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The Top 5 Longest Suspension Bridges in the World
| Bridge | Location | Length of Main Span in Metres (in feet) |
Year Completed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge | Japan (Kobe-Awaji Island) |
1,991 m (6,532 ft) |
1998 |
| 2 | Xihoumen Bridge | China ( Zhoushan ) |
1,650 m (5,413 ft) |
2009 |
| 3 | Great Belt Bridge | Denmark (Korsør - Sprogø ) |
1,624 m (5,328 ft) |
1998 |
| 4 | Yi Sun-sin Bridge | South Korea (Gwangyang - Yeosu) |
1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
2012 |
| 5 | Runyang Bridge | China (Yangzhou - Zhenjiang) |
1,490 m (4,888 ft) |
2005 |
Tags:
Transportation, Top 5 Longest, China
Sources: Laboratory of Bridge Engineering: University of Helsinki.
List Notes: Data is the top 5 longest suspension bridges (construction completed) ranked by length of main span in metres. Bridges are ranked according to the length of their main span which is the length of suspended roadway between the bridge towers (please note: this does not mean the total length or overall length of multi-span bridges). List last updated January 2015.
Sources: Laboratory of Bridge Engineering: University of Helsinki.
List Notes: Data is the top 5 longest suspension bridges (construction completed) ranked by length of main span in metres. Bridges are ranked according to the length of their main span which is the length of suspended roadway between the bridge towers (please note: this does not mean the total length or overall length of multi-span bridges). List last updated January 2015.
