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The Tatara Bridge has the largest span among cable-stayed bridges
This list of the largest cable-stayed bridges ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span (distance between the suspension towers). The length of the main span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed bridges. If one bridge has a longer span than another it does not mean that the bridge is the longer from shore to shore or from anchorage to anchorage. However, the size of the main span does often correlate with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge.
Cable-stayed bridges with more than three spans are generally more complex, and bridges of this type generally represent a more notable engineering achievement even where their spans are shorter.
Cable-stayed bridges have the second-longest spans (after suspension bridges ) of the types of bridge. They are practical for spans up to around 1 kilometer (0.6 mi). The Tatara Bridge has the largest span of any cable-stayed bridge at Template:M to ft . It was originally planned as a suspension bridge, but the design was changed to a cable-stayed bridge for environmental reasons. Two cable-stayed bridges with even longer spans, are currently under construction in China. The longest of these, Sutong Bridge , Template:M to ft will be longer than all but the top twelve bridges on the list of largest suspension bridges .
Completed cable-stayed bridges
This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It does not include suspension bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges .
Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's official web-site. Ranks with a red asterisk (* ) do not have official web-sites, or do not have English language versions and are linked instead to a reference entry. This list is incomplete, so bridge ranks might not be accurate.
Rank
Name
Location
Longest span(s)
Completed
[1]
Tatara Bridge (Largest since 1999)
Seto Inland Sea , Japan
Template:M to ft
1999
File:Le Havre Bruecke 01007.jpg
[2]
Pont de Normandie (Largest from 1995 to 1999, currently largest in Europe)
Le Havre , France
Template:M to ft
1995
Linked photo
[3]
Third Nanjing Yangtze Bridge
Nanjing , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2005
Linked photo
[4]
Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge
Nanjing , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China (Yangtze River )
Template:M to ft
2001
Linked photo
[5]
Baishazhou Bridge
Wuhan , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2000
Linked photo
[6]
Mingjiang Bridge
Quingzhou , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1999
[7]
Yangpu Bridge
Shanghai , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1993
Linked photo
[8]
Xupu Bridge
Shanghai , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1997
Linked photo
[9]
Meiko-Chuo Bridge
Nagoya , Japan
Template:M to ft
1998
File:Rio Antirio dsc06218.jpg
[10]
Rio-Antirio Bridge (Second longest cable-stayed deck, with 5 spans)
Rio , Greece
Template:M to ft x3
2004
Linked photo
[11]
Taoyaomen Bridge
Zhoushan , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2003
[12]
Skarnsund Bridge
Inderøy , Norway
Template:M to ft
1991
[13]
Köhlbrandbrücke
Hamburg , Germany
Template:M to ft
1974
Linked photo
[14]
Queshi Bridge
Shantou , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1999
Linked photo
[15]
Anqing Bridge
Anquing , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2005
Linked photo
[16]
Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge
Yokohama , Japan
Template:M to ft
1994
Linked photo
[17]
Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge
Jingzhou , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2002
[18]
Øresund Bridge
Denmark - Sweden
Template:M to ft
1999
Linked photo
[19]
Ikuchi Bridge
Ikuchi , Japan
Template:M to ft
1991
Linked photo
[20]
Higashi Kobe Bridge
Kobe , Japan
Template:M to ft
1992
Linked photo
[21]
Megami Bridge
Nagasaki , Japan
Template:M to ft
2006
Linked photo
[22]
Ehuang Bridge
Ezhou , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2002
Linked photo
[23]
Zhanjiang Bay Bridge
Zhanjiang , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2006
[24]
Ting Kau Bridge
Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1998
[25]
Arthur Ravenel Bridge
Charleston, South Carolina , United States
Template:M to ft
2005
Linked photo
[26]
Seohae Bridge
Pyongtaek /Dangjin , South Korea
Template:M to ft
2000
Linked photo
[27]
Yahagigawa Bridge
Aichi , Japan
Template:M to ft
2005
[28]
Alex Fraser Bridge
Vancouver , Canada
Template:M to ft
1986
[29]
Yokohama Bay Bridge
Yokohama , Japan
Template:M to ft
1989
[30] *
Vidyasagar Setu (2nd Hooghly Bridge)
Kolkata , West Bengal , India
Template:M to ft
1992
[31]
Second Severn Bridge
Wales - England
Template:M to ft
1996
Linked photo
[32]
Rama IX Bridge
Bangkok , Thailand
Template:M to ft
1987
[33]
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
Dartford , England
Template:M to ft
1991
Linked photo
[34]
Chongqing Second Yangtze River Bridge
Chongqing , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1995
[35]
Ingeniero Carlos Fernández Casado Bridge
Barrios de Luna , Spain
Template:M to ft
1983
[36]
Suez Canal Bridge
Al Qantarah El Sharqiyya , Egypt
Template:M to ft
2001
[37] *
Bai Chay Bridge
Ha Long , Vietnam
Template:M to ft
2006
Linked photo
[38]
Tongling Bridge
Tongling , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1995
[39]
Kap Shui Mun Bridge
Hong Kong
Template:M to ft
1997
[40] *
Helgeland Bridge
Sandnessjøen , Norway
Template:M to ft
1991
[41] *
Nanpu Bridge
Shanghai , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1991
File:Pte. Vasco da Gama.jpg
[42]
Vasco da Gama Bridge
Lisbon , Portugal
Template:M to ft
1998
[43] *
Hitsuishijima Bridge
Seto Inland Sea , Japan
Template:M to ft
1988
[44] *
Iwakurojima Bridge
Seto Inland Sea , Japan
Template:M to ft
1988
[45] *
Donghai Bridge
Hangzhou Bay , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2005
Linked photo
[46] *
Yunyang Bridge
Yunyang , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1994
[47] *
Uddevalla Bridge
near Uddevalla , Sweden
Template:M to ft
2000
Linked photo
[48] *
Surgut Bridge
Surgut , Russia
Template:M to ft
2000
Linked photo
[49] *
Meiko Nishi Bridge
Nagoya , Aichi , Japan
Template:M to ft
1985
Linked photo
[50] *
Meiko Nishi Bridge
Nagoya , Aichi , Japan
Template:M to ft
1997
Linked photo
[51]
North Runyang Bridge
Zhenjiang , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2005
Linked photo
[52] *
Wadi Laban Bridge
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Template:M to ft
2000
Linked photo
[53]
Thuan Phuoc Bridge
Da Nang , Vietnam
Template:M to ft
2005
[54]
Rande Bridge
Pontevedra , Spain
Template:M to ft
1978
Linked photo
[55]
Wuhan Highway Bridge
Wuhan , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1995
File:422838078 eb307d266e.jpg
[56]
Mega Bridge (II)
Samut Prakan Province , Thailand
Template:M to ft
2006
[57]
Dames Point Bridge
Jacksonville , Florida , United States
Template:M to ft
1989
File:Mauricio Báez bridge.jpg
[58] *
Mauricio Báez Bridge
San Pedro de Macorís , Dominican Republic
Template:M to ft
2007
Linked photo
[59] *
Badong Bridge
Badong , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2004
[60] *
Tjörn bridge
Tjörn , Sweden
Template:M to ft
1981
[61] *
Big Obukhovsky Bridge
Saint-Petersburg , Russia
Template:M to ft
2004
[62]
Sidney Lanier Bridge
Brunswick , Georgia , United States
Template:M to ft
2003
[63]
Fred Hartman Bridge
Baytown , Texas , United States
Template:M to ft
1995
Linked photo
[64]
Panyu Bridge
Guandong , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1998
[65] *
Luling Bridge
Destrehan, Louisiana , United States
Template:M to ft
1983
[66]
Solidarity Bridge
Płock , Poland
Template:M to ft
2005
[67] *
Flehe Bridge
Düsseldorf , Germany
Template:M to ft
1979
[68]
William H. Natcher Bridge
Owensboro, Kentucky to Rockport, Indiana , United States
Template:M to ft
2002
[69] *
Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge
St. Petersburg, Florida , United States
Template:M to ft
1987
Linked photo
[70] *
Tampico Bridge
Tampico , Mexico
Template:M to ft
1988
Linked photo
[71] *
Masangxi Bridge
Chongqing , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
??
[72]
Penobscot Narrows Bridge
Bucksport, Maine , United States
Template:M to ft
2006
[73] *
Liberty Bridge
Novi Sad , Serbia
Template:M to ft
2005
[74]
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
Cape Girardeau, Missouri , United States
Template:M to ft
2003
Linked photo
[75] *
Duisburg-Neuenkamp Bridge
Duisburg , Germany
Template:M to ft
1970
[76] *
Mỹ Thuận Bridge
Tien Giang and Vinh Long , Vietnam
Template:M to ft
2000
Linked photo
[77] *
Batam-Tonton bridge, Barelang Bridge
Batam Island , Riau Archipelago , Indonesia
Template:M to ft
1997
Linked photo
[78] *
Yiling Bridge
Yichang , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft (2x)
2001
[79] *
ANZAC Bridge
Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Template:M to ft
1996
File:Wiadukt Millau.jpg
[80]
Millau Viaduct (longest cable-stayed deck, with 8 spans)
Millau , France
Template:M to ft x6
2004
[81]
Skybridge
Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
Template:M to ft
1990
[82] *
West Gate Bridge
Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Template:M to ft
1978
[83] *
Talmadge Memorial Bridge
Savannah , Georgia , United States
Template:M to ft
1990
[84] *
Rosario-Victoria Bridge
Argentina
Template:M to ft
2003
[85] *
San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge
Argentina - Paraguay
Template:M to ft
1990
[86] *
Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge
Argentina
Template:M to ft
1978
[87]
Mega Bridge (I)
Bangkok , Thailand
Template:M to ft
2006
Linked photo
[88] *
Karnali River Bridge
Chisapani Camp , Nepal
Template:M to ft
1993
[89] *
Puente Internacional
Ayamonte , Spain - Castro Marim , Portugal
Template:M to ft
1991
File:Centenario1.jpg
[90] *
Centennial Bridge
Panama Canal , Panama
Template:M to ft
2004
Linked photo
[91] *
Brotonne Bridge
Caudebec-en-Caux , France
Template:M to ft
1977
Linked photo
[92]
Qiao Bridge
Zhuhai , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
1998
[93] *
Rheinkniebrücke
Düsseldorf , Germany
Template:M to ft
1969
[94] *
Vansu Tilts
Riga , Latvia
Template:M to ft
1981
Linked photo
[95] *
Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge
Wuhu , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2000
Linked photo
[96]
Mezcala Viaduct
Mexico
Template:M to ft
1993
[97] *
Beeckenwerther Brücke
Duisburg , Germany
Template:M to ft
1990
Linked photo
[98] *
Dongting Lake Bridge
Hunan , People's Republic of China
Template:M to ft
2002
[99] *
Grenland Bridge
Porsgrunn , Norway
Template:M to ft
1996
[100] *
Dubrovnik Bridge
Dubrovnik , Croatia
Template:M to ft
2002
[101] *
Nový Most
Bratislava , Slovakia
Template:M to ft
1972
[102] *
Severinsbrücke
Cologne , Germany
Template:M to ft
1961
[103]
Rama VIII Bridge
Bangkok , Thailand
Template:M to ft
1992
Linked photo
[104]
Seri Saujana Bridge
Putrajaya , Malaysia
Template:M to ft
2003
Bridges not yet completed
The Sutong Bridge crossing the Yangtze River in China, scheduled for completion in 2009, will include a cable-stayed section with a Template:M to ft span.
The construction of the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong, a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Rambler Channel between Tsing Yi Island and Stonecutters Island with a Template:M to ft main span has started and the towers are now up to over 200m in height.
The Incheon Bridge in South Korea will have a cable-stayed portion over the main sea route to port with five spans, the longest Template:M to ft . The bridge is scheduled for completion in 2009 and will have a total length of Template:Km to mi .
The new Pelješac bridge in Croatia connecting the Croatian territory, spaning the bay between the mainland and a Pelješac peninsula will be a Template:M to ft long and Template:M to ft high beam/cable-stayed bridge, with a main span of Template:M to ft . This span will be the second largest in Europe. Construction starts in summer 2007.
The Baluarte Bridge [ 1] in Mexico with Template:M to ft span is scheduled for competition in 2009.
The Tianxingzhou Bridge [ 2] crossing the Yangtze River in China, scheduled for completion in 2008, will include a cable-stayed section with a Template:M to ft span.
The John James Audubon Bridge in Louisiana, United States will span the Mississippi River at one of its widest points, connecting Pointe Coupee Parish and West Feliciana Parish with main span Template:M to ft . When construction finishes in 2010, the bridge will be the crowning achievement of the Zachary Taylor Parkway .
The Hangzhou Bay Bridge , when completed, will be the longest bridge with cable-stayed sections in the world, spanning the Hangzhou Bay between Jiaxing and Cixi City off the east coast of China . The bridge will have two main spans, with a Template:M to ft northern span, and a Template:M to ft southern.
The Suramadu Bridge crossing the Madura Strait in Indonesia will have a cable-stayed portion with three spans Template:M to ft , Template:M to ft and Template:M to ft long. It is scheduled for completion in 2008 and will have a total length of Template:Km to mi .
See also
Structural types Lists of bridges by type Lists of bridges by size Additional lists Related
References