List of longest arch bridge spans


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.

Completed bridges

RankNameSpan
meters
Span
feet
MaterialYear openedLocationCountryRef
1Chaotianmen Bridge552 m1811 ftsteel
2009
Chongqing
2Lupu Bridge550 m1804 ftsteel
2003
Shanghai
3Bosideng Bridge530 m1740 ftCFST
2012
Hejiang County, Sichuan
4New River Gorge Bridge518 m1699 ftsteel
1977
Fayetteville, West Virginia
United States
5Bayonne Bridge510 m1673 ftsteel
1931
Staten Island, New York - Bayonne, New Jersey
United States
6508 m1667 ftCFST
2019
Zigui County, Hubei
7Sydney Harbour Bridge503 m1650 ftsteel
1932
Sydney
Australia
8Wushan Bridge460 m1509 ftCFST
2005
Wushan, Chongqing
9Guantang Bridge457 m1499 ftsteel
2018
Liuzhou, Guangxi
10450 m1476 ftsteel
2011
Ningbo, Zhejiang
11Xijiang Railway Bridge450 m1476 ftsteel
2014
Zhaoqing, Guangdong
12450 m1476 ftCFST
2019
Dongdangxiang, Guizhou
13Qinglong Railway Bridge445 m1460 ftconcrete
2016
Qinglong County, Guizhou
14Yachi Railway Bridge436 m1430 ftCFST
2019
Qianxi County, Guizhou
15Zhijinghe River Bridge430 m1411 ftCFST
2009
Dazhipingzhen, Hubei
16Xinguang Bridge428 m1404 ftsteel
2008
Guangzhou, Guangdong
17Wanxian Bridge420 m1378 ftconcrete
1997
Wanzhou District, Chongqing
18Caiyuanba Bridge420 m1378 ftsteel
2007
Chongqing
19Krk Bridge416 m1365 ftconcrete
1980
Krk
Croatia
20Nanpan River Qiubei Bridge416 m1365 ftconcrete
2016
Qiubei County, Yunnan
21Lianxiang Bridge400 m1312 ftCFST
2007
Xiangtan, Hunan
22Daninghe Bridge400 m1312 ftsteel
2010
Wushan, Chongqing
23Second Hengqin Bridge400 m1312 ftsteel
2015
Zhuhai, Guangdong
24Almonte River Railway Viaduct384 m1260 ftconcrete
2016
Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Spain
25Fremont Bridge 382 m1253 ftsteel
1973
Portland, Oregon
United States
26380 m1247 ftsteel
2010
Hiroshima
Japan
27Bugrinsky Bridge380 m1247 ftsteel
2014
Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast
Russia
28Yelanghe Bridge370 m1214 ftconcrete
2018
Tongzi, Guizhou
29Maocaojie Bridge368 m1207 ftCFST
2006
Yiyang, Hunan
30Old Port Mann Bridge366 m1201 ftsteel
1964
closed 2012
Surrey, British Columbia
Canada
31Zhaohua Jialing River Bridge364 m1194 ftconcrete
2012
Guangyuan, Sichuan
32Žďákov Bridge362 m1188 ftsteel
1967
Orlík nad Vltavou, South Bohemian Region
Czech Republic
33Yajisha Bridge360 m1181 ftCFST
2000
Guangzhou, Guangdong
34Wanzhou Railway Bridge360 m1181 ftsteel
2005
Wanzhou District, Chongqing
35Zongqihe Bridge360 m1181 ftCFST
2015
Nayong County, Guizhou
36Zhunshuo Railway Yellow River Bridge357 m1171 ftCFST
2018
Jungar Banner, Inner Mongolia - Hequ County, Shanxi
37Najiehe Railway Bridge352 m1155 ftsteel
2016
Liuchangxiang, Guizhou
38Shintenmon Bridge348 m1142 ftsteel
2018
Uki, Kumamoto
Japan
39Bridge of the Americas344 m1129 ftsteel
1962
Balboa, Panamá Province
Panama
40Margaret McDermott Bridge343 m1125 ftsteel
2017
Dallas
United States
41Xiaohe River Bridge338 m1109 ftCFST
2010
Enshi City, Hubei
42Yonghe Bridge338 m1109 ftCFST
2005
Nanning, Guangxi
43Yibin Jinsha River Road Rail Bridge336 m1102 ftCFST
2019
Yibin, Sichuan
44Taipinghu Bridge336 m1102 ftCFST
2007
Huangshan City, Anhui
45Dashengguan Bridge336 m
1102 ft
steel
2009
Nanjing, Jiangsu
46336 m1102 ftsteel
2017
Ningbo, Zhejiang
47Matan Hongshuihe Bridge336 m1102 ftCFST
2018
Laibin, Guangxi
48Laviolette Bridge335 m1099 ftsteel
1967
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Canada
49Silver Jubilee Bridge330 m1083 ftsteel
1961
Runcorn - Widnes, Cheshire
United Kingdom
50Jiangjiehe Bridge330 m1083 ftconcrete
1993
Weng'an County, Guizhou
51Birchenough Bridge329 m1079 ftsteel
1935
Chipinge, Manicaland Province
Zimbabwe
52Theodore Roosevelt Lake Bridge329 m1079 ftsteel
1990
Gila County - Maricopa County, Arizona
United States
53Tajo Railway Bridge324 m1063 ftconcrete
2019
Cáceres, Extremadura
Spain
54Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge323 m1060 ftconcrete
2010
Boulder City Nevada, Arizona
United States
55Glen Canyon Dam Bridge313 m1027 ftsteel
1959
Page, Arizona
United States
56Yongjiang Bridge312 m1024 ftconcrete
1996
Yongning District, Guangxi
57Chunan Nanpu Bridge308 m1010 ftCFST
2003
Chun'an County, Zhejiang
58Pentele Bridge308 m1010 ftsteel
2007
Dunaújváros, Fejér County
Hungary
59Fenghuang Third Bridge308 m1010 ftsteel
2017
Nansha District, Guangdong
60Lewiston-Queenston Bridge305 m1001 ftsteel
1962
Lewiston, New York - Queenston, Ontario
United States
Canada
61Gladesville Bridge305 m1001 ftconcrete
1964
Sydney
Australia
62305 m1001 ftsteel
1994
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Japan
63Perrine Bridge303 m994 ftsteel
1974
Twin Falls, Idaho
United States
64Van Brienenoordbrug 300 m984 ftsteel
1991
Rotterdam
Netherlands
65Seri Saujana Bridge300 m984 ftsteel
2003
Putrajaya
Malaysia
66300 m984 ftsteel
2006
Foshan, Guangdong
67Nanning Bridge300 m984 ftsteel
2009
Nanning, Guangxi
68Tsakona Arch Bridge300 m984 ftsteel
2016
Meligalas - Paradiseia, Peloponnese
Greece
69Karun 4 Arch Bridge300 m984 ftsteel
2015
Kabusi, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
70Xianghuoyan Bridge300 m984 ftCFST
2018
Kaiyang, Guizhou
-
71Cuijiaying Hanjiang Bridge300 m
984 ft
2019
Xiangyang, Hubei
-
72Guansheng Qujiang Bridge300 m984 ftconcrete
2018
Guang'an, Sichuan

Under construction

NameSpan
meters
Span
feet
MaterialYear openedLocationCountryRef
600 m1969 ftconcrete
2023
Tian'e County, Guangxi
575 m1886 ftCFST
2021
Ping'nan County, Guangxi
Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge507 m1663 ftCFST
2020
Hejiang County, Sichuan
Nujiang Railway Bridge Darui490 m1608 ftsteel
2021
Lamengxiang, Yunnan
Chenab Bridge467 m1532 ftsteel
2021
Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir
India
Daduhe Bridge Tianwan440 m1444 ftCFST
2023
Shimian County, Sichuan
-
Daduhe Bridge Shaba440 m1444 ftCFST
2023
Shimian County, Sichuan
-
Mingzhuwan Bridge436 m1430 ftsteel
2021
Guangzhou, Guangdong
Zangmu Railway Bridge430 m1411 ftCFST
2020
Jiachazhen, Tibet
-
Zhaozhuang Bridge410 m1345 ftCFST
2023
Xingyi, Guizhou
-
Podilsko-Voskresensky Bridge344 m1129 ftsteel
2021
Kiev
Ukraine
Lancanjiang River Railway Bridge342 m1122 ftCFST
2020
Shanyangxiang - Shuizhaixiang, Yunnan
336 m1102 ftsteel
2020
Nantong - Suzhou, Jiangsu
-

History of largest spans

Flags refer to present national boundaries.
RecordNameLocationMain spanCrossesNotes
2009–presentChaotianmen Bridge ChongqingYangtze River
2003–2009Lupu Bridge ShanghaiHuangpu River
1977–2003New River Gorge Bridge Fayetteville, West VirginiaNew River
1931–1977Bayonne Bridge Bayonne, New JerseyKill Van Kull
1916–1931Hell Gate Bridge New York CityHell Gate
1898–1916Upper Steel Arch BridgeNiagara Falls, Ontario/
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Riverdestroyed in 1938
1886–1898Dom Luís I Bridge PortoDouro River
1884–1886Garabit Viaduct Ruynes-en-MargerideTruyère River
1877–1884Maria Pia Bridge PortoDouro River
1874–1877Eads Bridge St. Louis, Missouri158.5 m Mississippi River
1860–1874Southwark Bridge LondonRiver Thames
1848–1860Cascade Bridge Windsor, New YorkCascade Gulf
1819–1848Southwark Bridge LondonRiver Thames
1796–1819Wearmouth Bridge SunderlandRiver Wear
1479–1796Pont de Vieille-Brioude Vieille-BrioudeAllier Riverdestroyed in 1822
1416–1479Castelvecchio Bridge Verona, VenetoAdige Riverdestroyed in 1945
1377–1416Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge Trezzo sull'Adda, LombardyAdda Riverdestroyed in 1416
1356–1377Castelvecchio Bridge Verona, VenetoAdige Riverdestroyed in 1945
1341–1356Pont du Diable CéretTech River
1147–1341Malabadi Bridge SilvanBatman River
605–1147Zhaozhou Bridge Zhao County, HebeiXiao River
270–605Severan Bridge KahtaChabinas Creek
105–270Trajan's Bridge Drobeta-Turnu Severin/
Kladovo
Danubewooden arches
destroyed in 270
27 BC–105Ponte d'Augusto NarniNera Riverdestroyed in 1855
62 BC–27 BCPons Fabricius RomeTiber River
142 BC–62 BCPons Aemilius RomeTiber Riverdestroyed in 1890s