List of longest suspension bridge spans

List of longest suspension bridge spans

The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey, opened in 2022, has the longest central span (2,023 m) of any suspension bridge. It crosses the Dardanelles in Turkey.

The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and 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).

Suspension bridges have the longest spans of any type of bridge. Cable-stayed bridges, the next longest design, are practical for spans up to just over one kilometre (the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world has a 1,104 m span). Therefore, as of October 2025, the 28 longest bridges on this list are the 28 longest spans of all types of vehicular bridges (other than floating pontoon bridges).

The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey holds the record since opening to traffic in March 2022, with a span of 2,023 metres (6,637 ft). Since 1998, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan previously held the record with a span of 1,991 metres (6,532 feet), the Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in China will break the record in 2028 while the Strait of Messina Bridge in Italy will go to the top of the list in 2032.

Completed suspension bridges

List of longest suspension bridge spans

This list includes only completed suspension bridges that carry automobiles or trains that are at least 1,000 m (3,300 ft) long. It does not include cable-stayed bridges, footbridges, or pipeline bridges.

<table><thead><tr><th>Photo</th><th>Name</th><th>Main span metres (feet)</th><th>Year opened</th><th>Location</th><th>Country</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>1915 Çanakkale Bridge</td><td>2,023 m (6,637 ft)</td><td>2022</td><td>Gelibolu–Lapseki, Dardanelles 40°20′24″N 26°38′12″E / 40.3399°N 26.6367°E</td><td> Turkey</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Akashi Kaikyo Bridge</td><td>1,991 m (6,532 ft)</td><td>1998</td><td>Kobe–Awaji Island, Hyōgo 34°36′59″N 135°01′13″E / 34.616388888889°N 135.02027777778°E</td><td> Japan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nanjing Xianxin Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,760 m (5,774 ft)</td><td>2025</td><td>Nanjing, Jiangsu 32°10′55″N 118°53′40″E / 32.1819°N 118.8944°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,700 m (5,577 ft)</td><td>2019</td><td>Wuhan, Hubei 30°30′37″N 114°15′24″E / 30.5103°N 114.2567°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nansha Bridge (East span)</td><td>1,688 m (5,538 ft)</td><td>2019</td><td>Nansha–Dongguan, Guangdong 22°53′05″N 113°33′55″E / 22.8847°N 113.5653°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge</td><td>1,666 m (5,466 ft)</td><td>2024</td><td>Shenzhen–Zhongshan, Guangdong 22°33′20″N 113°43′34″E / 22.5556°N 113.7261°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Xihoumen Bridge</td><td>1,650 m (5,413 ft)</td><td>2009</td><td>Zhoushan, Zhejiang 30°03′42″N 121°54′55″E / 30.0617°N 121.9153°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Great Belt Bridge</td><td>1,624 m (5,328 ft)</td><td>1998</td><td>Korsør–Sprogø, Region Zealand 55°20′30″N 11°02′09″E / 55.3417°N 11.0358°E</td><td> Denmark</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,560 m (5,118 ft)</td><td>2025</td><td>Nanjing–Yangzhou, Jiangsu 32°14′38″N 119°05′10″E / 32.2439°N 119.0861°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Osman Gazi Bridge</td><td>1,550 m (5,085 ft)</td><td>2016</td><td>Dilovası–Altınova, Gulf of İzmit 40°45′18″N 29°30′56″E / 40.755°N 29.5156°E</td><td> Turkey</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Yi Sun-sin Bridge</td><td>1,545 m (5,069 ft)</td><td>2012</td><td>Gwangyang–Yeosu, South Jeolla Province 34°54′21″N 127°42′19″E / 34.9058°N 127.7053°E</td><td> South Korea</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Runyang Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,490 m (4,888 ft)</td><td>2005</td><td>Yangzhou–Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 32°12′26″N 119°21′49″E / 32.2072°N 119.3636°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Second Dongting Lake Bridge</td><td>1,480 m (4,856 ft)</td><td>2018</td><td>Yueyang, Hunan 29°25′25″N 113°07′29″E / 29.4236°N 113.1247°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Huajiang Canyon Bridge</td><td>1,420 m (4,659 ft)</td><td>2025</td><td>Guanling County–Zhenfeng County, Guizhou 25°42′17″N 105°35′17″E / 25.7047°N 105.5881°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,418 m (4,652 ft)</td><td>2012</td><td>Nanjing, Jiangsu 32°10′40″N 118°56′26″E / 32.1778°N 118.9406°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Humber Bridge</td><td>1,410 m (4,626 ft)</td><td>1981</td><td>Hessle–Barton-upon-Humber, Yorkshire and the Humber 53°42′25″N 0°27′00″W / 53.7069°N 0.45°W</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge</td><td>1,408 m (4,619 ft)</td><td>2016</td><td>Istanbul, Bosphorus 41°12′11″N 29°06′42″E / 41.2031°N 29.1117°E</td><td> Turkey</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jin'an Jinsha River Bridge</td><td>1,386 m (4,547 ft)</td><td>2020</td><td>Lijiang, Yunnan 26°49′N 100°26′E / 26.82°N 100.44°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,385 m (4,544 ft)</td><td>1999</td><td>Jiangyin–Jingjiang, Jiangsu 31°56′43″N 120°16′10″E / 31.9453°N 120.2694°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tsing Ma Bridge</td><td>1,377 m (4,518 ft)</td><td>1997</td><td>Tsing Yi–Ma Wan, Hong Kong 22°21′05″N 114°04′27″E / 22.351388888889°N 114.07416666667°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hardanger Bridge</td><td>1,310 m (4,298 ft)</td><td>2013</td><td>Ulvik–Eidfjord, Vestland 60°28′45″N 6°49′47″E / 60.4792°N 6.8297°E</td><td> Norway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge</td><td>1,298 m (4,260 ft)</td><td>1964</td><td>New York City, New York 40°36′23″N 74°02′44″W / 40.6064°N 74.0456°W</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Golden Gate Bridge</td><td>1,280 m (4,200 ft)</td><td>1937</td><td>San Francisco–Marin County, California 37°49′11″N 122°28′43″W / 37.8197°N 122.4786°W</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Yangluo Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,280 m (4,199 ft)</td><td>2007</td><td>Wuhan, Hubei 30°38′11″N 114°33′18″E / 30.6364°N 114.555°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Höga Kusten Bridge</td><td>1,210 m (3,970 ft)</td><td>1997</td><td>Utansjö, Västernorrland County 62°47′52″N 17°56′19″E / 62.7978°N 17.9386°E</td><td> Sweden</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nansha Bridge (West span)</td><td>1,200 m (3,937 ft)</td><td>2019</td><td>Nansha–Dongguan, Guangdong 22°52′59″N 113°31′07″E / 22.8831°N 113.5186°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Chajiaotan Bridge</td><td>1,200 m (3,937 ft)</td><td>2019</td><td>Xishui County, Guizhou–Gulin County, Sichuan 28°09′57″N 106°08′07″E / 28.1658°N 106.1353°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Longjiang Bridge</td><td>1,196 m (3,924 ft)</td><td>2016</td><td>Baoshan, Yunnan 24°50′19″N 98°40′19″E / 24.8386°N 98.6719°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Aizhai Bridge</td><td>1,176 m (3,858 ft)</td><td>2012</td><td>Jishou, Hunan 28°19′55″N 109°35′54″E / 28.3319°N 109.5983°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wujiagang Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,160 m (3,806 ft)</td><td>2021</td><td>Yichang, Hubei 30°37′03″N 111°21′36″E / 30.6175°N 111.36°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mackinac Bridge</td><td>1,158 m (3,799 ft)</td><td>1957</td><td>Mackinaw City–St. Ignace, Michigan 45°48′54″N 84°43′41″W / 45.815°N 84.7281°W</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ulsan Bridge</td><td>1,150 m (3,773 ft)</td><td>2015</td><td>Ulsan 35°30′42″N 129°23′29″E / 35.5117°N 129.3914°E</td><td> South Korea</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hålogaland Bridge</td><td>1,145 m (3,757 ft)</td><td>2018</td><td>Rombaken, Narvik 68°27′35″N 17°28′53″E / 68.4597°N 17.4814°E</td><td> Norway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qingshui River Bridge</td><td>1,130 m (3,707 ft)</td><td>2015</td><td>Kaiyang County–Weng'an County, Guizhou 27°01′46″N 107°11′24″E / 27.0294°N 107.19°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Brăila Bridge</td><td>1,120 m (3,675 ft)</td><td>2023</td><td>Brăila, Danube 45°18′54″N 28°00′08″E / 45.315°N 28.0022°E</td><td> Romania</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Huangpu Bridge</td><td>1,108 m (3,635 ft)</td><td>2008</td><td>Guangzhou, Guangdong 23°04′18″N 113°28′32″E / 23.0717°N 113.4756°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge</td><td>1,100 m (3,609 ft)</td><td>1989</td><td>Sakaide–Shiwaku Islands, Kagawa 34°21′52″N 133°49′31″E / 34.3644°N 133.8253°E</td><td> Japan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Xingkang Bridge</td><td>1,100 m (3,609 ft)</td><td>2018</td><td>Luding County, Sichuan 29°57′57″N 102°12′53″E / 29.9658°N 102.2147°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kaizhou Lake Bridge</td><td>1,100 m (3,609 ft)</td><td>2021</td><td>Kaiyang County, Guizhou 27°11′59″N 107°05′14″E / 27.1997°N 107.0872°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Longmen Bridge (Guangxi)</td><td>1,098 m (3,602 ft)</td><td>2024</td><td>Qinzhou, Guangxi 21°45′12″N 108°33′16″E / 21.7533°N 108.5544°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,092 m (3,583 ft)</td><td>2020</td><td>Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 32°13′37″N 119°40′30″E / 32.2269°N 119.675°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge</td><td>1,090 m (3,576 ft)</td><td>1988</td><td>Istanbul, Bosphorus 41°05′28″N 29°03′41″E / 41.0911°N 29.0614°E</td><td> Turkey</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Baling River Bridge</td><td>1,088 m (3,570 ft)</td><td>2009</td><td>Guanling County, Guizhou 25°57′41″N 105°37′49″E / 25.9614°N 105.6303°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,080 m (3,543 ft)</td><td>2012</td><td>Taizhou, Jiangsu 32°14′49″N 119°52′35″E / 32.2469°N 119.8764°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,080 m (3,543 ft)</td><td>2013</td><td>Ma'anshan, Anhui 31°36′50″N 118°23′35″E / 31.6139°N 118.3931°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Zangkejiang Bridge</td><td>1,080 m (3,543 ft)</td><td>2025</td><td>Shuicheng–Pu'an, Guizhou 26°09′59″N 105°06′45″E / 26.1664°N 105.1125°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bosphorus Bridge</td><td>1,074 m (3,524 ft)</td><td>1973</td><td>Istanbul, Bosphorus 41°02′44″N 29°02′03″E / 41.04556°N 29.03403°E</td><td> Turkey</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>George Washington Bridge</td><td>1,067 m (3,500 ft)</td><td>1931</td><td>New York City, New York–Fort Lee, New Jersey 40°51′06″N 73°57′09″W / 40.8517°N 73.9525°W</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fuma Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,050 m (3,445 ft)</td><td>2017</td><td>Wanzhou, Chongqing 30°50′04″N 108°28′09″E / 30.8344°N 108.4692°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qipanzhou Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,038 m (3,406 ft)</td><td>2021</td><td>Huangshi, Hubei 30°09′09″N 115°16′02″E / 30.1525°N 115.2672°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Third Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge</td><td>1,030 m (3,379 ft)</td><td>1999</td><td>Imabari–Umashima, Ehime 34°06′56″N 132°59′05″E / 34.1156°N 132.9847°E</td><td> Japan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Second Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge</td><td>1,020 m (3,346 ft)</td><td>1999</td><td>Umashima–Ōshima, Ehime 34°07′16″N 133°00′00″E / 34.1211°N 133°E</td><td> Japan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Xintian Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,020 m (3,346 ft)</td><td>2022</td><td>Wanzhou, Chongqing 30°38′42″N 108°20′53″E / 30.645°N 108.3481°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>25 de Abril Bridge</td><td>1,013 m (3,323 ft)</td><td>1966</td><td>Lisbon–Almada, Lisboa Region 38°41′39″N 9°10′41″W / 38.694183°N 9.178146°W</td><td> Portugal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Forth Road Bridge</td><td>1,006 m (3,300 ft)</td><td>1964</td><td>South Queensferry–North Queensferry, Fife 56°00′06″N 3°24′15″W / 56.0017°N 3.40406°W</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Yidu Yangtze River Bridge</td><td>1,000 m (3,281 ft)</td><td>2021</td><td>Yidu, Hubei 30°24′35″N 111°30′59″E / 30.4097°N 111.5164°E</td><td> China</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Continued by: main spans of 500-1000 meters</td></tr></tbody></table>

Bridges under construction

List of longest suspension bridge spans

Most of the large suspension bridges built in recent years have been in the People's Republic of China. As the following list shows, most of the bridges under construction are also in China.

Photo	Name	Main span metres (feet)	Year to open	Location	Country	Ref.
	Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge (South span)	2,300 m (7,550 ft)	2028	Zhangjiagang–Jingjiang–Rugao, Jiangsu 32°01′35″N 120°31′38″E / 32.0264°N 120.5272°E	China
	Second Sutong Yangtze River Bridge	2,300 m (7,550 ft)	2031	Suzhou–Nantong, Jiangsu 31°54′41″N 120°51′20″E / 31.9114°N 120.8556°E	China
	Jinwenlu Yangtze River Bridge 锦文路长江大桥	2,186 m (7,170 ft)		Nanjing, Jiangsu 31°52′37″N 118°32′44″E / 31.87694°N 118.54556°E	China
	Shiziyang Bridge	2,180 m (7,150 ft)	2028	Guangzhou–Dongguan, Guangdong 22°51′13″N 113°33′59″E / 22.8536°N 113.5664°E	China
	Yanji Yangtze River Bridge	1,860 m (6,100 ft)	2026	Huanggang–Ezhou, Hubei 30°24′26″N 114°59′11″E / 30.4072°N 114.9864°E	China
	Shuangyumen Bridge	1,768 m (5,800 ft)	2027	Zhoushan, Zhejiang 29°43′35″N 122°02′14″E / 29.7264°N 122.0372°E	China
	Lugu Lake Bridge	1,680 m (5,510 ft)	2027	Yanyuan County, Sichuan 27°40′26″N 101°07′52″E / 27.6739°N 101.1311°E	China
	Hannan Yangtze River Bridge	1,600 m (5,250 ft)	2027	Wuhan–Xianning, Hubei 30°17′26″N 113°55′41″E / 30.2906°N 113.9281°E	China
	Xiaowan Lancang River Bridge 小湾澜沧江特大桥	1,575 m (5,170 ft)	2028	Fengqing County, Yunnan 24°44′12″N 100°02′50″E / 24.73667°N 100.04722°E	China
	Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge	1,488 m (4,880 ft)	2026	Zhoushan, Zhejiang 30°04′59″N 121°53′55″E / 30.0831°N 121.8986°E	China
	Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge	1,430 m (4,690 ft)	2026	Wuhan–Ezhou, Hubei 30°36′34″N 114°45′04″E / 30.6094°N 114.7511°E	China
	Yongchang Lancang River Bridge	1,416 m (4,650 ft)	2028	Changning County, Yunnan 24°53′30″N 99°44′39″E / 24.8917°N 99.7442°E	China
	Wuhu Taishan Road Yangtze River Bridge	1,410 m (4,626 ft)		Wuhu, Anhui 31°28′10″N 118°20′30″E / 31.46944°N 118.34167°E	China
	Dahe Bridge 大河特大桥	1,250 m (4,100 ft)	2028	Liupanshui, Guizhou 26°39′51″N 104°50′05″E / 26.66417°N 104.83472°E	China
	Fuxing Yangtze River Bridge	1,208 m (3,960 ft)	2026	Yunyang County, Chongqing 30°55′33″N 108°46′24″E / 30.9258°N 108.7733°E	China
	Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge (North span)	1,208 m (3,960 ft)	2028	Zhangjiagang–Jingjiang–Rugao, Jiangsu 32°03′07″N 120°33′06″E / 32.0519°N 120.5517°E	China
	Yalong Liangshan Bridge	1,200 m (3,940 ft)	2028	Yanyuan County, Sichuan 27°42′32″N 102°00′01″E / 27.7089°N 102.0003°E	China
	Nanjinguan Yangtze River Bridge	1,200 m (3,940 ft)	2028	Yichang, Hubei 30°46′1″N 111°15′10″E / 30.76694°N 111.25278°E	China
	Wudongde Jinsha River Bridge 乌东德金沙江特大桥	1,180 m (3,870 ft)	2028	Huidong County, Sichuan–Luquan County, Yunnan 26°21′58″N 102°34′08″E / 26.36611°N 102.56889°E	China
	Chacao Channel bridge	1,155 m (3,790 ft)	2028	Pargua–Chacao, Los Lagos Region 41°47′44″S 73°31′22″W / 41.7956°S 73.5228°W	Chile
	Libu Yangtze River Rail/Road Bridge	1,120 m (3,670 ft)	2028	Jingzhou, Hubei 30°17′14″N 112°04′33″E / 30.2872°N 112.0758°E	China
	Xingyi Yangtze River Bridge	1,120 m (3,670 ft)	2030	Fengdu, Chongqing 29°56′28″N 107°47′49″E / 29.94111°N 107.79694°E	China
	Guangrui Yangtze River Bridge 广瑞长江大桥	1,108 m (3,640 ft)		Wuxue, Hubei–Ruichang, Jiangxi 29°50′44″N 115°38′10″E / 29.84556°N 115.63611°E	China
	Chuandian Jinsha River Bridge	1,060 m (3,480 ft)	2026	Ningnan County, Sichuan–Qiaojia County, Yunnan 26°58′45″N 102°53′39″E / 26.97917°N 102.89409°E	China
	Sichuan-Tibet Railway Dadu River Bridge	1,060 m (3,480 ft)	2030	Luding County, Sichuan 29°55′50″N 102°13′45″E / 29.9306°N 102.2292°E	China
	Sichuan-Tibet Railway Nu River Bridge	1,040 m (3,410 ft)	2030	Pasho County, Tibet Autonomous Region 30°27′28″N 96°39′58″E / 30.4578°N 96.6661°E	China
	Kahaluo Jinsha River Bridge	1,030 m (3,380 ft)	2026	Leibo County, Sichuan–Yongshan County, Yunnan 27°58′13″N 103°30′42″E / 27.9703°N 103.51166°E	China

History of longest suspension spans

List of longest suspension bridge spans

<table><thead><tr><th>Photo</th><th>Bridge</th><th>Location</th><th>Length m (ft)</th><th>Years of longest span</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Hypothesized support</td><td>Maya Bridge at Yaxchilan</td><td> Mexico</td><td>62 m (203 ft)</td><td>600–1430</td><td>Hemp-rope simple suspension footbridge. Existence unproven. No longer standing. Prior longest bridges are located in List of longest arch bridge spans. Exceeded by the masonry arch Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge from 1377 to 1416, with main span of 72 m.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Chushul Chakzam</td><td> China Tibet</td><td>137 m (449 ft)</td><td>1430–1820</td><td>Chain suspension footbridge south of Lhasa, built by Thangtong Gyalpo. Reported by British spies to still be in use in 1878. Later (before 1904) fell into disuse after river course changed, swamping the northern end. Dynamited by Chinese soldiers after the Battle of Chamdo in 1950.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Union Chain Bridge</td><td> United Kingdom Scotland–England</td><td>137 m (449 ft)</td><td>1820–1826</td><td>The oldest in the world still in use today.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Menai Suspension Bridge</td><td> United Kingdom Wales</td><td>176 m (577 ft)</td><td>1826–1834</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Great Suspension Bridge</td><td>  Switzerland Fribourg</td><td>271 m (889 ft)</td><td>1834–1849</td><td>The bridge was replaced by the Zähringen Bridge in the 1920s.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wheeling Suspension Bridge</td><td> United States West Virginia</td><td>308 m (1,010 ft)</td><td>1849–1866</td><td>The longest deck span from 1849 until 1866, and the oldest vehicular suspension bridge in use in the United States until 2019.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Queenston-Lewiston Bridge</td><td> United States  Canada</td><td>317 m (1,040 ft)</td><td>1851–1866</td><td>The longest cable span from 1851 until it was destroyed by wind in 1864. However, the road deck span was only 258 meters long.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge</td><td> United States Kentucky–Ohio</td><td>322 m (1,056 ft)</td><td>1866–1869</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Niagara Clifton Bridge</td><td> United States  Canada</td><td>384 m (1,260 ft)</td><td>1869–1883</td><td>Replaced in 1899.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Brooklyn Bridge</td><td> United States New York City</td><td>486 m (1,594 ft)</td><td>1883–1903</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Williamsburg Bridge</td><td> United States New York City</td><td>488 m (1,601 ft)</td><td>1903–1924</td><td>It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Forth Bridge, completed in 1890, a cantilever bridge with two spans of 521 m was longer until surpassed by the Quebec Bridge in 1917.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bear Mountain Bridge</td><td> United States New York</td><td>497 m (1,631 ft)</td><td>1924–1926</td><td>It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Quebec Bridge completed in 1917, a cantilever bridge with a span of 549 m was longer until surpassed in 1929 by the Ambassador Bridge. The first suspension bridge to have a concrete deck. The construction methods pioneered in building it would make possible several much larger projects to follow.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Benjamin Franklin Bridge</td><td> United States Pennsylvania–New Jersey</td><td>533 m (1,749 ft)</td><td>1926–1929</td><td>It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ambassador Bridge</td><td> United States  Canada</td><td>564 m (1,850 ft)</td><td>1929–1931</td><td>Since this bridge was built, the record for longest bridge span has only been held by suspension bridges.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>George Washington Bridge</td><td> United States New York – New Jersey</td><td>1,067 m (3,501 ft)</td><td>1931–1937</td><td>The first span longer than 1 km. Nearly double the length of any previously built bridge at the time of its opening.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Golden Gate Bridge</td><td> United States California</td><td>1,280 m (4,200 ft)</td><td>1937–1964</td><td>Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1937 to 1964</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge</td><td> United States New York City</td><td>1,298 m (4,259 ft)</td><td>1964–1981</td><td>Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1964 to 1981</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Humber Bridge</td><td> UK Yorkshire</td><td>1,410 m (4,630 ft)</td><td>1981–1998</td><td>Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1981 to 1998</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Akashi Kaikyo Bridge</td><td> Japan</td><td>1,991 m (6,532 ft)</td><td>1998–2022</td><td>Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1998 to 2022. The largest ever increase in length.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Çanakkale 1915 Bridge</td><td> Turkey</td><td>2,023 m (6,637 ft)</td><td>2022–Present</td><td>The longest bridge span in the world since 2022. The first span longer than 2 km.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Diagram of longest suspension spans

List of longest suspension bridge spans

Bridge	Main span	Diagram
Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge under construction	2,300 m (7,550 ft)
1915 Çanakkale Bridge	2,023 m (6,640 ft)
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge	1,991 m (6,530 ft)
Nanjing Xianxin Yangtze River Bridge	1,760 m (5,770 ft)
Golden Gate Bridge	1,280 m (4,200 ft)

Longest suspension footbridges

List of longest suspension bridge spans

Photo	Name	Main span metres (feet)	Year to open	Location	Country	Ref.
	Bridge of National Unity (Hungary)	723 m (2,372 ft)	2024	Sátoraljaújhely, Northern Hungary 48°23′24″N 21°38′23″E / 48.39008°N 21.63969°E	Hungary
	Sky Bridge 721	721 m (2,365 ft)	2022	Dolní Morava, Pardubice Region 50°08′56″N 16°50′13″E / 50.1489°N 16.8369°E	Czech Republic
	Skywalk Willingen	665 m (2,182 ft)	2023	Willingen, Hesse 51°16′29″N 8°37′00″E / 51.27481°N 8.61664°E	Germany
	Yundingfeidu Glass Footbridge	615 m (2,018 ft)	2021	Xuanhan County, Sichuan 31°37′15″N 108°24′39″E / 31.62083°N 108.41083°E	China
	Canillo Tibetan Bridge	603 m (1,978 ft)	2021	Canillo 42°34′37.5″N 1°36′48.9″E / 42.577083°N 1.613583°E	Andorra
	Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge	600 m (2,000 ft)	2023	Pingliang, Gansu 35°22′55.8″N 106°47′2.8″E / 35.382167°N 106.784111°E	China
	Castelsaraceno Footbridge	586 m (1,923 ft)	2020	Castelsaraceno, Potenza 40°09′58″N 15°59′20″E / 40.166°N 15.9889°E	Italy
	Gandaki Golden Footbridge	567 m (1,860 ft)	2020	Parbat DistrictBaglung District 28°15′41″N 83°36′34″E / 28.26142°N 83.60958°E	Nepal
	Sellano Footbridge	517 m (1,696 ft)	2024	Sellano, Perugia 42°53′26.4″N 12°55′49.7″E / 42.890667°N 12.930472°E	Italy
	Arouca 516	516 m (1,693 ft)	2021	Arouca, North Region 40°57′51″N 8°10′30″W / 40.964169°N 8.174869°W	Portugal
	Wanjiazhai Dam Footbridge	500 m (1,600 ft)	1994	Jungar Banner, Inner Mongolia–Pianguan County, Shanxi 39°34′50.8″N 111°25′43″E / 39.580778°N 111.42861°E	China
	Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge	494 m (1,621 ft)	2017	Randa, Valais 46°06′04″N 7°48′08″E / 46.10122°N 7.80214°E	Switzerland

Other record-holding suspension bridges

List of longest suspension bridge spans

The Huajiang Canyon Bridge

• Huajiang Canyon Bridge (China). Opened in 2025, it is the highest suspension bridge in the world at 625 m elevation. • San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge Eastern Span (California, United States). Opened in 2013, it is the widest bridge in the world (78.74 m [258.3 ft]), the most expensive bridge and the largest self-anchored suspension bridge ever constructed. • Tacoma Narrows Bridges (Washington, United States). Opened in 1950 and 2007, the pair of bridges with the longest spans in the world (853 m [2,799 ft]). • Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (Turkey). Opened in 2016, it has the longest span carrying both road and rail traffic (1,408 m [4,619 ft]). • Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge (China). Opened in 2019 with the longest double deck span (1,700 m [5,600 ft]). • George Washington Bridge (New York and New Jersey, United States). Opened in 1931, it is the suspension bridge with the most lanes of traffic (at fourteen total on two levels). • Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge (Japan). Opened in 1999, it is the world's longest suspension bridge structure. • Great Seto Bridge (Japan). Opened in 1978 and 1988, it is the longest two-tiered bridge system (but not all of the spans that make up the bridge system are suspension bridges).