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Japanese Friendship Bridge

I'm pretty certain that Confederation isn't the longest bridge in the world. But I don't know any better, so it will have to stay for now. DJ Clayworth 18:18, 17 Sep 2004 (UTC)

This bridge was built by the Japanese in Cambodia, the first bridge to cross the Mekong. I walked acoross it and its what I think of when i think of 1km, although its 1360m i think of it as just over a km. Width is 12.2 m. Young people like to hang out in the middle of the bridge on the sidewalks, although it is a car bridge.

I do not know how to edit the REF page but here is a ref. Could someone please ad it to the REF page for me? Thank You. --Jon in California http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_Dec_10/ai_83137882

Tough to find info on it, but here's a link:

http://www.macaudata.com/Macau/overview/e53.html

And a Google maps picture:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.181482,113.563957&spn=0.041113,0.040340&t=k&hl=en

+ by type

now that there is a decent table here, ill copy it and do by bridge type:

http://www.hut.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/longspan.html

suspension cable stayed steel arch steel truss concrete arch concrete girder concrete/steel box girder

this is an interesting table as well, longest spans in the world listed chronologically http://www.hut.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/chronological.html

why doesn't the vasco da gama bridge with its 17km (according to article)appear in this list? --62.199.241.134 16:01, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)

by span

i think the span length is more important than the overall length. the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is much more of an engeinnering marvel than the Confederation Bridge.

Can someone tell me why the Vasco da Gama bridge over the Tagus in Lisbon isn't listed?

Tappan Zee Bridge missing

Also the Tappan Zee Bridge (aka the Malcolm Wilson) at 16,013 feet would seem to belong at no. 13. Mwanner 20:12, Dec 14, 2004 (UTC)

Added, spot #15. --ChrisRuvolo 02:27, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hey! What about the Great Belt Bridges of Denmark? They're both almost 7000 meters long!

Bong and Blatnik bridges

The (approximate) lengths of the Bong and Blatnik bridges (in Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin) may be low, depending on how things are measured. It was hard to find numbers of any sort, but I didn't include approaches (I added the bridges at ~8,300 ft and 7,975 ft, respectively—apparently the distance that they are exclusively over water). Some clearer rules on exactly how things should be measured would be helpful (not that nice numbers are always available or anything...) User:Mulad (talk) 08:12, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Is there 79,200 feet between the tunnel and the land at any part? The length "Toll Plaza to Toll Plaza" is 105,600 feet ([3]). - Jerryseinfeld 19:26, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)

James River Bridge missing

I would just like to point out to the author of this page that the 4.5 mile long James River Bridge that spans the James River from Newport News, Virginia to Suffolk, Virginia and was quite possibly the longest bridge in the World when first completed in 1928 is missing from this page. It would be fifteenth or so on the list were it included. It sometimes gets confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge or the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel as it has a similar length to the former and is fairly near tthe second, and all three span different segments of the Chesapeake Bay, but they are three different structures. Here is a link with some information on the James River Bridge: http://www.roadstothefuture.com/US17_JRB.html

What is this list measuring?

Can someone please clarify what this list is measuring? Is it total length above ground and water? If so, where does the bridge start and where does it end? What about bridges that have an island in the middle? A clear definition should be posted at the top of the list.

I want to add the Runyang Bridge which recently opened. The total length of the bridge complex is about 35.66 km. It includes two bridges an island in the middle and lots of viaducts. I'm willing to research the length of the bridge for inclusion on this list, but without a clear definition, I don't know what information I am searching for. -- Samuel Wantman 22:59, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

From the 1st paragraph:
This is a list of the worlds bridges sorted by their full length above land or water. "Span" refers to their longest span without ground support.
In the case of two bridges with an island in the middle, like the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, I would expect different listings for each section. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 00:03, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
My problem is with the words "full length". Some bridges have long viaducts that are approaches to the bridges. Some bridges measure from anchorages, some measure from toll plazas, many measure the length of the total construction that was undertaken when the bridge was built. Many do not specify what they are measuring. I'm wondering if this list is comparing apples and oranges. Even the western half of the SF-Oakland bay bridge has a huge cement anchorage in the middle which is in effect a man made island, and it is really two bridges. I'm hoping the definition can be made clearer. -- Samuel Wantman 05:58, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hoan Bridge Missing

It appears that the Daniel Hoan Bridge, which carries I-794 across the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, harbor is missing. The bridge is 2.5 miles long, but I have not yet found any exact dimensions.

archived 1-2 km part

Name Length metres (feet) Span metres (feet) Completed Country
Buñol Viaduct 1,996 (6,548) ? (?) 1998? Script error: No such module "flag".
Rafael Mendoza Avilés Bridge[1] 1,995 (6,545) ? (?) 1968 Script error: No such module "flag".
Golden Gate Bridge 1,970 (6,462) 1,280 (4,198) 1937 Template:Flagicon United States
Eads Bridge 1,964 (6,442) 158 (520) 1874 Template:Flagicon United States
Naqu Bridge instead of Road Bridge(那曲以桥代路特大桥) of Qingzang railway 1,950 (6,400) ? 2004 Template:Flagicon People's Republic of China
Malaysia–Singapore Second Link 1,920 (6,300) ? 1998 Script error: No such module "flag"./Script error: No such module "flag".
Drammen Bridge 1,892 (6,207) 60 (197) 1975 Script error: No such module "flag".
Northern M0 Danube bridge 1,852 (6,080) 300 (1000) 2008 Script error: No such module "flag".
Köröshegy viaduct 1,870 (6,233) 120 (400) 2007 Script error: No such module "flag".
Prai River Bridge 1,850 (6,070) ? 2005 Script error: No such module "flag".
Brooklyn Bridge 1,834 (6,016) 486 (1,596) 1883 Template:Flagicon United States
Lions' Gate Bridge 1,823 (5,890) 472 (1,550) 1938 Template:Flagicon Canada
Lueg Bridge 1,837 (6,027) ? (?) 1968 Script error: No such module "flag".
Haute-Colme Viaduct[2] 1,827 (5,994) 65 (213) 1992 Template:Flagicon France
Benjamin Sheares Bridge 1,800 (5,905) 20 1982 Script error: No such module "flag".
Höga Kusten Bridge 1,800 (5,905) 1,210 (3,970) 1997 Script error: No such module "flag".
Hardinge Bridge 1,800 (5,905) 350 (1,147) 1912 Template:Flagicon Bangladesh
Ostruznica Bridge[3] 1785 (5856) ? (?) 1997 Script error: No such module "flag".
Peace Bridge 1,768 (5,800) ? 1927 Template:Flagicon United States/Template:Flagicon Canada
Bayonne Bridge 1,762 (5,780) 511 (1,675) 1931 Template:Flagicon United States
Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge 1,762 (5,780) 256 (840) 1965 Template:Flagicon United States
Rakaia River Road/Rail Bridge[4] 1,757 (5,763) ? (?) 1939 Script error: No such module "flag".
Prievoz Viaduct|Prievoz Viaduct]] 1,756 (5,760) ? (?) 2002 Script error: No such module "flag".
Ventabren Viaduct[5] 1,733 (5,685) 100 (328) 1998 Template:Flagicon France
Cotière Viaduct[6] 1,725 (5,659) 88 (289) 1991 Template:Flagicon France
Farø Bridges (south bridge) 1,726 (5,663) 290 (951) 1985 Script error: No such module "flag".
Minami-Bisan Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge) 1,723 (5,652) 1,100 (3,608) 1988 Script error: No such module "flag".
Sallingsund Bridge 1,717 (5,633) 93 (305) 1978 Script error: No such module "flag".
Solidarity BridgeScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "convert". 375 (1230) 2007 Script error: No such module "flag".
Vejle Fjord Bridge Script error: No such module "convert". 110 (361) 1980 Script error: No such module "flag".
Uddevalla Bridge Script error: No such module "convert". 414 m 2000 Script error: No such module "flag".
New Little Belt Bridge 1,700 (5,577) 600 (1,969) 1970 Script error: No such module "flag".
Kurima bridge of Ryukyu 1,690 (5,545) ? (?) 1995 Template:Flagicon Japan
Angostura Bridge 1,678 (5,501) 712 (2,335) 1967 Script error: No such module "flag".
Dunaújváros Bridge 1,670 (5,495) 308 (1,027) 2007 Script error: No such module "flag".
King Carol I Bridge 1,662 () 190 () 1895 Script error: No such module "flag".
Bridge of the Americas 1,654 (5,425) 344 (1,128) 1962 Script error: No such module "flag".
Ō-Naruto Bridge 1,629 (5,344) 876 (2,874) 1985 Script error: No such module "flag".
Fuldatalbrücke Solms 1,628 (5,341) 44 (144) 1988 Script error: No such module "flag".
Lethbridge Viaduct 1,624 (5,328) ?? 1909 Template:Flagicon Canada
Angles Viaduct[7] 1,622 (5,322) ? (?) 2001 Template:Flagicon France
Nordhordland Bridge 1,614 (5,295) 172 (564) 1994 Script error: No such module "flag".
Kita-Bisan Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge) 1,611 (5,285) 990 (3,248) 1988 Script error: No such module "flag".
Saitama Kamigo Bridge 1,604 (5,263) ? (?) 1980 Template:Flagicon Japan
Farø Bridges (north bridge) 1,596 (5,236) 40 (131) 1985 Script error: No such module "flag".
Cedar Avenue Bridge 1,580 (5,185) ? (?) 1979 Template:Flagicon United States
Kurushima-Kaikyō 3rd Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō) 1,570 (5,150) 1,030 (3,379) 1999 Script error: No such module "flag".
Nîmes Viaduct[8] 1,569 (5,148) ? (?) 1845 Template:Flagicon France
Gerald Desmond Bridge 1,565 (5,134) 321 (1,053) 1968 Template:Flagicon United States
Cheviré Viaduct[9] 1,563 (5,128) 262 (860) 1990 Template:Flagicon France
Bosphorus Bridge 1,560 (5,118) 1,074 (3,523) 1973 Script error: No such module "flag".
Puente Pumarejo 1,550 (5,085) ? (?) 1974 Script error: No such module "flag".
Paton Bridge 1,543 (5,062) ? (?) 1953 Script error: No such module "flag".
Sannesund Bridge 1,528 (5,013) 139 (456) 1978 Script error: No such module "flag".
Verberie Viaduct[10] 1,527 (5,01) 38 (125) 1992 Template:Flagicon France
Kurushima-Kaikyō 2nd Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō) 1,515 (4,970) 1,020 (3,346) 1999 Script error: No such module "flag".
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge 1,510 (4,954) 1,090 (3,576) 1988 Script error: No such module "flag".
Moselle Viaduct[11] 1,510 (4,954) 75 (246) 2007 Template:Flagicon France
Vallsund Bridge 1,500 m ? 1997 Script error: No such module "flag".
Cavaillon Viaduct[12] 1,500 (4,921) ? (?) 1999 Template:Flagicon France
Tatara Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō) 1,480 (4,855) 890 (2,919) 1999 Script error: No such module "flag".
Egratz Viaduct[13] 1,470 (4,823) 50 (164) 1981 Template:Flagicon France
Zhivopisny Bridge 1,460 (4,789) 420? (1,377?) 2007 Script error: No such module "flag".
Barrails Viaduct[14] 1,459 (4,787) 49,85 (164) 2000 Template:Flagicon France
George Washington Bridge 1,451 (4,760) 1,067 (3,500) 1931 Template:Flagicon United States
Fuldatalbrücke Morschen 1,450 (4,757) 116 (381) 1989 Script error: No such module "flag".
Choshi Bridge 1,450 (4,757) ? (?) 1962 Template:Flagicon Japan
Shimotsui Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge) 1,447 (4,747) 940 (3,083) 1988 Script error: No such module "flag".
Smederevo Road Bridge[15] 1436 (4711) 171 (561) 1976 Script error: No such module "flag".
Krk Bridge 1,431 (4,694) 390 (1,279) 1980 Script error: No such module "flag".
Mjøsa Bridge 1,421 (4,662) 69 (226) 1985 Script error: No such module "flag".
Tancarville Bridge[16] 1,420 (4,659) 960 (3150) 1959 Template:Flagicon France
Grand Canal Bridge at Le Havre[17] 1,410 (4,626) 275 (902) 1994 Template:Flagicon France
Tasman Bridge 1,395 (4576) ? 1964 Script error: No such module "flag".
Stallbacka Bridge 1392 m ? 1981 Script error: No such module "flag".
Horace Wilkinson Bridge 1,387 (4,550) 376 (1,235) 1968 Template:Flagicon United States
Canso Causeway 1,385 (4,544) 94 (308) 1955 Template:Flagicon Canada
Tahaddart Viaduct 1,374 (4,507) ? (?) 2005 Script error: No such module "flag".
Khanty-Mansiysk Bridge 1,374 (4,507) 231 (758) 2004 Script error: No such module "flag".
Lake Polyfytos Bridge 1,372 (4,500) ? 1975 Script error: No such module "flag".
Honoré Mercier Bridge 1,361 (4,465) 122 (400) 1959 Template:Flagicon Canada
Kizuna Bridge (Japanese Friendship Bridge) 1,360 (4,463) ? 2001 Script error: No such module "flag".
Neckarbrücke Neckarsulm 1,348 (4,423) 213 (699) 1967 Script error: No such module "flag".
Innoshima Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō) 1,339 (4,393) 770 (2,526) 1983 Script error: No such module "flag".
Sannsund Bridge 1,322 m ? 1981 Script error: No such module "flag".
Van Brienenoordbrug 1,320 (4,331) 288 (940) 1965 Script error: No such module "flag".
Risle Viaduct[18] 1,320 (4,331) 90 (295) 2005 Template:Flagicon France
Liberty Bridge 1312 (4304) 351 (1151) 1981 Script error: No such module "flag".
Echinghen Viaduct[19] 1,301 (4,268) 110 (361) 1997 Template:Flagicon France
Angus L. Macdonald Bridge 1,300 (4,265.1) 762.1 (2500.3) 1955 Template:Flagicon Canada
Saraighat bridge 1,296 (4,251.96) 122.95(403.38) 1962 Template:Flagicon India
Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing 1,292 (4,239) 335 (1,099) 1960 Template:Flagicon Canada
Maintalbrücke Veitshöchheim 1,280 (4,199) 162 (531) 1987 Script error: No such module "flag".
Brotonne Bridge[20] 1,278 (4,193) 320 (1050) 1977 Template:Flagicon France
Sylans Viaduct[21] 1,266 (4,153) ? (?) 1998 Template:Flagicon France
Valley View Bridge 1,265 (4,150) 91 (300) 1975 Template:Flagicon United States
Gjemnessund Bridge 1,257 (4,124) 623 (2,044) 1991 Script error: No such module "flag".
Mendota Bridge 1,255 (4,119) ? (?) 1926 Template:Flagicon United States
Marcelo Fernan Bridge 1,237 (4,058) 185 (607) 1999 Script error: No such module "flag".
Sotra Bridge 1,236 (4,055) 468 (1,535) 1971 Script error: No such module "flag".
Leinachtalbrücke 1,232 (4,042) 44 (144) 1986 Script error: No such module "flag".
Hakata-Ōshima Bridge (Shimanami Kaidō) 1,230 (4,035) 560 (1,837) 1988 Script error: No such module "flag".
Måløy Bridge 1,224 (4,016) 125 (410) 1973 Script error: No such module "flag".
Prakasam Barrage 1,223.5 (4,016) 125 (410) 1957 Script error: No such module "flag".
Sandnessund Bridge 1,220 (4,003) 150 (492) 1973 Script error: No such module "flag".
Svendborgsund Bridge 1,220 (4,003) 90 (295) 1966 Script error: No such module "flag".
Cheongdam Bridge 1,211 (3,973) ? (?) 2001 Template:Flagicon South Korea
Vernegues Viaduct[22] 1,211 (3,973) 80 (262) 1998 Template:Flagicon France
Pivdennyi Bridge 1,200 (3,937) ? (?) 1990 Script error: No such module "flag".
A. Murray MacKay Bridge 1,200 (3,937) 739.9 (2727.5) 1970 Template:Flagicon Canada
Meaux Viaduct[23] 1,196 (3,924) 93 (305) 2004 Template:Flagicon France
Calix Viaduct[24] 1,182 (3,878) ? (?) 1974 Template:Flagicon France
Old Little Belt Bridge 1,178 (3,865) 220 (722) 1935 Script error: No such module "flag".
Chalifert Viaduct[25] 1,175 (3,855) 55 (180) 1993 Template:Flagicon France
Isaiah D. Hart Bridge 1,172 (3,844) 332 (1088) 1967 Template:Flagicon United States
Akinada Bridge 1,175 (3,854) 750 (2,460) 2000 Script error: No such module "flag".
Strängnäs Bridge 1,164 m ? 1981 Script error: No such module "flag".
Saint-André-de-Cubzac Bridge [26] 1,164 (3,819) 58 (190) 2000 Template:Flagicon France
Bartelsgrabentalbrücke 1,160 (3,806) 58 (190) 1986 Script error: No such module "flag".
Sydney Harbour Bridge 1,149 (3,770) 503 (1,650) 1932 Script error: No such module "flag".
Gisund Bridge 1,147 (3,763) 143 (469) 1972 Script error: No such module "flag".
Champlain Bridge (Ottawa) 1,142 (?) 38 (?) 1928 Template:Flagicon Canada
Kochertalbrücke 1,128 (3,701) 138 (453) 1979 Script error: No such module "flag".
Geratalbrücke Ichtershausen 1,121 (3,678) 58 (190) 2001 Script error: No such module "flag".
Tacony-Palmyra Bridge 1,115 (3,569) 159 (523) 1929 Template:Flagicon United States
Negrelli Viaduct 1,110 (3,641) 25 (82) 1849 Script error: No such module "flag".
Saint-Cloud Viaduct[27] 1,100 (3,609) 101,75 (334) 1974 Template:Flagicon France
Burdekin Bridge 1,097 (3,600) ? (?) 1957 Script error: No such module "flag".
Yanjisha Bridge 1,084 (3,556) 360 (1,181) 2000 Template:Flagicon People's Republic of China
Stord Bridge 1,077 (3,533) 677 (2,221) 2000 Script error: No such module "flag".
Pančevo Bridge 1,075 (3,529) 162 (531) 1935 Script error: No such module "flag".
Souillac Viaduct[28] 1,070 (3,511) 80 (262) 2000 Template:Flagicon France
Kanmon Bridge 1,068 (3,503) 712 (2,335) 1973 Script error: No such module "flag".
Stavanger City Bridge 1,067 (3,501) 185 (607) 1978 Script error: No such module "flag".
Helgeland Bridge 1,065 (3,494) 425 (1,394) 1991 Script error: No such module "flag".
Črni Kal Viaduct 1,065 (3,494) 141 (462) 2004 Script error: No such module "flag".
Askøy Bridge 1,057 (3,468) 850 (2,789) 1992 Script error: No such module "flag".
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Viaduct[29] 1,055 (3,461) 130 (427) 1982 Template:Flagicon France
Replot Bridge 1,045 (3,428) 250 (820) 1997 Script error: No such module "flag".
Enztalbrücke 1,044 (3,425) 58 (190) 1989 Script error: No such module "flag".
Alnö Bridge 1,042 m ? 1964 Script error: No such module "flag".
Pierre Laporte Bridge 1,041 (3,414) 667 (2,190) 1970 Template:Flagicon Canada
Champ-du-Comte Viaduct[30] 1,037 (3,402) 100 (328) 1990 Template:Flagicon France
Podtureň Viaduct 1,035 (3,395) ? (?) 1983 Script error: No such module "flag".
Scardon Viaduct[31] 1,022 (3,353) 50,4 (165) 1997 Template:Flagicon France
Auckland Harbour Bridge 1,020 (3,348) 244 (800) 1959 Script error: No such module "flag".
Tromsø Bridge 1,016 (3,333) 80 (262) 1960 Script error: No such module "flag".
Hadsel Bridge 1,011 (3,317) 150 (492) 1978 Script error: No such module "flag".
Skarnsund Bridge 1,010 (3,314) 530 (1,739) 1991 Script error: No such module "flag".
Tjeldsund Bridge 1,007 (3,304) 290 (951) 1967 Script error: No such module "flag".
Nantua Viaduct[32] 1,003 (3,291) 124 (407) 1996 Template:Flagicon France
Vézère-Corrèze Viaduct[33] 1,002 (3,287) 105 (344) 2005 Template:Flagicon France

References

Italy's Freedom Bridge

Venice'bridge, both road and rail, "Ponte della Libertà" is 3,850 km long, I think it's Italy's longest bridge. Look at italian wiki: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_della_Libert%C3%A0 I don't know how to modify the table :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.81.27.84 (talkcontribs) 12:47, 4 July 2009

Golden Gate Bridge

With a central span of 4200 feet this fine bridge should be on the list.

Thank you. 131.96.216.12 (talk) 02:30, 13 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

King Fahd Causeway

I recently found this list and realized that the King Fahd Causeway connecting Bahrain and Saudi Arabia is not there. I am afraid to add incorrect information and I don’t know exactly how to edit this page. Finalities (talk) 21:32, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply