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FORTH ROAD BRIDGE FACTS & FIGURES

The following table ranks the world’s largest suspension bridges based on the centre span.

Rank

Bridge

Centre Span (m)

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

SUSPENSION BRIDGE LEAGUE TABLE (sorted by date)

The following table lists some of the World’s longest suspension bridges by completion date.

Rank

Bridge

Centre Span (m)

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
Cincinnati Bridge [web]
322
USA
1866
6
Niagara Bridge - Rep 1897 [web]
386
USA
1869
7
Brooklyn Bridge [web]
486
USA
1883
8
George Washington Bridge [web]
1067
USA
1931
9
Golden Gate Bridge [web]
1280
USA
1937
10
Verrazano Narrows Bridge [web]
1298
USA
1964
11
Humber Bridge [web]
1410
UK
1981
12
Great Belt East Bridge [web]
1624
Denmark
1998
13
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge [web]
1991
Japan
1998
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