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The following table ranks the world’s largest suspension bridges based on the centre span.
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Rank |
Bridge |
Centre Span (m)
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Country |
Year
Completed |
1 |
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge [web] |
1,991 |
Japan |
1998 |
2 |
Great Belt East Bridge [web] |
1,624 |
Denmark |
1998 |
3 |
Humber Bridge [web] |
1,410 |
England (UK) |
1981 |
4 |
Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge [web] |
1,385 |
China |
1999 |
5 |
Tsing Ma Bridge [web] |
1,377 |
China |
1997 |
6 |
Verrazano Narrows Bridge [web] |
1,298 |
U.S.A. |
1964 |
7 |
Golden Gate Bridge [web] |
1,280 |
U.S.A. |
1937 |
8 |
Höga Kusten Bridge (High Coast Bridge) [web] |
1,210 |
Sweden |
1997 |
9 |
Mackinac Straits Bridge [web] |
1,158 |
U.S.A. |
1957 |
10 |
Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge [web] |
1,100 |
Japan |
1988 |
11 |
Faith Sultan Mehmet Bridge (2nd Bosporus Bridge) [web] |
1,090 |
Turkey |
1988 |
12 |
First Bosporus Bridge [web] |
1,074 |
Turkey |
1973 |
13 |
George Washington Bridge [web] |
1,067 |
U.S.A. |
1931 |
14 |
Third Kurushima Ohashi Bridge [web] |
1,030 |
Japan |
1999 |
15 |
Second Kurushima Ohashi Bridge [web] |
1,020 |
Japan |
1999 |
16 |
April 25th Bridge (Formerly Salazar Bridge) [web] |
1,013 |
Portugal |
1966 |
17 |
Forth Road Bridge |
1,006 |
Scotland (UK) |
1964 |
18 |
Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge [web] |
990 |
Japan |
1988 |
19 |
Severn Road Bridge [web] |
988 |
England |
1966 |
20 |
Shimotsui-Seto Bridge [web] |
940 |
Japan |
1988 |
21 |
Xiling Changjiang River Bridge [web] |
900 |
China |
1996 |
22 |
Humen Zhujiang Bridge [web] |
888 |
China |
1997 |
23 |
Ohnaruto Bridge [web] |
876 |
Japan |
1985 |
24 |
New Tacoma Bridge [web] |
853 |
U.S.A. |
1950 |
25 |
Askøy Suspension Bridge [web] |
850 |
Norway |
1992 |
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SUSPENSION BRIDGE LEAGUE TABLE (sorted by date) |
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The following table lists some of the World’s longest suspension bridges by completion date.
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Rank |
Bridge |
Centre Span (m)
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Country |
Year
Completed |
1 |
Merrimac Bridge - Collapsed 1827 [web] |
74 |
USA |
1810 |
2 |
Menai Straits Bridge [web] |
176 |
Wales |
1826 |
3 |
Grand Pont Suspendu, Fribourg - Rep 1923 [web] |
273 |
Switzerland |
1834 |
4 |
Wheeling Bridge, Ohio River [web] |
308 |
USA |
1849 |
5 |
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322 |
USA |
1866 |
6 |
Niagara Bridge - Rep 1897 [web] |
386 |
USA |
1869 |
7 |
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486 |
USA |
1883 |
8 |
George Washington Bridge [web] |
1067 |
USA |
1931 |
9 |
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1280 |
USA |
1937 |
10 |
Verrazano Narrows Bridge [web] |
1298 |
USA |
1964 |
11 |
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1410 |
UK |
1981 |
12 |
Great Belt East Bridge [web] |
1624 |
Denmark |
1998 |
13 |
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge [web] |
1991 |
Japan |
1998 |
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