10 Longest Bridges in the World in Pictures

I present below the current 10 longest bridges in the World, where you will note that these are dominated by bridges in China with 7 out of the 10 being located in that part of the World!

A few months ago I published an article, which provided a pictorial record of the World’s current 10 highest bridges in the World (Link). The article proved to be very popular and a number of comments were left asking about the longest bridges in the World.  I therefore present below the current 10 longest bridges in the World, where you will note that these are dominated by bridges in China with 7 out of the 10 being located in this part of the World!

Number 1

Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge – Beijing – China - Length - 164,800 metres 540,700 feet – Rail Bridge – Completed 2010

Source: Source: http://glamgrid.com/

Number 2



Tianjin Grand Bridge – Beijing – China - Length - 113,700 metres 373,000 feet – Rail Bridge – Completed 2010

Source: http://afaqahmedjamadar.blogspot.co.uk/

Number 3



Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge – Zhengzhou – China - Length – 79,732 metres 261,588 feet – Rail Bridge – Completed 2008

Source: http://www.dialmenowblog.com/

Number 4

Bang Na Expressway – Thailand - Length – 54,000 metres 177,000 feet – Road Bridge – Completed 2000

Source: http://toptencollections.com/

Number 5

Beijing Grand Bridge – Beijing – China - Length – 48,153 metres 157,982 feet – Rail Bridge – Completed 2010

Source: http://www.dialmenowblog.com/

Number 6

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway – Louisiana – USA - Length – 38,442 metres 126,122 feet – Road Bridge – Completed 1969

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Number 7

Manchac Swamp Bridge – Louisiana – USA - Length – 36,710 metres 120,440 feet – Road Bridge – Completed 1979

Source: http://www.youbioit.com/

Number 8

Yangcun Bridge – Beijing – China - Length – 35,812 metres 117,493 feet – Rail Bridge – Completed 2007

Source: http://ramadhangj.blogspot.co.uk/

Number 9

Hangzhou Bay Bridge – Hangzhou – China - Length – 35,673 metres 117,037 feet – Road Bridge – Completed 2007

Source: http://steelbuildingshq.com/

Number 10

Runyang Bridge – Jiangsu– China - Length – 35,660 metres 116,990 feet – Road Bridge – Completed 2005

Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/

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