list of longest cantilever bridge spans
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This list of cantilever bridges ranks the world's cantilever bridges by the length of their main span. A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.
Completed cantilever bridges
This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It
does not include suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges. The span must be 750 feet (229 m) or over to be included in the list.
: Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's website. The list may be incomplete. Sourced additions are welcomed.
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| 1 | Pont de Québec | 549 (1,800) | 1917 | Quebec City and Lévis, {{CAN}} |
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| 2 | Forth Bridge | 521 (1,710) x2 | 1890 | South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh to North Queensferry, Fife, {{SCO}}, {{UK}} |
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| [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0004439 3] | 510 (1,673) | 1973 | Osaka, {{JPN}} |
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| 4 | 501 (1,644) | 1974 | Chester, Pennsylvania, to Bridgeport, New Jersey, {{USA}} |
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| 5 | 480 (1,575) | 1958 (eastbound) | New Orleans, Louisiana, {{USA}} |
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| 6 | {{ill|Sanguantang Bridge (Ningbo)|lt=Sanguantang Bridge|zh|三官堂大桥}} | 465 (1,526) | 2020 |
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| 7 | 457 (1,500) | 1943 | Kolkata, West Bengal, {{IND}} |
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| 8 | 445 (1,460) | 1995 | Gramercy, Louisiana, {{USA}} |
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| 9 | 440 (1,443) | 2012 | Tokyo, {{JAP}} |
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| 10 | [[San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge|San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (east Bay span)]] | 427 (1,400) | 1936 | San Francisco, California, {{USA}} |
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| 11 | 380 (1,247) | 1961 | Campbellton, New Brunswick, to Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, {{CAN}} |
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| [http://structurae.net/structures/astoria-bridge 12] | 376 (1,232) | 1966 | Astoria, Oregon, to Point Ellice near Megler, Washington, {{USA}} |
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| 13 | 376 (1,235) | 1968 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, {{USA}} |
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| 14 | 369 (1,212) | 1955 |
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| 15 | 366 (1,200) | 1930 | Longview, Washington, {{USA}} |
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| 16 | 360 (1,182) | 1909 | New York, New York, {{USA}} |
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| 17 | Carquinez Bridge | 335 (1,100) x2 | 1927 (southbound; demolished 2007) | Vallejo, California, {{USA}} |
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| 18 | Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing | 335 (1,100) | 1960 | Vancouver, British Columbia, {{CAN}} |
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| 19 | 335 (1,100) | 2001 | near Ismailia, {{EGY}} |
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| 20 | 334 (1,096) | 1930 |
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| 21 | Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge | 330 (1,080) | 2006 | Chongqing, {{CHN}} |
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| 22 | 326 (1,070) x2 | 1956 | Richmond, California, {{USA}} |
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| 23 | John P. Grace Memorial Bridge | 320 (1,050) | 1929 | Charleston, South Carolina, {{USA}} |
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| 24 | 305 (1,000) | 1963 (westbound) | Newburgh, New York, {{USA}} |
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| 25 | 301 (988) | 1998 | Austevoll, {{NOR}} |
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| 26 | 298 (978) | 1998 | Vesterålen, {{NOR}} |
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| 27 | 298 (978) | 2003 | Nordland, {{NOR}} |
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| 28 | 294 (964) | 1950 | St. Louis, Missouri, {{USA}} |
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| 29 | 282 (924) | 1940 | Brisbane, Queensland, {{AUS}} |
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| 30 | 280.77 (921) | 2002 | Réunion, {{FRA}} |
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| 31 | 280 (919) | 1975 | Caruthersville, Missouri, {{USA}} |
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| 32 | 274 (900) | 1969 | Henderson, West Virginia, {{USA}} |
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| 33 | 274 (900) | 1981 | Ravenswood, West Virginia to Meigs County, Ohio, {{USA}} |
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| 34 | 274 (900) | 1987 | St. Marys, West Virginia, {{USA}} |
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| 35 | 274 (900) | 1987 | Portsmouth, Ohio, {{USA}} |
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| 36 | 265 (871) | 1938 | Port Huron, Michigan, {{USA}} to Sarnia, Ontario, {{CAN}} |
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| 37 | 263 (870) | 1973 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, {{USA}} |
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| 38 |1954 (original span) |
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| 39 | 263 (862) | 1972 | Foresthill, California, {{USA}} |
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| 40 | 261 (856) | 1957 | Belgrade, {{SRB}} |
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| 41 | 260 (853) | 1986 | Brisbane, Queensland, {{AUS}} |
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| 42 | 260 (853) | 1993 | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, {{NOR}} |
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| 43 | 258 (848) x2 | 1940 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, {{USA}} |
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| 44 | 258 (846) x2 | 1940 (westbound) | Natchez, Mississippi, {{USA}} |
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| 45 | 257 (840) | 1939 | Brownville, Nebraska, {{USA}} |
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| 46 | Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge | 257 (840) | 1940 | Greenville, Mississippi, {{USA}} |
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| 47 | 253 (830) | 1963 | Covington, Kentucky, {{USA}} |
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| 48 | 251 (825) | 1930 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, {{USA}} |
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| 49 | 251 (825) | 1964 | St. James Parish, Louisiana, {{USA}} |
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| 50 | George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge | 250 (820) x2 | 1929 | Louisville, Kentucky, {{USA}} |
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| 51 | 250 (820) | 1995 | Skye, {{SCO}}, {{GBR}} |
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| 52 | 250 (820) x43 | 1997 | Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, to Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick, {{CAN}} |
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| 53 | 246 (810) | 1953 | Jacksonville, Florida, {{USA}} |
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| 54 | 245 (804) | 1961 | Helena, Arkansas, {{USA}} |
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| 55 | 244 (800) | 1950 | Boston, Massachusetts (Charlestown-Chelsea, MA, {{USA}} |
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| 56 | 240 (800) x2 | 1937 | Wickliffe, Kentucky and Cairo, Illinois, {{USA}} |
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| 57 | {{ill|Hamana Bridge|lt=|ja|浜名大橋}} | 240 (800) | 1976 | Shizuoka Prefecture, {{JPN}} |
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| 58 | 238 (790) | 1935 | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, {{USA}} |
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| 59 | 230 (760) | 1966 | Charleston, SC, {{USA}} |
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| 60 | 229 (750) | 1928 | Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and southwestern Staten Island, New York City, New York, {{USA}} |
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See also
References
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- {{cite web | url = http://www.aisc.org/Content/ContentGroups/Documents/NSBA5/20_NSBA_LongestSpans.PDF | title = World's Longest Bridge Spans | last = Durkee | first = Jackson | date = 1999-05-24 | publisher = National Steel Bridge Alliance | pages = 24–26 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020601114245/http://www.aisc.org/Content/ContentGroups/Documents/NSBA5/20_NSBA_LongestSpans.PDF | archive-date = 2002-06-01 }}
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