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The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [4]
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
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support.
Denenberg, David, Bridgemeister.com (an extensive inventory of more than 8,400 suspension bridges) Janberg, Nicolas, Suspension bridges, Structurae.de (an extensive database of structures including many suspension bridges) Durkee, Jackson, "World's Longest Bridge Spans", National Steel Bridge Alliance, 24 May 1999 (out of date)
Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust: Characteristics; Design: Suspension bridge: Total length: 1,352 ft (412 m) Width: 31 ft (9.4 m) Height: 331 ft (101 m) above high water level (86 ft (26 m) above deck) Longest span: 702 ft 3 in (214.05 m) Clearance below: 245 ft (75 m) above high water level: History; Opened: 1864: Statistics; Daily traffic ...
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (/ ˌ v ɛr ə ˈ z ɑː n oʊ / VERR-ə-ZAH-noh; also referred to as the Narrows Bridge, the Verrazzano Bridge, and simply the Verrazzano) is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, United States.
Until the construction of the nearby Williamsburg Bridge in 1903, the New York and Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, [184] 20% longer than any built previously. [ 185 ] At the time of opening, the Brooklyn Bridge was not complete; the proposed public transit across the bridge was still being tested, while the ...
Ellet's Niagara Falls suspension bridge (1847–48) was abandoned before completion. It was used as scaffolding for John A. Roebling's double decker railroad and carriage bridge (1855). The Otto Beit Bridge (1938–1939) was the first modern suspension bridge outside the United States built with parallel wire cables. [19]