Talk:List of longest suspension bridge spans/Archive 2

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Huangpu Bridge

Hello, I am quite confused about the information in the article regarding this bridge. It is under the first 15 (rank 14) and it is a cable-stayed bridge, not a suspension bridge (see [1]), actually also the article about the bridge mentions it and shows its picture (cable-stayed bridge). According to this the affirmation in the introduction that the bridges with the 15 longest spans are suspension bridges would be wrong and this bridge should not be included in the list, regards, Poco a poco...¡adelante! 23:30, 30 December 2009 (UTC) hi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.177.172.155 (talk) 23:30, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Liberty Bridge

Why Liberty Bridge, Novi Sad is not on the list? It has Total length of 1,312 m, Width 27.60 m, Longest span 351 m. --Göran S (talk) 11:43, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

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Agree to enter it. --Tadija^speaks 19:41, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

It is a Cable-stayed bridge and not a Suspension bridge. -- ☑ SamuelWantman 03:00, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Updates on french list

Hello, the french version of this list has been updated with many photos changed, geolocalisation added and some bridges added. Unfortunately, there are some Chinese bridges with no photo, and there are no many photos of these bridges on Panoramio or Flickr. If someone is interested, I have a xls file of this list (very useful for work on such list).

fr:Liste des ponts suspendus les plus longs --Glabb (talk) 20:49, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

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numbering?

Is there no way to make this a table that numbers its rows automatically? I just moved the Aizhai Bridge into the list now that it is complete, but this has thrown off all of the numbers from 12 down. I am not going to go through and renumber every single row right now. Terence7 (talk) 02:41, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Norway's new bridge

Norway has made a new bridge called Hardangerbrua wich has a span at 1310 meters [at norway's wikipedia ] File:Http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Hardangerbrua juli 2010.JPG — Preceding unsigned comment added by NanoCraft (talk • contribs) 06:16, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Already included in the Under Construction section. Only completed and opened bridges are included on the main list, so when the bridge is completed it will be moved there. Note that it already has an English article. Hardanger Bridge. Ravendrop 06:43, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Bridges in pakistan

There are bridges in Pakistan which has not been added to the list! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.36.133.99 (talk) 20:42, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Taizhou Bridge in China

Taizhou Bridge open to public traffic on Nov 25, 2012 after 5 years construction work. The bridge has three towers connected by 2 spans of 1080 meters each, it is the largest three tower suspension bridge in the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.237.13.210 (talk • contribs)

Feel free to update the list. As Nanjing Fourth Yangtze Bridge will open this month, i am waitng to this opening to reduce nasty renumbering. It seems unlikely that Nanxi Bridge will be opened in 2012.--Jklamo (talk) 09:16, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Red Asterisks

What are they for? Smarkflea (talk) 00:21, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't know. --Article editor (talk) 02:41, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Length of list

I'm going to cut it back to only bridges with spans longer than 500m unless anyone has any other thoughts? It is just too inaccurate and needlessly long.

I've restored the 300-400 meter bridges. When I created this list in 2006, I took great pains to make it accurate down to 300m spans using other lists as references. I think it is possible for us to keep it accurate to that length. Needlessly long? I think not. There are some significant bridges between 300 and 400 meters. -- ☑ SamuelWantman 08:47, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

Ma'anshan Bridge

The Ma'anshan Bridge has opened to public service since Dec 28, 2013. The bridge consists of two parts, the south part is a three-tower suspension bridges with 2 spans of 1080 meters each, and the north part is a three-tower cable stayed bridge with 2 spans of 260 meters each. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.246.26.28 (talk) 05:59, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Longest since 1998

The claim of "Longest since 1998" needs a reference. 72.244.204.125 (talk) 04:16, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Hmm isn't this a bit over the top. It is the worlds longest ever bridge, it has been since it inception, and is was opened in 1998; does it matter if it doesn't explicitly state it has been the longest since 1998 in the reference? ShakyIsles (talk) 19:38, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

I'm removing the request for citation. The linked reference gives the opening date (1998) and gives the length of the span. It has been the convention of these bridge lists to link to the "owner's project page" (official website) if available. This is the official website and gives the required data. Anyone looking to get detailed information and thorough references can go the article page. I consider this source sufficient. ¢Spender1983 (talk) 23:42, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Yang Luo Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge

I noticed the Yang Luo Bridge is listed as #13 with a main span of 4,199ft and the Golden Gate as #12 at 4,200ft. I noticed on the Yang Luo page it is listed as 4,200ft and mentions twice it is the same length as the Golden Gate with two references. Could someone look into this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FB90:1509:2914:546C:49EF:C3E9:5436 (talk) 12:14, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

Øresund Bridge seems to be missing

Øresund Bridge with its 490m seems to be missing. 205.167.7.247 (talk) 12:10, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

It is a cable-stayed bridge, listed in List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans. --BIL (talk) 12:58, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Double entries?

The Forth Road Bridge is also listed twice - and its photograph is too big! 80.189.132.255 (talk) 08:04, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

There seem to be some bridges (all in the USA?) with two entries in the table. See 33,34 - 43,44 - 48,49, 76-78. Maybe some of this is a result of faulty manual renumbering, but with separate entries for "Delaware Memorial Bridge (eastbound)" and "Delaware Memorial Bridge (westbound)", at least some of it isn't! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.189.10.231 (talk) 12:43, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

This is not an error. These are double bridges. The list ranks mainspans of bridges. If the bridge has more than one mainspan, it appears in the list multiple times. Not all of these are in the US. Several are in Japan. -- ☑ SamuelWantman 06:57, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

This is an interesting point because there are also bridges like the Ma'anshan Bridge (currently in under construction section) and the Taizhou Bridge which have back to back spans. These are both currently only on one row. In my opinion all bridges should only have one row and if there are multiple spans or dual bridges a note should be included. ShakyIsles (talk) 09:16, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Putting them in one row does not work. Many of these spans were built decades apart, are different in structure or appearance, and/or have different lengths. It seems like much too much information for a note. In setting up this list, I tried to be consistent, and listed all main spans. -- ☑ SamuelWantman 06:11, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

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