Bridge ×2RichmondSan Rafael, CaliforniaYanai - Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi PrefectureJohn P. Grace Memorial BridgeDemolished in 2006Charleston, South CarolinaLiuzhi Special District, GuizhouNewburgh–Beacon BridgeNewburghBeacon, New YorkStolma BridgeStolmenSelbjørn, HordalandUki, Kumamoto PrefectureRio–Niterói BridgeRio de JaneiroNiterói, Southeast RegionIzumiNagashima, Kagoshima PrefectureGuiding County, Guizhou
Extradosed bridges This section ranks the world's largest extradosed bridges, the span must be or over to be included in the list. Because there is no official classification, some bridges may be missing.
NameSpanmetersYear opened Location Country RefNingbo, ZhejiangLiujing Yong River BridgeHeng County, GuangxiJiyang Huanghe River Rail-Road BridgeJiyang, ShandongWujiang Bridge MozhaiPengshui County, ChongqingLuzhou Jinshan Tuojiang Railway BridgeLuzhou, SichuanFuzhou-Pingtan Railway Wulong River BridgeFuzhouMinhou County, Fujian ×3Kuwana, Mie Prefecture ×4Kuwana, MieHongxi BridgeTaishun County, ZhejiangJia Yue BridgeLuzhou, Sichuan
See also List of longest bridges List of longest masonry arch bridge spans List of longest arch bridge spans List of longest suspension bridge spans List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans List of highest bridges List of tallest bridges List of spans
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