List of bridges in the United States

This is a list of the major current and former bridges in the United States. For a more expansive list, see List of bridges in the United States by state.

Major bridges

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 300 metres (984 ft).

		Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	State	Ref.
	1	Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge	1,298 m (4,260 ft)	4,176 m (13,701 ft)	Suspension 2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons 7+6 lanes 370+1298+370	Interstate 278 Narrows	1964	New York City Staten Island–Brooklyn 40°36′23″N 74°2′43.2″W	New York
	2	Golden Gate Bridge	1,280 m (4,200 ft)	2,737 m (8,980 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x3 lanes 343+1280+343	U.S. Route 101 California State Route 1 Golden Gate	1937	San Francisco–Sausalito 37°49′9.5″N 122°28′43.9″W	California
	3	Mackinac Bridge	1,158 m (3,800 ft)	8,038 m (26,371 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x2 lanes 548+1158+548	Interstate 75 Straits of Mackinac	1957	Mackinaw City–St. Ignace 45°48′56″N 84°43′40.6″W	Michigan
	4	George Washington Bridge	1,067 m (3,500 ft)	1,451 m (4,760 ft)	Suspension 2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons 8+6 lanes 186+1067+198	Interstate 95 U.S. Route 1/9 U.S. Route 46 Hudson River	1931	New York City–Fort Lee 40°51′6.2″N 73°57′9.8″W	New York New Jersey
	5	Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950) East bridge	853 m (2,800 ft)	1,822 m (5,978 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 3 lanes 335+853+335	Washington State Route 16 Puget Sound	1950	Tacoma 47°16′5.6″N 122°33′0.7″W	Washington
	6	Tacoma Narrows Bridge West bridge	853 m (2,800 ft)	1,646 m (5,400 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, concrete pylons 3 lanes 427+853+366	Washington State Route 16 Puget Sound	2007	Tacoma 47°16′4.4″N 122°33′2.8″W	Washington
	7	Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction	853 m (2,800 ft)	2,500 m (8,200 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x3 lanes	Road bridge Detroit River	2025	Detroit–Windsor 42°17′14.3″N 83°05′53.1″W	Michigan Canada
	8	Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge	728 m (2,388 ft)	1,056 m (3,465 ft)	Suspension Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 4 lanes 148+728+183	Interstate 80 Carquinez Strait	2003	Vallejo–Crockett 38°3′39.7″N 122°13′35.5″W	California
	9	San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge West bridge	704 m (2,310 ft) (x2)	3,141 m (10,305 ft)	Suspension 2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x5 lanes 357+704+353+52 +353+704+353	Interstate 80 San Francisco Bay	1936	San Francisco–Yerba Buena Island 37°48′12.2″N 122°22′18.9″W	California
	10	Bronx–Whitestone Bridge	701 m (2,300 ft)	2,242 m (7,356 ft)	Suspension Steel girder deck, steel pylons 2x3 lanes 224+701+224	Interstate 678 East River	1939	New York City The Bronx–Queens 40°48′6.7″N 73°49′47.2″W	New York
	11	Delaware Memorial Bridge	655 m (2,150 ft)	3,291 m (10,797 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons Twin bridges 4 lanes 229+655+229	Interstate 295 U.S. Route 40 Delaware River	1951 1968	New Castle–Pennsville 39°41′18.2″N 75°31′6.2″W	Delaware New Jersey
	12	Walt Whitman Bridge	610 m (2,000 ft)	3,652 m (11,982 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 3+4 lanes 235+610+235	Interstate 76 Delaware River	1957	Philadelphia–Gloucester City 39°54′18.7″N 75°7′46.1″W	Pennsylvania New Jersey
	13	Ambassador Bridge	564 m (1,850 ft)	2,286 m (7,500 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x2 lanes	Road bridge Detroit River	1929	Detroit–Windsor 42°18′43.2″N 83°4′27.2″W	Michigan Canada
	14	Throgs Neck Bridge	549 m (1,800 ft)	3,430 m (11,250 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x3 lanes 169+549+169	Interstate 295 East River	1961	New York City The Bronx–Queens 40°48′0.9″N 73°47′36″W	New York
	15	Benjamin Franklin Bridge	534 m (1,750 ft)	2,273 m (7,457 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 3+4 lanes 2 railway tracks 218+534+218	Interstate 676 U.S. Route 30 PATCO Speedline Delaware River	1926	Philadelphia–Camden 39°57′10.5″N 75°8′3.3″W	Pennsylvania New Jersey
	16	New River Gorge Bridge	518 m (1,700 ft)	924 m (3,031 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch 2x2 lanes	U.S. Route 19 New River	1977	Fayetteville 38°4′8.6″N 81°4′58.2″W	West Virginia
	17	Bayonne Bridge	510 m (1,670 ft)	1,762 m (5,781 ft)	Arch Steel through arch 2x2 lanes	New York State Route 440 New Jersey Route 440 Kill Van Kull	1931	New York City–Bayonne 40°38′30.7″N 74°8′31.5″W	New York New Jersey
	18	Harbor Bridge Project under construction	506.4 m (1,661 ft)	3,298 m (10,820 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 2x3 lanes 248+506+248	U.S. Route 181 Texas State Highway 35 Corpus Christi Ship Channel	2025	Corpus Christi 27°48′48.7″N 97°23′57.9″W	Texas
	19	Commodore Barry Bridge	501 m (1,644 ft)	4,240 m (13,910 ft)	Cantilever Steel 2+3 lanes 251+501+251	U.S. Route 322 County Route 536 Delaware River	1974	Chester–Bridgeport 39°49′42.2″N 75°22′17.3″W	Pennsylvania New Jersey
	20	Bear Mountain Bridge	497 m (1,631 ft)	688 m (2,257 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x2 lanes 64+497+64	U.S. Route 6 U.S. Route 202 Hudson River	1924	Bear Mountain State Park–Cortlandt 41°19′11.3″N 73°58′59.7″W	New York
	21	Williamsburg Bridge	488 m (1,600 ft)	2,227 m (7,306 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x4 lanes 2 subway lanes	New York State Route 27A New York City Subway (​ trains lines) East River	1903	New York City Manhattan–Brooklyn 40°42′48.4″N 73°58′18.6″W	New York
	22	Chesapeake Bay Bridge South bridge	488 m (1,600 ft)	6,484 m (21,273 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2 lanes 201+488+201	U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 301 Chesapeake Bay	1952	Anne Arundel County–Queen Anne's County 38°59′35.4″N 76°22′55.3″W	Maryland
	23	Chesapeake Bay Bridge North bridge	488 m (1,600 ft)	6,415 m (21,047 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 3 lanes	U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 301 Chesapeake Bay	1973	Anne Arundel County–Queen Anne's County 38°59′39.6″N 76°22′53.9″W	Maryland
	24	Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge	488 m (1,600 ft)	3,428 m (11,247 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x2 lanes 210+488+210	Rhode Island Route 138 Narragansett Bay	1969	Newport–Jamestown 41°30′17.9″N 71°20′55.1″W	Rhode Island
	25	Brooklyn Bridge	486 m (1,594 ft)	1,825 m (5,988 ft)	Suspension with cable-stays Steel truss deck, masonry pylons 2+3 lanes 283+486+283	Road bridge East River	1883	New York City Manhattan–Brooklyn 40°42′20.4″N 73°59′46.8″W	New York
	26	John James Audubon Bridge	482 m (1,581 ft)	3,927 m (12,884 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes 195+482+195	Louisiana Highway 10 Lower Mississippi River	2011	Pointe Coupee Parish–West Feliciana Parish 30°43′13.2″N 91°21′5.1″W	Louisiana
	27	Crescent City Connection	480 m (1,575 ft)	4,093 m (13,428 ft)	Cantilever Steel Twin bridges 2x4 lanes 260+486+180	U.S. Route 90 Business Interstate 910 Mississippi River	1958 1988	New Orleans 29°56′16.1″N 90°3′23.6″W	Louisiana
	28	Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge	471 m (1,545 ft)	4,023.3 m (13,200 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x4 lanes 198+471+198	U.S. Route 17 Cooper River	2005	Charleston–Mount Pleasant 32°48′10.5″N 79°54′55.3″W	South Carolina
	29	Vincent Thomas Bridge	457 m (1,500 ft)	1,848 m (6,063 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x2 lanes 154+457+154	California State Route 47 Los Angeles Harbor	1963	Los Angeles San Pedro–Terminal Island 33°44′58″N 118°16′17.8″W	California
	30	Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge	457 m (1,500 ft)	854 m (2,800 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes 194+457+194	Interstate 70 Mississippi River	2014	St. Louis–St. Clair County 38°38′45.1″N 90°10′41.8″W	Missouri Missouri
	31	Mid-Hudson Bridge	456 m (1,495 ft)	914 m (2,999 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 3 lanes 228+456+230	U.S. Route 44 New York State Route 55 Hudson River	1930	Highland–Poughkeepsie 41°42′10.3″N 73°56′46.4″W	New York
	32	Manhattan Bridge	448 m (1,470 ft)	2,089 m (6,854 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 7 road lanes 4 railway tracks	Road bridge New York City Subway (​​​ lines) East River	1909	New York City Manhattan–Brooklyn 40°42′24.4″N 73°59′25.5″W	New York
	33	Gramercy Bridge	445 m (1,460 ft)	945 m (3,100 ft)	Cantilever Steel 2x2 lanes	Louisiana Highway 3213 Mississippi River	1995	Gramercy–Wallace 30°2′47.6″N 90°40′22.9″W	Louisiana
	34	Robert F. Kennedy Bridge	421 m (1,380 ft)	4,212 m (13,819 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x4 lanes 205+421+205	Interstate 278 East River	1936	New York City Manhattan–Queens 40°46′46.5″N 73°55′35.7″W	New York
	35	Greenville Bridge	420 m (1,380 ft)	4,133 m (13,560 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes 181+420+181	U.S. Route 82 U.S. Route 278 Mississippi River	2010	Refuge–Shives 33°17′13.2″N 91°9′15.3″W	Mississippi Arkansas
	36	Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge Replacement under construction	402.4 m (1,320 ft)	3,500 m (11,500 ft)	Cable-stayed 2x4 lanes	Sam Houston Tollway Houston Ship Channel	2025	Harris County, Texas 29°44′10.1″N 95°08′48″W	Texas
	37	Dames Point Bridge	396 m (1,300 ft)	3,245 m (10,646 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x3 lanes 198+396+198	Interstate 295 Florida State Road 9A Jacksonville Eastern Beltway St. Johns River	1989	Jacksonville 30°23′4.1″N 81°33′24.8″W	Florida
	38	San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge East bridge	385 m (1,263 ft)	3,540 m (11,610 ft)	Suspension Self-anchored, steel box girder deck, 1 steel pylon 2x5 lanes 385+180	Interstate 80 San Francisco Bay	2013	San Francisco–Oakland 37°48′59.0″N 122°21′24.2″W	California
	39	Fremont Bridge	382 m (1,255 ft)	656 m (2,152 ft)	Arch 2 levels steel through arch 2x4 lanes 137+382+137	Interstate 405 U.S. Route 30 Willamette River	1973	Portland 45°32′16.6″N 122°40′58.6″W	Oregon
	40	Sidney Lanier Bridge	381 m (1,250 ft)	2,371 m (7,779 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes 190+381+190	U.S. Route 17 Brunswick River	2003	Brunswick 31°6′57.6″N 81°29′6.5″W	Georgia
	41	Fred Hartman Bridge	381 m (1,250 ft)	4,185 m (13,730 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons Twin bridges 2x4 lanes 147+381+147	Texas State Highway 146 Houston Ship Channel	1995	Baytown–La Porte 29°42′13.7″N 95°1′0.3″W	Texas
	42	Astoria–Megler Bridge	376 m (1,234 ft)	6,545 m (21,473 ft)	Truss Steel 2 lanes 189+376+189	U.S. Route 101 Columbia River	1966	Astoria–Megler 46°11′37″N 123°51′3.2″W	Oregon Washington
	43	Horace Wilkinson Bridge	376 m (1,234 ft)	4,313 m (14,150 ft)	Cantilever Steel 2x3 lanes	Interstate 10 Mississippi River	1968	Baton Rouge–Port Allen 30°26′22.6″N 91°11′55.3″W	Louisiana
	44	Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge	372 m (1,220 ft)	3,261 m (10,699 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, steel pylons 2x2 lanes 151+372+155	Interstate 310 Mississippi River	1983	Luling–Destrehan 29°56′28.2″N 90°22′29″W	Louisiana
	45	Tappan Zee Bridge	370 m (1,215 ft)	4,989 m (16,368 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons Twin bridges 2x5 lanes 157+366+157	Interstate 87 Interstate 287 New York State Thruway Hudson River	2017	Tarrytown–South Nyack 41°04′16.2″N 73°52′51.9″W	New York
	46	St. Johns Bridge	368 m (1,207 ft)	1,168 m (3,832 ft)	Suspension Steel girder deck, steel pylons 2x2 lanes 131+368+131	U.S. Route 30 Bypass Willamette River	1931	Portland 45°35′6.8″N 122°45′53.1″W	Oregon
	47	Mount Hope Bridge	366 m (1,200 ft)	1,868 m (6,129 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2 lanes 154+366+154	Rhode Island Route 114 Mount Hope Bay	1929	Portsmouth–Bristol 41°38′23.3″N 71°15′29.7″W	Rhode Island
	48	Lewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River)	366 m (1,200 ft)	830 m (2,725 ft)	Cantilever Steel 2 lanes	Washington State Route 433 Columbia River	1930	Longview–Rainier 46°6′17.1″N 122°57′42.8″W	Washington Oregon
	49	Sunshine Skyway Bridge	366 m (1,200 ft)	6,700 m (22,000 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes 165+367+165	Interstate 275 U.S. Route 19 Tampa Bay	1987	St. Petersburg–Terra Ceia 27°37′13.5″N 82°39′20″W	Florida
	50	William H. Natcher Bridge	366 m (1,200 ft)	1,373 m (4,505 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes 152+366+152	U.S. Route 231 Ohio River	2002	Rockport–Maceo 37°54′8.8″N 87°2′6.3″W	Indiana Kentucky
	51	Lewis and Clark Bridge (Ohio River)	366 m (1,201 ft)	762 m (2,500 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes 164+365+164	Interstate 265 Kentucky Route 841 Ohio River	2016	Prospect–Utica 38°20′33.5″N 85°38′35.4″W	Kentucky Indiana
	52	Queensboro Bridge	360 m (1,180 ft)	1,135 m (3,724 ft)	Cantilever 2 levels, steel 4+5 lanes 143+360+192+285 +140	New York State Route 25 East River	1909	New York City Manhattan–Queens 40°45′28.3″N 73°57′24.9″W	New York
	53	Penobscot Narrows Bridge	354 m (1,161 ft)	646 m (2,119 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 2 lanes 146+354+146	U.S. Route 1 Maine State Route 3 Penobscot River	2006	Prospect–Verona Island 44°33′35.9″N 68°48′6.2″W	Maine
	54	Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge	351 m (1,150 ft)	2,248 m (7,375 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2 lanes 152+351+152	New York State Route 812 St. Lawrence River	1960	Ogdensburg–Johnstown 44°44′06.5″N 75°27′33.3″W	New York Canada
	55	Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge	351 m (1,152 ft)	1,206 m (3,957 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes 143+351+143	Missouri Route 34 Missouri Route 74 Illinois Route 146 Mississippi River	2003	Cape Girardeau–East Cape Girardeau 37°17′42.7″N 89°31′4.1″W	Missouri Illinois
	56	Bidwell Bar Bridge	338 m (1,109 ft)	546 m (1,791 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2 lanes	California State Route 162 Lake Oroville	1965	Oroville 39°32′59.9″N 121°25′47.9″W	California
	57	Carquinez Bridge East bridge	335 m (1,099 ft)	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	Cantilever Steel 4 lanes 152+335+45+335 +152	Interstate 80 Carquinez Strait	1927 1958	Vallejo–Crockett 38°3′39.8″N 122°13′31″W	California
	58	Talmadge Memorial Bridge	335 m (1,099 ft)	3,060 m (10,040 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x2 lanes	U.S. Route 17 Georgia State Route 404 Spur Savannah River	1991	Savannah 32°5′18.4″N 81°5′57″W	Georgia
	59	Hart Bridge	332 m (1,089 ft)	1,171 m (3,842 ft)	Truss Steel, suspended deck 2x2 lanes	U.S. Route 1 Alternate Florida State Road 228 St. Johns River	1967	Jacksonville 30°18′57.6″N 81°37′39.4″W	Florida
	60	Deer Isle Bridge	329 m (1,080 ft)	743 m (2,438 ft)	Suspension Steel girder deck, steel pylons 2 lanes 147+329+147	Maine State Route 15 Eggemoggin Reach	1939	Sedgwick–Little Deer Isle 44°17′39.2″N 68°41′19.3″W	Maine
	61	Theodore Roosevelt Lake Bridge	329 m (1,079 ft)	670 m (2,200 ft)	Arch Steel through arch 2 lanes	Arizona State Route 188 Theodore Roosevelt Lake	1990	Gila County–Maricopa County 33°40′26″N 111°9′25.1″W	Arizona
	62	Richmond–San Rafael Bridge	326 m (1,070 ft) (x2)	8,851 m (29,039 ft)	Cantilever 2 levels, steel 2+3 lanes 2x(164+326+164)	Interstate 580 San Francisco Bay	1956	San Rafael–Richmond 37°56′1.9″N 122°25′37.3″W	California
	63	Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge	323 m (1,060 ft)	607 m (1,991 ft)	Suspension Steel girder deck, steel pylons 2 lanes 142+323+142	U.S. Route 62 U.S. Route 68 Ohio State Route 41 Ohio River	1932	Maysville–Aberdeen 38°38′59.5″N 83°45′34.5″W	Kentucky Ohio
	64	Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge	323 m (1,060 ft)	579 m (1,900 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch 2x2 lanes	Interstate 11 U.S. Route 93 Colorado River	2010	Clark County–Mohave County 36°0′44.8″N 114°44′29.4″W	Nevada Arizona
	65	John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge	322 m (1,056 ft)	686 m (2,251 ft)	Suspension with cable-stays Steel truss deck, masonry pylons 2 lanes 89+322+90	Kentucky Route 17 Ohio River	1866	Cincinnati–Covington 39°5′34.3″N 84°30′35.3″W	Ohio Kentucky
	66	Dent Bridge	320 m (1,050 ft)	472 m (1,549 ft)	Suspension Steel girder deck, steel pylons 2 lanes	Dent Bridge Road Clearwater River Dworshak Dam Reservoir	1971	Clearwater County 46°36′9.2″N 116°10′42.2″W	Idaho
	67	William H. Harsha Bridge	320 m (1,050 ft)	710 m (2,330 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2 lanes 38+122+320+122+38	U.S. Route 62 U.S. Route 68 Ohio State Route 41 Ohio River	2000	Maysville–Aberdeen 38°41′4.5″N 83°46′54.7″W	Kentucky Ohio
	68	Glen Canyon Dam Bridge	313 m (1,027 ft)	387 m (1,270 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch 2 lanes	U.S. Route 89 Colorado River	1959	Coconino County 36°56′8.5″N 111°28′59.8″W	Arizona
	69	Wheeling Suspension Bridge	308 m (1,010 ft)	308 m (1,010 ft)	Suspension with cable-stays Steel truss deck, masonry pylons	Footbridge Ohio River	1849	Wheeling 40°4′12.9″N 80°43′35.1″W	West Virginia
	70	Lewiston–Queenston Bridge	305 m (1,000 ft)	488 m (1,601 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch 5 lanes	Interstate 190 Niagara River	1962	Lewiston–Queenston 43°09′11.2″N 79°02′40.5″W	New York Canada
	71	Newburgh–Beacon Bridge	305 m (1,000 ft)	2,394 m (7,854 ft)	Cantilever Steel Twin bridges 2x3 lanes 183+305+183	Interstate 84 New York State Route 52 Hudson River	1963 1980	Newburgh–Beacon 41°31′12.1″N 74°0′0.1″W	New York
	72	Long Beach International Gateway	305 m (1,000 ft)	2,682 m (8,799 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 2x3 lanes 152+305+152	Interstate 710 Back Channel, Port of Long Beach	2020	Long Beach–Terminal Island 33°45′53.8″N 118°13′16.4″W	California
	73	Hell Gate Bridge	303 m (995 ft)	5,182 m (17,001 ft)	Arch Steel through arch 3 railway tracks	Amtrak Northeast Corridor CSX Y102 P&W FPCH CHFP freight trains East River Hell Gate	1917	New York City The Bronx–Queens 40°46′56.6″N 73°55′18.4″W	New York
	74	Perrine Bridge	303 m (994 ft)	457 m (1,499 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch 2x2 lanes	U.S. Route 93 Snake River	1974	Twin Falls 42°36′2.9″N 114°27′12.6″W	Idaho

Former major bridges

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the former road and railway bridges with spans greater than 300 metres (984 ft).

		Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	State	Ref.
	1	Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) collapsed in 1940	853 m (2,800 ft)	1,810 m (5,940 ft)	Suspension Steel girder deck, steel pylons 2 lanes 335+853+335	Washington State Route 16 Puget Sound	1940	Tacoma 47°16′0″N 122°33′0″W	Washington
	2	San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge East bridge dismantled in 2014	427 m (1,401 ft)	3,102 m (10,177 ft)	Cantilever Steel 2 levels 2x5 lanes 155+427+156	Interstate 80 San Francisco Bay	1936	San Francisco–Oakland 37°48′54.4″N 122°21′23.5″W	California
	3	First Niagara Clifton Bridge destroyed by storm in 1889	386 m (1,266 ft)		Suspension with cable-stays Wooden deck and pylons	Road bridge Niagara River	1869	Niagara Falls, New York–Niagara Falls, Ontario 43°05′18.2″N 79°04′11.3″W	New York
	4	Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017) dismantled in 2017	369 m (1,211 ft)	4,881 m (16,014 ft)	Cantilever Steel 3+4 lanes 183+369+183	Interstate 87 Interstate 287 New York State Thruway Hudson River	1955	Tarrytown–South Nyack 41°4′12.3″N 73°52′51.9″W	New York
	5	Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore) collapsed in 2024	366 m (1,200 ft)	2,632 m (8,635 ft)	Truss Steel, suspended deck 2x2 lanes	Interstate 695 Baltimore Beltway Patapsco River	1977	Baltimore 39°13′1″N 76°31′41.5″W	Maryland
	6	John P. Grace Memorial Bridge dismantled in 2005	320 m (1,050 ft)	4,300 m (14,100 ft)	Cantilever Steel 2 lanes 137+320+137	U.S. Route 17 Cooper River	1929	Charleston–Mount Pleasant 32°48′14.0″N 79°54′49.0″W	South Carolina

See also

Other lists of U.S. bridges

• By height
• By state
• By city
  • Boston
  • New York City
  • Pittsburgh
  • Portland, Maine
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Seattle
• Cable-stayed bridges
• Covered bridges
• List of toll bridges § United States
• Category:Lists of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record
• Category:Lists of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places
• Category:Lists of river crossings in the United States

Other topics

• Transport in the United States
• Rail transportation in the United States
• High-speed rail in the United States
• Commuter rail in North America
• Numbered highways in the United States
• Geography of the United States
• National Bridge Inventory

Notes and references

• Notes

Further reading

Bibliography

• Adams, Kramer A. (1963). Covered Bridges of the West; a History and Illustrated Guide: Washington, Oregon, California. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. LCCN 63-19906. OCLC 1029044555.
• Bottenberg, Ray (2007). Bridges of Portland. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4876-0. LCCN 2006935600.
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• "Bridges & Structures". Fhwa.dot.gov - U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration.
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