List of the largest arch bridges

This list of the largest arch bridges 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 arch 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 anchorage to anchorage. The size of the main span may not always correlate with the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. However, the total length of bridges cannot be compared as there is no standard way to measure the total length of a bridge.

Completed bridges

	Rank	Name	Length in metres (feet)	Span in metres (feet)	Arch construction material	Completed	Location	Country
Photo	001 1	Chaotianmen Bridge	&1741 1,741 m (5,712 ft)	552 m (1,811 ft)	steel	2009	Chongqing	People's Republic of China
	002 2	Lupu Bridge	&3900 3,900 m (12,795 ft)	550 m (1,804 ft)	steel/concrete	2003	Shanghai	People's Republic of China
	003 3	New River Gorge Bridge	&0924 924 m (3,031 ft)	518 m (1,699 ft)	steel	1977	Fayetteville, West Virginia	United States
	004 4	Bayonne Bridge	&1761 1,761 m (5,778 ft)	504 m (1,654 ft)	steel	1931	Kill Van Kull (New Jersey, New York)	United States
	005 5	Sydney Harbour Bridge	&1149 1,149 m (3,770 ft)	503 m (1,650 ft)	steel	1932	Sydney	Australia
Photo	006 6	Wushan Bridge[1]	&0612 612 m (2,008 ft)	460 m (1,509 ft)	steel/concrete	2005	Chongqing	People's Republic of China
Photo	007 7	Wanxian Bridge[2]	&0864 864 m (2,835 ft)	420 m (1,378 ft)	concrete	1997	Wanxian	People's Republic of China
Photo	007 7	Caiyuanba Bridge[3]	&1741 1,741 m (5,712 ft)	420 m (1,378 ft)	steel	2007[4]	Chongqing	People's Republic of China
Photo	009 9	Lianxiang Bridge[5]	&1345 1,345 m (4,413 ft)	400 m (1,312 ft)	steel/concrete	2007[6]	Xiangtan	People's Republic of China
	010 10	Krk Bridge	&1430 1,430 m (4,692 ft)	390 m (1,280 ft)	concrete	1980	Krk	Croatia
	011 11	Fremont Bridge	&0656 656 m (2,152 ft)	382 m (1,253 ft)	steel	1973	Portland, Oregon	United States
Photo	012 12	Maocaojie Bridge	&3009 3,009 m (9,872 ft)	368 m (1,207 ft)	steel/concrete	2007	Hunan	People's Republic of China
	013 13	Port Mann Bridge	&2093 2,093 m (6,867 ft)	366 m (1,201 ft)	steel	1964	Surrey, British Columbia	Canada
	013 13	Francis Scott Key Bridge[7]	&2632 2,632 m (8,635 ft)	366 m (1,201 ft)	steel	1977	Baltimore, Maryland	United States
	015 15	Žďákov Bridge[8]	&0543 543 m (1,781 ft)	362 m (1,188 ft)	steel	1967	Orlík nad Vltavou	Czech Republic
Photo	016 16	Yanjisha Bridge[9]	&1084 1,084 m (3,556 ft)	360 m (1,181 ft)	steel/concrete	2000	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China
Photo	017 17	Taipinghu Bridge	&0000 ??	352 m (1,155 ft)	steel/concrete	2007	Huangtuling	People's Republic of China
	018 18	Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge	350 m (1,148 ft)	&0371 371 m (1,217 ft)	steel	1963	Santa Barbara County, California	United States
Photo	019 19	Nanning Yonghe Bridge	&0000 ??	335 m (1,099 ft)	steel/concrete	2004	Nanning	People's Republic of China
	019 19	Laviolette Bridge	&2707 2,707 m (8,881 ft)	335 m (1,099 ft)	steel	1967	Trois-Rivières	Canada
	021 21	Hart Bridge	&1172 1,172 m (3,845 ft)	332 m (1,089 ft)	steel	1968	Jacksonville, Florida	United States
Photo	022 22	Jiangjiehe Bridge[10]	&0461 461 m (1,512 ft)	330 m (1,083 ft)	concrete	1993	Wengan	People's Republic of China
	022 22	Silver Jubilee Bridge	&0497 497 m (1,631 ft)	330 m (1,083 ft)	steel	1961	Widnes/Runcorn	United Kingdom
	024 24	Roosevelt Lake Bridge[11]	&0000 ??	329 m (1,079 ft)	steel	1990	Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Arizona	United States
	024 24	Birchenough Bridge	&0377 377 m (1,237 ft)	329 m (1,079 ft)	steel	1935		Zimbabwe
	026 26	Glen Canyon Dam Bridge	&0387 387 m (1,270 ft)	313 m (1,027 ft)	steel	1964	Arizona	United States
Photo	027 27	Yongjiang Bridge[12]	&0000 ??	312 m (1,024 ft)	concrete	1996	Yongning	People's Republic of China
	028 28	Hell Gate Bridge	&5182 5,182 m (17,001 ft)	310 m (1,017 ft)	steel	1916	New York	United States
	029 29	Pentele Bridge[13]	&1682 1,682 m (5,518 ft)	308 m (1,010 ft)	steel	2007	Dunaújváros	Hungary
Photo	NR	Chunan Nanpu Bridge	&0000 ??		steel/concrete	2003	Zhejiang	People's Republic of China
	NR	Lewiston-Queenston Bridge	&0488 488 m (1,601 ft)	305 m (1,001 ft)	steel	1962	New York, Ontario	United States / Canada
Photo	NR	Shin Kizugawa Bridge[14]	&0495 495 m (1,624 ft)	305 m (1,001 ft)	steel	1994	Osaka	Japan
	NR	Perrine Bridge	&0457 457 m (1,499 ft)	303 m (994 ft)	steel	1974	Idaho	United States
	NR	Gladesville Bridge	&0488 488 m (1,601 ft)	300 m (984 ft)	concrete	1964	Sydney	Australia
	NR	Seri Saujana Bridge	&0300 300 m (984 ft)	300 m (984 ft)	steel	2003	Putrajaya	Malaysia
Photo	NR	Ohmishima Bridge[15]	&0328 328 m (1,076 ft)	297 m (974 ft)	steel	1979	Ohmishima	Japan
	NR	Friendship Bridge	&0552 552 m (1,811 ft)	290 m (951 ft)	concrete	1965		Paraguay /  Brazil
	NR	Rainbow Bridge	&0442 442 m (1,450 ft)	289 m (948 ft)	steel	1941	New York, Ontario	United States / Canada
	NR	Van Brienenoordbrug	&1320 1,320 m (4,331 ft)	288 m (945 ft)	steel	1965	Rotterdam	Netherlands
Photo	NR	Fengjie Meixi Bridge	&0000 ??	288 m (945 ft)	steel/concrete	2001	Chongqing	People's Republic of China
	NR	New Blue Water Bridge	&1862 1,862 m (6,109 ft)	281 m (922 ft)	steel	1997	Port Huron, Michigan / Point Edward, Ontario	United States / Canada
	NR	Infante D. Henrique Bridge[16]	&0371 371 m (1,217 ft)	280 m (919 ft)	concrete	2002	Oporto	Portugal
Photo	NR	Qingchuan Bridge	&0000 ??	280 m (919 ft)	??	2000	Wuhan	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Dongguang Shuidao Bridge[17]	&0380 380 m (1,247 ft)	280 m (919 ft)	steel/concrete	2005	Guangdong	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Yumemai Bridge[18]	&0878 878 m (2,881 ft)	280 m (919 ft)	steel	2001	Osaka	Japan
	NR	Moundsville Bridge	&0000 ??	278 m (912 ft)	steel	1986	Moundsville, West Virginia	United States
Photo	NR	Almö Bridge[19]	&0667 667 m (2,188 ft)	278 m (912 ft)	concrete	??	Stenungsund	Sweden
	NR	Jefferson Barracks Bridge	&1219 1,219 m (3,999 ft)	277 m (909 ft)	steel	1983	Missouri, Illinois	United States
	NR	Hernando de Soto Bridge	&5954 5,954 m (19,534 ft)	274 m (899 ft)	steel	1973	Arkansas, Tennessee	United States
	NR	Bloukrans Bridge	&0451 451 m (1,480 ft)	272 m (892 ft)	concrete	1984	Nature's Valley	South Africa
	NR	Arrabida Bridge	&0493 493 m (1,617 ft)	270 m (886 ft)	concrete	1963	Oporto	Portugal
Photo	NR	Sananyongjiangdaqiao Bridge[20]	&0000 ??	270 m (886 ft)	steel/concrete	1998	Guangxi	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Beimen Bridge[21]	&1780 1,780 m (5,840 ft)	270 m (886 ft)	steel/concrete	2006	Beimen	People's Republic of China
	NR	Eau Rouge Viaduct[22]	&0653 653 m (2,142 ft)	270 m (886 ft)	steel	1993	Malmedy	Belgium
Photo	NR	Fujikawa Bridge[23]	&0381 381 m (1,250 ft)	265 m (869 ft)	concrete	2005	Shizuoka	Japan
Photo	NR	Sandö Bridge	&0810 810 m (2,657 ft)	264 m (866 ft)	concrete	1943	Kramfors	Sweden
Photo	NR	Yibin Rongzhou Bridge[24]	&0505 505 m (1,657 ft)	260 m (853 ft)	concrete	2004	Yibin	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Chitose Bridge[25]	&0365 365 m (1,198 ft)	260 m (853 ft)	steel	2003	Osaka	Japan
Photo	NR	Takamatu Bridge[26]	&0000 ??	260 m (853 ft)	concrete	2000	Miyazaki, Miyazaki	Japan
Photo	NR	Saigo Bridge[27]	&0270 270 m (886 ft)	260 m (853 ft)	steel	1977	Okinoshima, Shimane	Japan
	NR	Suspended span of the Bridge of the Americas	&1654 1,654 m (5,427 ft)	259 m (850 ft)	steel	1962	Balboa, Panama	Panama
	NR	Julien Dubuque Bridge	&1756 1,756 m (5,761 ft)	258 m (846 ft)	steel	1943	Iowa, Illinois	United States
	NR	Henry Hudson Bridge[28]	&0673 673 m (2,208 ft)	256 m (840 ft)	steel	1936	New York City	United States
	NR	Zigui Bridge[29]	&0000 ??	256 m (840 ft)	steel	1998	Hubei	People's Republic of China
	NR	Brücke der Solidarität	&0823 823 m (2,700 ft)	256 m (840 ft)	steel	1950	Duisburg	Germany
Photo	NR	Kishiwada Bridge[30]	&0445 445 m (1,460 ft)	255 m (837 ft)	concrete	1993	Osaka	Japan
	NR	Los Tilos Arch[31]	&0319 319 m (1,047 ft)	255 m (837 ft)	concrete	2004	Canary Islands	Spain
Photo	NR	Shin Hamadera Bridge[32]	&0000 ??	254 m (833 ft)	steel	1994	Sakai, Osaka	Japan
	NR	Wild Gera Viaduct	&0552 552 m (1,811 ft)	252 m (827 ft)	concrete	2000	Thuringian Forest	Germany
Photo	NR	Nishinomiyako Bridge[33]	&0000 ??	252 m (827 ft)	steel	1994	Nishinomiya	Japan
	NR	Bob Cummings Lincoln Trail Bridge	&0826 826 m (2,710 ft)	251 m (823 ft)	steel	1966	Indiana, Kentucky	United States
Photo	NR	Changfeng Bridge[34]	&0372 372 m (1,220 ft)	251 m (823 ft)	steel/concrete	2001	Taiyuan	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Chateaubriand Bridge[35]	&0424 424 m (1,391 ft)	250 m (820 ft)	concrete	1991	Brittany	France
Photo	NR	Hamm Railroad Bridge	&0813 813 m (2,667 ft)	250 m (820 ft)	steel	1987	Düsseldorf-Hamm	Germany
	NR	Fehmarnsund Bridge	&0963 963 m (3,159 ft)	248 m (814 ft)	steel	1963	Großenbrode	Germany
	NR	New Svinesund Bridge	&0704 704 m (2,310 ft)	247 m (810 ft)	concrete	2005	Svinesund	Sweden /  Norway
Photo	NR	Šibenik Bridge[36]	&0390 390 m (1,280 ft)	246 m (807 ft)	concrete	1966	Šibenik	Croatia
Photo	NR	Barelang Bridge[37]	&0385 385 m (1,263 ft)	245 m (804 ft)	concrete	1997		Indonesia
	NR	Sherman Minton Bridge	&0626 626 m (2,054 ft)	244 m (801 ft)	steel	1962	Kentucky, Indiana	United States
	NR	Waalbrug	&0604 604 m (1,982 ft)	244 m (801 ft)	steel	1936	Nijmegen	Netherlands
	NR	Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge	&1200 1,200 m (3,937 ft)	240 m (787 ft)	steel	2002	Brasília	Brazil
Photo	NR	Jinshajiang Bridge[38]	240 m (787 ft)	&0388 388 m (1,273 ft)	concrete	1990	Yibin	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Xiaonanmen Bridge[39]	&0000 ??	240 m (787 ft)	concrete	1990	Yibin	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	New Saikai Bridge[40]	&0000 ??	240 m (787 ft)	steel/concrete	2006	Seihi	Japan
Photo	NR	Tongwamen Bridge[41]	&0000 ??	238 m (781 ft)	steel/concrete	2001	Zhejiang	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Beipanjiang Railroad Bridge[42]	&0486 486 m (1,594 ft)	236 m (774 ft)	steel	2001	Guizhou	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Beppu Myoban Bridge[43]	&0411 411 m (1,348 ft)	235 m (771 ft)	concrete	1989	Beppu	Japan
Photo	NR	Irtysh River Bridge[44]	&1302 1,302 m (4,272 ft)	231 m (758 ft)	steel	2004	Khanty-Mansiysk	Russia
	NR	Apollo Bridge	&0854 854 m (2,802 ft)	231 m (758 ft)	steel	2005	Bratislava	Slovakia
	NR	Ponte Bisantis	&0468 468 m (1,535 ft)	231 m (758 ft)	concrete	1962	Catanzaro	Italy
	NR	Daniel Carter Beard Bridge	&0640 640 m (2,100 ft)	231 m (758 ft)	steel	1977	Ohio, Kentucky	United States
	NR	Dreiländerbrücke	&0250 250 m (820 ft)	229 m (751 ft)	steel	2007	Basel	Switzerland
	NR	McKees Rocks Bridge	&2225 2,225 m (7,300 ft)	229 m (751 ft)	steel	1931	McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania	United States
	NR	Fort Pitt Bridge	&0368 368 m (1,207 ft)	229 m (751 ft)	steel	1959	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	United States
Photo	NR	Zaporizhia Bridge[45]	&0000 ??	228 m (748 ft)	concrete	1952	Zaporizhia	Ukraine
Photo	NR	FAI 24 Bridge[46]	&1695 1,695 m (5,561 ft)	223 m (732 ft)	steel	1973	Kentucky, Illinois	United States
Photo	NR	Kyll Valley bridge[47]	&0645 645 m (2,116 ft)	223 m (732 ft)	concrete	1999	Wilsecker	Germany
	NR	New Navajo Bridge	&0877 877 m (2,877 ft)	221 m (725 ft)	steel	1994	Arizona	United States
Photo	NR	Alconétar Viaduct[48]	220 m (722 ft)	&0400 400 m (1,312 ft)	steel	2006	Cáceres	Spain
Photo	NR	Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge[49]	&7657 7,657 m (25,121 ft)	216 m (709 ft)	steel	1992	Hubei	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Sakai Bridge[50]	&0000 ??	216 m (709 ft)	steel	1955	Nagasaki	Japan
Photo	NR	Martín Gil Viaduct[51]	&0408 408 m (1,339 ft)	210 m (689 ft)	concrete	1942	Zamora	Spain
	NR	Kitakyushu Airport Access Bridge	&2100 2,100 m (6,890 ft)	210 m (689 ft)	steel	2005	Kitakyūshū	Japan
	NR	Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge	&2003 2,003 m (6,572 ft)	208 m (682 ft)	steel	1956	Pennsylvania, New Jersey	United States
Photo	NR	Wangchui Bridge	&0000 ??	208 m (682 ft)	steel/concrete	2000	Xiangxi	People's Republic of China
	NR	Västerbron	&0600 600 m (1,969 ft)	204 m (669 ft)	steel	1935	Stockholm	Sweden
	NR	Krka River Bridge[52]	&0391 391 m (1,283 ft)	204 m (669 ft)	concrete	2004	Skradin	Croatia
	NR	Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge	&0899 899 m (2,949 ft)	204 m (669 ft)	steel	1982	Iowa, Wisconsin	United States
Photo	NR	Third Mianyang Bridge	&0000 ??	202 m (663 ft)	steel/concrete	1997	Sichuan	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Maslenica Bridge[53]	&0378 378 m (1,240 ft)	200 m (656 ft)	concrete	1997	Maslenica	Croatia
Photo	NR	Fuling Bridge	&0000 ??	200 m (656 ft)	concrete	1989	Fuling	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Sanshi Bridge[54]	&0290 290 m (951 ft)	200 m (656 ft)	steel	1995	Nanhai	People's Republic of China
Photo	NR	Hechuan Jialingjiang Bridge	200 m (656 ft)	&0460 460 m (1,509 ft)	steel/concrete	2002	Chongqing	People's Republic of China

Many bridges with shorter span

Under construction

Name	Span metres (feet)	Length metres (feet)	Arch construction material	Expected completion	Location	Country	Reference
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing	667 m (2,188 ft)	1,600 m (5,249 ft)		2012	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	[55]
Chenab Bridge	480 m (1,575 ft)	1,315 m (4,314 ft)	steel/concrete	2009	Bakkal	India
Xinguang Bridge	428 m (1,404 ft)	??	??	2008	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	[56]
Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge	329 m (1,079 ft)	579 m (1,900 ft)	concrete-steel	2010	Hoover Dam	United States

History of largest spans

• Lupu Bridge 550 m - 2003. Current longest span.
• New River Gorge Bridge 518 m - 1977. The longest span from 1977 to 2003. Still the longest steel span.
• Bayonne Bridge 504 m - 1931. The longest span from 1931 to 1977.
• Hell Gate Bridge 310 m - 1916. The longest span from 1916 to 1931.
• Upper Steel Arch Bridge 256 m - 1898. The longest span from 1898 to 1916.
• D. Luís Bridge 172 m - 1886. The longest span from 1886 to 1898. Still the longest iron span.
• Eads Bridge 158 m - 1874. The longest span from 1874 to 1886.
• Pont de Vieille-Brioude 54 m - 1479. The longest existing span from 1479 to ?
• Trezzo Bridge 72 m - 1377. The longest span constructed between 1377 and 1796.
• Castelvecchio Bridge 49 m - 1356. The longest span from 1356 to 1377.
• Pont du Diable (Céret) 45 m - 1341. The longest span from 1341 to 1356.
• Ponte della Maddalena 38 m - 1300. The longest span from ca. 1300 to 1341
• Puente del Diablo (Martorell) 37 m - 1283. The longest span from 1283 to ca. 1300.

References

Figures from ranked table are referenced through rank column links.

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