List of world's tallest bridges
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A list of world's tallest bridges, sorted by clearance from ground/water to deck.
| Bridge | Height of pillars | Clearance below | Type | Year of construction | Country | Territory/ Municipality | Use | Remarks / |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Gorge Bridge | 46 m | 321 m | Suspension | 1929 | USA | Colorado | Road | |
| Millau Viaduct | 343 m | 270 m | Cable-stayed | 2004 | France | Millau | Motorway | |
| Sutong Bridge | 306 m | 62 m | Cable-stayed | 2008 | China | Changshu | Motorway | World's longest cable stayed bridge |
| New River Gorge Bridge | 267 m | Steel arch | 1977 | USA | West Virginia | |||
| Foresthill Bridge | 223m | Steel cantilever | 1973 | USA | California | |||
| Mala Rijeka viaduct | 200 m | Concrete | 1973 | Montenegro | Railway | |||
| Europabrücke | 146 m | 190 m | Concrete | 1963 | Austria | Patsch | Motorway | |
| Đurđevića Tara Bridge | 172 m | Arch | 1940 | Montenegro | Road | |||
| Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge | 298.3 m | 65 m | Suspension | 1998 | Japan | Kobe | Motorway | |
| Great Belt East Bridge | 254 m | 65 m | Suspension | 1998 | Denmark | Sprogo Island | Motorway | |
| Golden Gate Bridge | 227.4 m | 67 m | Suspension | 1937 | USA | San Francisco | Road | |
| Tatara Bridge | 220 m | 26 m | Cable-stayed | 1999 | Japan | Imabari | ||
| Jambatan Pulau Pinang | 101 m | 33 m | Cable-stayed | 1985 | Malaysia | Pulau Pinang | ||
| Pont de Normandie | 215 m | Cable-stayed | 1995 | France | Le Havre | Expresway | ||
| Verrazano Narrows Bridge | 211.3 m | 69 m | Suspension | 1964 | USA | New York City | Motorway | |
| Tsing Ma Bridge | 206 m | Suspension | 1997 | China | Hongkong | |||
| Mezcala-Solidaridad Bridge | ? m | 1993 | Mexico | Mártir de Cuilapan | ||||
| Ting Kau Bridge | 201.6 m | 1998 | China | Hong Kong | ||||
| Oresund Bridge | 203.5 m | 57 m | Cable-stayed | 2000 | Sweden | Malmö | Motorway, partly also railway | |
| Pearl River Huangpu Bridge | 201 m | 2006 | China | Guangzhou | ||||
| Ponte 25 de Abril | 190.5 m | 1966 | Portugal | Lisbon | Motorway | |||
| Höga Kustenbron | 180 m | 40 m | Suspension | 1997 | Sweden | Kramfors | ||
| Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge | ? m | 1988 | Japan | Sakaide | ||||
| Kurushima Kaikyo | ? m | 1999 | Japan | Imabari | ||||
| Kocher Valley Bridge | 185.5 m | 1979 | Germany | Geislingen, Kocher | Motorway | |||
| George Washington Bridge | 184.1 m | Suspension | 1931 | USA | Fort Lee, New Jersey | |||
| Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge | 183.5 m | 2000 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung | ||||
| Kita-Bisan Seto Bridge | ? m | 1985 | Japan | Sakaide | ||||
| San Juanico Bridge | 41m | 1969 | Philippines | western samar leyte | ||||
| Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge | 174 m | 2005 | USA | Charleston, South Carolina | ||||
| Ting Kau Bridge | 173.3 m | 1998 | China | Hongkong | ||||
| Mega Bridge | 173 m | 2006 | Thailand | Bangkok | ||||
| Rama VIII Bridge | 170.4 m | 2002 | Thailand | Bangkok | ||||
| Bosphorus Bridge | 169 m | Suspension | 1974 | Turkey | Istanbul | Motorway | ||
| Mackinac Bridge | 168.2 m | Suspension | 1957 | USA | St. Ignace | |||
| Grenland Bridge | 166 m | 1996 | Norway | Porsgrunn | ||||
| Ting Kau Bridge | 164.3 m | 1998 | China | Hong Kong | ||||
| Humber Bridge | 162 m | UK | Kingston upon Hull | |||||
| San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge (West) | 160.3 m | 1936 | USA | San Francisco | Motorway | |||
| 3rd Tacoma Narrows Bridge | 155.5 m | 2007 | USA | Tacoma | ||||
| Alex Fraser Bridge | 154 m | 1986 | Canada | Delta | ||||
| Zhanjiang Bay Bridge | 153.4 m | 2006 | China | Zhanjiang | ||||
| Hitsuishijima Bridge | ? m | 1988 | Japan | Sakaide | ||||
| Skarnsund Bridge | 152 m | 1991 | Norway | Mosvik | ||||
| Forth Road Bridge | 150.1 m | 1964 | UK | Edinburgh | ||||
| 2nd Tacoma Narrows Bridge | 150 m | 1950 | USA | Tacoma | ||||
| Humen Bridge | 147.6 m | 1997 | China | Guangzhou |
[edit] See also
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world by country
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