Talk:List of longest bridges

Longest bridge over water
The "Lake Pontchartrain Causeway" bridge is no longer the longest bridge over water. The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge should be the longest over water (source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8248197/China-builds-worlds-longest-bridge.html)

Can someone please fix this? Thanks Marcopolo112233 (talk) 10:21, 9 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Made the changes myself since no-one volunteered Marcopolo112233 (talk) 04:58, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Someone changed the length of the bridge. The length should be between 42.5km and 42.6km. The person also removed my changes mentioned above. Why was it changed? Please give reasons before changing next time. If no-one objects, I will correct it tomorrow. Marcopolo112233 (talk) 04:17, 18 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Done. ( NOTE: Anyone who wants to change it yet again, PLEASE give a reason for the change ) Marcopolo112233 (talk) 05:22, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

The length of 42.5 km is even reported as an official Guinness World Record (source: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-bridge-over-water-(aggregate-length) ). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.75.31.129 (talk) 15:17, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Weihe Grand Bridge does not appear to be a bridge
As seen in google earth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.61.14.20 (talk) 14:06, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

I agree - in English the more appropriate term may be viaduct or elevated railway. 桥 refers to more than what is called a "bridge" in English. Names of freeway interchanges end in 桥. --JWB (talk) 04:34, 1 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Google Translate for "viaduct" gives 高架桥. --JWB (talk) 23:11, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I believe that both viaducts and bridges shall be in the list. Because both are similar to the other, and there is hard to draw a line between, and there is no clear definition. The article Viaduct says that a viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. Other people say that viaduct don't cross water for most of its length. The Millau Viaduct has 342 m long spans. So solve this by including viaducts.--BIL (talk) 07:34, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Maybe the article title should have "bridges and viaducts" then. --JWB (talk) 20:22, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Japanese Friendship Bridge
I'm pretty certain that Confederation isn't the longest bridge in the world. But I don't know any better, so it will have to stay for now. DJ Clayworth 18:18, 17 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Missing Kizuna Bridge
This bridge was built by the Japanese in Cambodia, the first bridge to cross the Mekong. I walked acoross it and its what I think of when i think of 1km, although its 1360m i think of it as just over a km. Width is 12.2 m. Young people like to hang out in the middle of the bridge on the sidewalks, although it is a car bridge.

I do not know how to edit the REF page but here is a ref. Could someone please ad it to the REF page for me? Thank You. --Jon in California http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_Dec_10/ai_83137882

Tough to find info on it, but here's a link:

http://www.macaudata.com/Macau/overview/e53.html

And a Google maps picture:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.181482,113.563957&spn=0.041113,0.040340&t=k&hl=en

+ by type
now that there is a decent table here, ill copy it and do by bridge type:

http://www.hut.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/longspan.html

suspension cable stayed steel arch steel truss concrete arch concrete girder concrete/steel box girder

this is an interesting table as well, longest spans in the world listed chronologically http://www.hut.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/chronological.html

why doesn't the vasco da gama bridge with its 17km (according to article)appear in this list? --62.199.241.134 16:01, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)

by span
i think the span length is more important than the overall length. the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is much more of an engeinnering marvel than the Confederation Bridge.

Can someone tell me why the Vasco da Gama bridge over the Tagus in Lisbon isn't listed?

Tappan Zee Bridge missing
Also the Tappan Zee Bridge (aka the Malcolm Wilson) at 16,013 feet would seem to belong at no. 13. Mwanner 20:12, Dec 14, 2004 (UTC)


 * Added, spot #15. --ChrisRuvolo 02:27, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hey! What about the Great Belt Bridges of Denmark? They're both almost 7000 meters long!

Bong and Blatnik bridges
The (approximate) lengths of the Bong and Blatnik bridges (in Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin) may be low, depending on how things are measured. It was hard to find numbers of any sort, but I didn't include approaches (I added the bridges at ~8,300 ft and 7,975 ft, respectively&mdash;apparently the distance that they are exclusively over water). Some clearer rules on exactly how things should be measured would be helpful (not that nice numbers are always available or anything...)   &mdash;User:Mulad (talk) 08:12, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Is there 79,200 feet between the tunnel and the land at any part? The length "Toll Plaza to Toll Plaza" is 105,600 feet. - Jerryseinfeld 19:26, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Empty Links
I have restored the empty links in the first column, as the numbers of the links are performing the dual function of giving the rank. If there is a better way to do this then I would do so and move the website links either to a new column on the right or (my preference) move them to the WP article about the bridge. Thryduulf 14:57, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * I set up the same system, using this page as a guide at List of largest suspension bridges. Recently the empty links -- [http://] -- stopped appearing as links on my browser.  I tried using other methods and finally came up with a link to a wikipedia page that explains that there is no website hooked up yet.  I like that the links go to the home pages for the bridges.  If you want them to go to the Wikipedia articles for the bridges, that is pretty easy to do.  Just give the full address for the page as an external link.  For example  will look like this:  and take you to the article. I also decided against using links to articles because I want to include bridges that don't yet have articles written about them. -- Samuel Wantman 07:39, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

James River Bridge missing
I would just like to point out to the author of this page that the 4.5 mile long James River Bridge that spans the James River from Newport News, Virginia to Suffolk, Virginia and was quite possibly the longest bridge in the World when first completed in 1928 is missing from this page. It would be fifteenth or so on the list were it included. It sometimes gets confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge or the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel as it has a similar length to the former and is fairly near tthe second, and all three span different segments of the Chesapeake Bay, but they are three different structures. Here is a link with some information on the James River Bridge: http://www.roadstothefuture.com/US17_JRB.html

Bandra Worli Sea link is 5.6 Km and not 29 Km
You can check this in google earth and also in bridge's official website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.61.22.88 (talk) 11:30, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

What is this list measuring?
Can someone please clarify what this list is measuring? Is it total length above ground and water? If so, where does the bridge start and where does it end? What about bridges that have an island in the middle? A clear definition should be posted at the top of the list.

I want to add the Runyang Bridge which recently opened. The total length of the bridge complex is about 35.66 km. It includes two bridges an island in the middle and lots of viaducts. I'm willing to research the length of the bridge for inclusion on this list, but without a clear definition, I don't know what information I am searching for. -- Samuel Wantman 22:59, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * From the 1st paragraph:
 * This is a list of the worlds bridges sorted by their full length above land or water. "Span" refers to their longest span without ground support.
 * In the case of two bridges with an island in the middle, like the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, I would expect different listings for each section. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 00:03, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * My problem is with the words "full length". Some bridges have long viaducts that are approaches to the bridges.  Some bridges measure from anchorages, some measure from toll plazas, many measure the length of the total construction that was undertaken when the bridge was built.  Many do not specify what they are measuring.  I'm wondering if this list is comparing apples and oranges.  Even the western half of the SF-Oakland bay bridge has a huge cement anchorage in the middle which is in effect a man made island, and it is really two bridges.  I'm hoping the definition can be made clearer.  -- Samuel Wantman 05:58, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Inconsistencies in the list
The list is inconsistent and contradictory in many respects. I am listing the following things I found questionable at first glance (I'm sure there are more, a check into the facts would reveal that):


 * 1) (Bridge ranked 2) Hangzhou Bay Bridge, is not completed yet. Sure, it may be a long bridge. But it is not there yet, so it can't be included into the list. Anyone can claim that a bridge would be larger than any other bridge in future, but unless that bridge is completed, we should not gaze thru a crystal ball.


 * 1) (Bridge ranked 3) Saudi-Bahrain Causeway, consists of several structures, not all of them are bridges. According to this report, This engineering masterpiece, spanning long stretches of sea and reclaimed land, uses five bridges on 536 concrete pylons to link the two countries. So, there are actually 5 bridges interconnected with road on reclaimed land. The total length of the causeway is 26 km, which includes a lot of such roads that are not part of the bridges.


 * 1) (Bridge ranked 4) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: This is again, not completely over water, rather it has many portions as tunnels. Quoting from its own wikipedia page:


 * The CBBT is 17.6 miles long from shore to shore, crossing what is essentially an ocean strait. Including land-approach highways, the overall facility is 23 miles long.


 * Key features are two one-mile tunnels beneath Thimble Shoals and Chesapeake navigation channels and two high-level bridges over two other navigation channels: North Channel Bridge and Fisherman Inlet Bridge. The remaining portion is comprised of 12 miles of low-level trestle, two miles of causeway, and four man-made islands.

So, how on earth is this considered the 4th longest bridge?

The article should either present clear, unambiguous facts, or should not exist at all. Thanks. --Ragib 00:59, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

I totally agree that this list is USELESS !! Another example is the Penang Bridge. I believe the the stated 13.5 KM is total road length for the project, as the shore to shore is ONLY 8.0 KM and even the total elevated bridge is under 9.0 km (water & land). The purposes of these bridges are over water, and thus I firmly believe the ranking should be on the shore to shore distance. Of course these other numbers can mentioned where needed. If this is NOT changed, might as well as put a giant disclaimer on this page that there is NO CONSISTANCY with this ranking. Another bridge appears to be the Rio-Niterói Bridge where the stated bridge length is way over the shore to shore distance.

In addition, I believe trying to rank the total elevated bridge (land and water) is very inconsistant as well since the road usually seperates over land and so which direction do you use; unless it is chosen to use the shortest elevated distance (which I would be ok with)

So how can we move forward on either making a consistant list or deleting this page all together !!

split this list, or add another page?
I'm thinking that List of bridges by span length is needed, or would it be better to split this article into two sections, one by total length and the other by span length. Whaddya think? Cacophony 21:47, 23 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I think this is a good idea. Perhaps it needs to be even more than two sections.  Whatever sections are implemented they need to be clearly defined.  Here's my first stab at it...


 * TOTAL LENGTH OF SINGLE SPAN. The total length of a roadway (no pipelines or footpaths) between supporting structures. List of largest suspension bridges has the longest entries for this section.


 * TOTAL LENGTH OF ALL CONTIGUOUS SPANS OVER LAND OR WATER The total length of all the spans of a bridge's roadway that are contiguous. Contiguous will include anchorages, and supporting structures; but will not include roadways on natural or artificial islands, tunnels, or grades on land


 * TOTAL DISTANCE FROM SHORE TO SHORE FOR SINGLE BRIDGES The total length from shorline to shoreline not including tunnels, or artificial and natural islands.


 * TOTAL DISTANCE FROM SHORE TO SHORE FOR MULTIPLE BRIDGE SYSTEMS The total length from shoreline to shoreline including multiple bridge systems, bridge tunnels, artificial and natural islands.


 * LARGEST BRIDGES OF EACH TYPE (or links to them)
 * I don't know how much of this information (other than single span) is available. Many sources do not say how the bridge's lengths are measured. --Samuel Wantman 02:13, 24 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Yeah, most of the time the total length and main span length are the most common pieces on info. We could start with those two, then maybe find the top few of each of the other categories, and try to add them from the top down. Cacophony 02:25, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Total length seems to mean different things for different bridges. It is unclear where a bridge begins and where it ends. Sometimes it is shore to shore, anchorage to anchorage, exit to exit, begining of construction to end of construction, etc... -- Samuel Wantman 11:22, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Recent revert battles (China etc)
There seems to be a dispute between User:Alanmak and User:Instantnood over how to represent bridges in "China". First off, please stop using "revert", as it loses good edits that are tied up in the same edits as the dispute. I think the core points of the argument are: Lost in the revert war are
 * (Instantnood, Ragib) The article China is not about a country
 * (Alanmak) People's Republic of China is too long for the column
 * (Alanmak) "Hong Kong (People's Republic of China)" is not a country
 * 3,3 fixed to 3,300
 * Canada/United States fixed to Canada/United States

May I suggest the compromise is China (piped link). I suspect most people in the English-speaking world who say "China" to mean a country, mean the People's Republic (now including both Hong Kong and Macau). Will this be acceptable? --Scott Davis Talk 08:37, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Missing Atchafalaya, Bonnet Carré, and Twin Span bridges
Crossing over the Atchafalaya Basin is a continuous 18.2 mile (29,290.06 meters) bridge, which makes it the third longest bridge in the world. ACMe


 * Is that a bridge? The region is a swamp, so the freeway is most likely to be an elevated freeway, rather than a proper bridge. Thanks. --Ragib 15:22, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

It is a low-level causeway, much like the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, that has a few spans that are even more elevated. One crosses the Atchafalaya River. Does it belong in a list of "elevated freeways" or fit here as a bridge? ACMe

This also leads me to wonder about two other lengthy causeway-type bridges in Louisiana that would also make the top 20:
 * I-10 Bonnet Carré Span, which crosses the Bonnet Carré Spillway 17,702 meters
 * I-10 Twin Span, which runs parellel to the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway and connects New Orleans to Slidell, 8,851 meters I think these three should be added. ACMe 19:00, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Other bridges I can think about not on the list...
There's several bridges I can think of that could qualify in this top bridge list. Most are causeways, so they aren't as impressive. :) I'm sure there's a lot of other long causeways in the world.

(*) Hurricanes damaged an awful lot of long bridges last year. First, the Escambia Bay bridge, on I-10 near Pensacola. Damaged by Ivan, the replacement for this bridge will be 13,867 feet in length. (link)

Secondly, another long bridge is the Twin Span bridge in New Orleans. It was affected by Katrina. This is the bridge that is part of I-10. It is 5.4 miles in length. (link)

US 90 had two relatively large bridges destroyed in last year's hurricanes. The reconstructed Bay St. Louis bridge is 2.2 miles long, the Biloxi bridge is 1.6 miles long. (link)

(*) One not on this list is the Virginia Dare Bridge, North Carolina near Roanoke. Length: 5.2 miles. Span length: 230 feet. (link)

(*) Tampa Florida also is home to three bridges across Tampa bay. At least two count as having long contiguous spans over water: the Howard Frankland bridge (2 miles / 3.2km, (link)) and the Gandy bridge (I can't find the span length, but the "old" Gandy bridge has been converted into a hiking trail that is 2.6 miles in length.)


 * Another bridge is the I-310 bridge in Louisiana from I-10 to just before the Hale Boggs Mississippi River Bridge in Destrehan, LA (about 5 miles). It is also possible to stay continuously elevated (never touching the ground) for 38 miles by driving on a combination of I-310 (5 miles), I-10 (10 miles) and I-55 (23 miles). Also, does the elevated portion of the West Bank Expressway from the Crescent City Connection to Ames Blvd count as a bridge? If so, that's over 5 miles. I haven't gotten around to measure the exact mileage of I-10 elevated section on the odometer from Exit 234A to Exit 239 but I think it's about 5 miles. Jungworld.com (talk) 09:29, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Rankings misleading and unverified
I think we should remove the rankings from this page unless: I think both alternatives are unlikely, so we should not make it seem that the ranks are correct. -- Samuel Wantman 19:46, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) We can find a citation that ranks these bridges, or
 * 2) We create clear criteria for measuring the length of a bridge (see discussion above) and can be reasonably certain that there are no missing bridges.
 * Agreed and done -- KelleyCook 16:38, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Great. But the external links were useful.  Perhaps they can return. -- Samuel Wantman 01:33, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia pages are WP:NOT a list of external links (WP:EL). So this page clearly was not the proper spot and especially having them hidden in the incorrect ranking.  Having that external link on each individual page if it exists is perfectly acceptable, but I'm not the one that is going to do that.  If the bridge isn't even worthy of its own wikipedia page (or subpage) -- then an external link isn't really appropriate either.
 * There is precedent for this on other bridge lists and is in keeping with WP:EL. List of largest suspension bridges achieved feature status with these links.  The links act as references, help people verify the accuracy of the information and lead to more information about each bridge.  Many bridges do not have their own wikipedia article not because they are not worthy, but because they have not yet been written.  These links are extremely helpful in these cases.  As WP:EL says, the links can lead to more information, and also act as a reference.  I don't see the downside, and I see a strong upside. -- Samuel Wantman 20:01, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

It is a pity that when sorted by length, we get lengths of 1000 and 10 000 before 2000. Is it because some have the units metres and feet with the numbers, whilst others just have the values? That is some are 100 m (330 ft) whilst some have 100 (330). Can this not be sorted properly? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.254.149.42 (talk) 18:20, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

adding bridge
I would like toadd a bridge even if it is at the bottom of the list. Bergnäsbron, length 896,5 m at one time longest in sweden, and according to some sources longest in Europe when built. Source : Swedish Wikipedia. Seniorsag 04:16, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It sv:Bergnäsbron was opened in 1954, but it was not longest in Europe at that time. Longest was the Storstrøm Bridge, 3,199 meters, opened 1937. Add it if you like to, I will not remove it. -- BIL 23:24, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

limitation
The list needs limitation or it will became endless. Also this list is not replacing List of bridges or List of notable bridges, so let's set up some limitation. My proposal is minimum length 1,000 m. --Jklamo 12:54, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, except for some old bridges that were notable when new. That way we could see the longest bridges at varoius times. -- BIL 23:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I think that for old bridges, that were notable when new, is List of notable bridges. --Jklamo 23:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Distances in feet...
For the longer bridges, wouldn't a distance in miles be more appropriate than a distance in feet? I'm counting on my fingers to estimate what 126,024 feet is in a unit I can measure such a substantial distance! 23.9 miles, by my reckoning. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.86.138.193 (talk) 01:30, 14 March 2007 (UTC).
 * Understandable concern, but if we made the distance in miles, smaller bridges would appear as "1.23 miles" or even "0.64 miles", which would make it even worse to figure out. It's all about consistancy, and all the units would have to be the same for this list to sort right. EaglesFanInTampa (formerly Jimbo) 13:22, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Three options: 1. have miles above a certain length, like one mile. I assume that every US citizen knows how many feet there is in a mile (5280). 2. have both miles and feet. That is three units in parallell, two for the US, and one for the rest of the world. 3. Convince USA to introduce the metric system, e.g. by having metric only on Wikipedia. -- BIL 13:30, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Stick to feet, otherwise it would require the use of fractional values. -- Klaus with K 11:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Miles were designed for fractional values... Much like how you'd include fractional values for meter lengths if it was specified. Nottheking (talk) 22:08, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Is there a reason why the built bridges are in feet but the unbuilt bridges are in miles? Davewho2 (talk) 05:28, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
 * U/C bridges are in km and mi. My rationale is that with U/C there is no need to be 1 m accurate, there can some minor changes during constructions. --Jklamo (talk) 16:37, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Building completed but no traffic
Regarding Geratalbrücke Ichtershausen, this bridge is fully completed, hence I did not put it into the construction section, although the railway line it serves is still to be built. P.S. length values from German language wikipedia. -- Klaus with K 11:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Prakasam Barrage - qualifies as bridge?
Regarding Prakasam Barrage, from the few images I googled I mostly see a dam, maybe with some bridge-like overstructure. There are some bridge remains downstream, probably superseded by the current dam. Somehow I still need to be convinced this is a proper entry in this bridge list here. -- Klaus with K 13:23, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Newport Bridge, RI, also called the Claiborne Pell Bridge (but no one calls it that) is missing
Simple enough.

http://www.bostonroads.com/crossings/pell-newport/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shylocxs (talk • contribs) 14:39, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Penang Bridge needs to updated to lower distance
Per the following website, it is shown that the Penang Bridge in Malaysia is actually only 8.4 KM of elevated bridge. The currently stated 13.5 KM is actually the entire project road length comprising of 5.1 KM of road surface (not elevated in any way). I have traveled this bridge so many times and I truly believe the 8.4 KM is the length that should be used here, and thus needs to lowered in its ranking with other bridges that are mostly stated in ele

http://www.penangbridge.com.my/bridgedetails.php

This distance can also be easily verified with google maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=5.3591334,100.35277&z=13&t=h&hl=en  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.50.20.102 (talk) 05:19, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

well then, if that is the case, please update the wikipedia entry for "penang bridge" to 8.4 km for consistency. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.71.174.134 (talk) 02:28, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Hoan Bridge Missing
It appears that the Daniel Hoan Bridge, which carries I-794 across the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, harbor is missing. The bridge is 2.5 miles long, but I have not yet found any exact dimensions.

stupid list
There are tons of bridges longer than 1 km all over the world. This list should start from 10 km and longer. Python eggs (talk) 16:33, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with raising limit (it was raised to 1 km, see above), but 10 km seems too much for me. We can start with rise to 2 km, as 1-2 km bridges now occupy half of the list. --Jklamo (talk) 21:08, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

stupid units
Feet? If you're going to measure a bridge, the appropriate unit would surely be 'smoots' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.92.206.126 (talk) 22:06, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Floating bridges
Is there a reason the longer bridges from pontoon bridge aren't included? 71.197.235.67 (talk) 07:55, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

A bridge that shoud be on the list
The Rakaia Bridge in New Zealand is longer than the Auckland Harbour Bridge listed. The Rakaia bridge is 1.8km or 1.1 miles long.

This is from the IPENZ - www.ipenz.org.nz the Engineers of New Zealand Name Rakaia Bridge, SH1

Description This bridge, opened in 1939, is NZ’s longest. It is a replacement for a timber bridge begun in 1869 and modified for road-rail traffic in 1873.

This crossing is the country’s longest. The new bridge was 1.1 miles (1.8 km) of 40 feet (12.2 m) spans.

Controlling Authority: Transit New Zealand Engineers: Public Works Department Contractor: Rope Construction Company Location Rakaia, State Highway 1, South of Christchurch Region/s Canterbury Access Info The bridge is open for public use at all times. Nature of Engineering  Transport (Road, sea, air, incl vechicles)

This site is developed maintained and hosted by IPENZ Engineers New Zealand —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gypsygirl1967 (talk • contribs) 03:22, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

QE2?
The Queen e2 Bridge, Dartford is 450m.Blackwave...... (talk) 16:59, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Total legth is 2,872 m, as correctly showed in list. --Jklamo (talk) 19:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

It's not on the list? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.177.110.177 (talk) 09:49, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Bang Na Expressway, longest bridge in the world
The German and Thai wikipedia have Bang Na Expressway as the longest in the world.

I found a U.S.government website that confirms this. Should this be added?

[http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/cops/HPCX.nsf/3b0bd10e9d91e033852573170052e6be/d71a3c155db1d74985256f85001caa38?OpenDocument ] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.241.10.2 (talk) 15:45, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


 * An article should be written about and be confirmed with sources. The german article is de:Bang Na Expressway, with some links. Check this  and this  also. There seems in the german article to be doubt if it is a bridge. Strange that is not an English article if it is the longest in the world. --BIL (talk) 19:37, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The article is written. According to photos linked from it, it looks like a real bridge. --BIL (talk) 20:37, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Two Champlains?
The Champlain Bridge in Canada appears twice in the list, the first time as "Champlain Bridge (Montreal)", the second time only as "Champlain Bridge", but both links point to the same Wikipedia page, and it is obvious that both are the same bridge.

Any explanation?

CielProfond (talk) 06:38, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Now there are two different Champlains, the other is in Ottawa. Shorter than was given for the second Champlain Bridge in Montreal.--BIL (talk) 20:49, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

table does not sort properly
The list does not sort properly for span lengths. This problem was raised in Talk:List of bridges by length. Part of the problem is that commas used in numbers greater than 999 cause the table to miss-sort. I do not know a good solution to this (a consistent number style? special tag in each row?), but as of now the table is frustrating as it appears to promise a sort, but does not deliver.-84user (talk) 20:38, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Postscript: I just discovered other columns do not sort properly, such as country. That must be easier to fix. It seems that the column contents for one country must be textually identical (ie. exactly the same) in all instances, otherwise the sort order gets broken. This means all the country names must be wikilinked or none of them. Or can anyone find a better solution? -84user (talk) 20:46, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Easiest way to fix span sorting is to use Template:Nts for problematic rows. About country sorting, works without problem for me. --Jklamo (talk) 11:25, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

include elevated viaducts?
The article lists the Bang Na Expressway as the longest bridge, but generally excludes most other elevated freeway and railroad viaducts (e.g. the Alaskan Way Viaduct, or the elevated lines of the Chicago 'L' and the Taipei Rapid Transit System). We should probably either include or exclude them more generally. --Delirium (talk) 01:49, 11 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I restored the Bang Na Expressway entry, an ip number removed it without commenting. Some more elevated viaducts have been added like Shanghai maglev, Emsland test track and more. You can add Alaskan Way Viaduct but it seems to fit in the lower half of the list. --BIL (talk) 14:20, 4 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Are there any reliable sources other than that cited in the Bang Na Expressway article that actually classify it as a bridge, or certify it the longest bridge? This is kind of disturbing. --Paul_012 (talk) 12:56, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The link in the article says that it is the world's longest bridge, but on the other hand that file is associated with the construction company. --194.17.253.121 (talk) 13:15, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

"A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle." Wikipedia bridge Many of these structures (eg Long Ba) are for the primary purpose of grade-separation of traffic - I propose that they be moved to Longest Viaducts.24.108.37.224 (talk) 22:02, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Mobile/Tensaw River Bridge
The I-65 bridge over the Mobile River, Little Lizard Creek, Mifflin Lake and Tensaw River is not on the list. It's about six miles long. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.176.18.69 (talk) 17:21, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

The other way
GHere's a new one. What is the world's shortest registered bridge? Simply south not SS, sorry 18:43, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Cant be said. There are several viaducts for example a railway crossing a road. Some built during the 19th century are only 3 m long. But there are walk bridges over creeks less than one meter long. --194.17.253.121 (talk) 13:13, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

You'll find some in Mumbai and Bengaluru that are under half a metre in length.. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 13:27, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

This is a rather senseless question and greatly depends on the definition of a "bridge". In Germany for instance, a bridge is defined as an overpass with a distance of at least 2,0 m between its bearings, and I'm sure other countries have similar technical regulations. 217.83.179.140 (talk) 12:40, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

India
No mention of the Bandra Worli Sea Link?

--Rsrikanth05 (talk) 13:26, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The first thing I read when I looked at its own article (By the way, it's helpful to link when mentioning a candidate) was the line that included the words "will be." Really, this list cannot contain any bridges that are not open yet; by definition, if people aren't allowed to cross them, they aren't really bridges. And of course, as was mentioned above, anyone can claim a bridge will have a certain length before completion, but it can only be verified once it's finished.


 * In other words, come back on June 2, which appears to be the date it's scheduled to open, and THEN we can look at it again. Nottheking (talk) 20:42, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Wei River Bridge
This bridge doesn't have an article for it. Personally, I question the neutrality of including a bridge on this list if it lacks an article for it, or even a mention of it within another article. Furthermore, what I was able to read out of the cited article suggested a few things that suggest it should also not be on the list: Taking all this into consideration, I'm tentatively removing it from this list. I propose it should not be re-added until the bridge has its own Wikipedia article, particularly one that lays all three of the above issues to rest; it establishes that it is a completed and open bridge, that its exact length in meters has been verified, and that it is, in fact, classified as a bridge. Nottheking (talk) 22:22, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The bridge appears to not be completed yet. (might be an error in reading on my part) This is a real biggie, since incomplete bridges aren't certain on length, and have been kept off of this list prior.
 * The very first sentence of the cited article gave a length contradictory to the very length claimed to be referenced, as the article claims 79.6 kilometers, contrary to 79,732 meters listed here.
 * This also brings up the question of whether this entire structure is actually a bridge, or just an elevated railway. If we wanted to talk lengthy elevated railways, we could probably find a few from some of the more major city Metros around the world.
 * The bridge had been completed last year, but the railway line hasn't been opened for service. The target open date for the railway is December 28, 2009. I think we are talking about the bridge, not the railway. Python eggs (talk) 13:42, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. Still, I was not able to find this information. Again, I'd think that a cited article for it itself would be the best way to go. If you have that information on hand, please do create an article for it. I'd make it myself, but I do not know of any good sources to cite for it, as Chinese is far from a good language for me. Nottheking (talk) 06:59, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think Wikipedia need a separate article for the bridge. However, I (or someone else) will create an article named Zhengxi Passenger Railway, which should include an introduction to the bridge. Anyway, I will wait until the railway open for service. Python eggs (talk) 07:31, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * If it'd merit showing up on the list, it'd get its own article; being the "longest bridge in the world" would classify it as "famous," and hence would likely give it, according to the Importance Scale for WikiProject Bridges, an importance rating of "high," well beyond the importance threshold for having an article. Basically, if it doesn't merit an article under that scale, it'd have to be because it wasn't considered a bridge, and hence wouldn't qualify for the list anyway. Nottheking (talk) 14:23, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Italy's Freedom Bridge
Venice'bridge, both road and rail, "Ponte della Libertà" is 3,850 km long, I think it's Italy's longest bridge. Look at italian wiki: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_della_Libert%C3%A0 I don't know how to modify the table :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.81.27.84 (talk • contribs) 12:47, 4 July 2009

List sort function
The list sort function doesn't appear to work correctly for all entries; either because the way the data has been inputted, or something else, I'm not sure at the moment.

Annihilatron (talk) 20:15, 28 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Only the length and span columns have faulty sort functions. This is because some rows use the metres to feet conversion template, and others just have the length in metres. I was going to add the conversion templates for each row a while ago, but it's a lengthy task, and I never got around to it. The sorting should work if every row uses the conversion template. -- timsdad  (talk) 06:06, 29 October 2009 (UTC)


 * It should be working now, since I changed the entries to use Template:Ntsc. Ardric47 (talk) 23:40, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Ranking the list and wrong order
I suggest putting ranking numbers at the left of table. Also Sunshine Skyway in Florida is listed in the wrong order according the length listed.--Mistakefinder (talk) 00:23, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Please discuss entries removal first
Hello,

Having noticed several recent edits, and finding that they are mostly about removing contents, I am taking the liberty to rollback these changes. I suggest that such changes are first discussed here. In particular I feel that increasing the minimum length from 2km to 5km is somewhat arbitrary, and defining bridge as crossing water is too narrow a definition—Elevated Expressway even lacks an article. -- Klaus with K (talk) 12:55, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * P.S. Previous edits at least archived contents that was taken out, see this discussion page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Klaus with K (talk • contribs) 12:58, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I was a bit hasty in changing the list to 5km, but this is supposed to be the list of longest bridges in the world, right? In this context it wouldn't be appropriate to have a list of nearly a hundred-something bridges, all considered the "longest". Regarding Bang Na Expressway, that really isn't a bridge by the traditional definition; might as well list the numerous long lengths of freeways and highways in the US that are elevated above the local roads. As I noted in the edit summary, calling it a bridge is quite a stretch, since it isn't crossing any major obstacle.  GraYoshi2x► talk 20:35, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It's hard to say which is a bridge or which is not by "traditional definition", we should keep all them and let the reader to make the decision. Hence, we also need to include "bridges" like the Taiwan High-Speed Rail bridge to this list. Python eggs (talk) 20:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe italicize the controversial ones and/or add a note saying that they're disputed and whatnot?  GraYoshi2x► talk 20:47, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * No controversy here. According to Wikipedia, “A viaduct is a bridge composed of ...” Python eggs (talk) 23:22, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia isn't the only site on the internet. If you would just do a quick Google search then you would realize that a lot of controversy surrounds its classification as a bridge.  GraYoshi2x► talk 20:26, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It is list of and not the longest bridge only, hence I think there is no problem with a longer list. Personally, I would say that the initial cut-off at 1km was not bad at all. Regarding the cut-off you raised, my main criticism is that you just dumped the contents. Previously it was done differently. And regarding "Taiwan High-Speed Rail bridge", if it is uninterrupted by abutments, why not? Passing across water (revisiting your initial argument) does not require a bridge, a causeway will do in principle. -- Klaus with K (talk) 12:20, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The contents are already there in the history. What's the point of wasting space on the talk page when it just takes a few clicks to see the archived version? Also, "list of longest x" articles typically should have a reasonable cutoff point (around 50 items max); when a list like this starts to reach the hundreds range, then something's not quite right.  GraYoshi2x► talk 20:26, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * How many entries, that is up for debate. I have stated my opinion to better tend for more than less entries. Regarding the cutting off, yes it is in the history indeed, but well hidden there after a few more edits, and my firm opinion is that this discussion page is the right place to document such a non-minor change. -- Klaus with K (talk) 13:59, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I expect water and mountain bridges, not elevated highways.
The current top entry is the Bang Na Expressway. The expressway appears to be nothing more than a highway, crossing no significant body of water(and certainly not it's longest span)or height above ground. When I sort by span I recieve Island Eastern Corridor as the first entry. This is also nothing more than a highway! No one wants to see stubby poles in the ground with pavement rolled over them when they want to see amazing bridges. There needs to be either stricter criteria for inclusion or better sorting perimeters.--Anthonzi (talk) 23:39, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

When I sort by span I recieve Island Eastern Corridor as the first entry.


 * That is probably not intentional, maybe someone can look into the sorting of empty fields.

when they want to see amazing bridges


 * Here is ...longest... — and it is delicate to rank by "amazement". And if you despise "stubby poles in the ground" please be aware that lots of long bridges are "stubby poles in the water". As an example Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (the above-water sections) comes to my mind. -- Klaus with K (talk) 13:13, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * If you want to see amazing bridges, look in List of world's tallest bridges, List of longest suspension bridge spans, List of largest cable-stayed bridges. Here are the longest bridges, regardless of how much water there is under them. I am not sure which one of these two that is the most amazing, although water is usually considered looking nice:


 * --BIL (talk) 22:09, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Agree, a lot of top entries is about elevated highways or railways. There is a plethora of them all over the world and most of them isn't included here, e.g. over 12 km long section of elevated railway in Berlin (die Statbahn) built in XIX century. I understand some of the included ones are here because of some local patriotism but that should not be the point. Either we put here all elevated structures ending up with the Roman aqueducts and polar gas pipes stretching over hundreds of kilometers, or we just reduce this list to bridges defined in some simple way (e.g. over 50% of construction over the water body). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.96.200.112 (talk) 21:58, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

List of the longest bridges in history
It would be fine to add a list of the longest bridges in history. As far as I know the longest bridge in Europe between 1849 (completed, or 1850 the first usage) and 1910 was the Negrelli viaduct in Prague. I would like to know the records before and after that. Miraceti (talk) 12:02, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * A historical list of bridges would complement this article nicely. There appears to be an editting dispute as to what should be included in this list, whether elevated roads/rails are sufficient, or bridges alone; this dispute may effect such a list.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 09:41, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Bhumibol Bridge
The Bhumibol Bridge isn't 13 km long but 4,2 km (source:http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/chao/), it's the Industrial Ring Road who measure 13 km

You can verify it on Wikimapia --Glabb (talk) 09:11, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Designation as "bridge"
I think many of these elevated highways, railroads, etc., do not qualify as bridges as they not meet the bridge article's definition of a bridge, which is:

a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle.

For example, while I think many of these Chinese HSR bridges may cross rivers, valleys and the like, they do not exist to cross them but rather to get from a point A to B at the same elevation, which is simply an elevated railway. If we were to include all elevated crossings, this list would be 90% filled with such "bridges" that are only considered as such in this article and elevated roads or railways for the rest of the world. Under my definition, the list would be this:

newport pell bridge
dont see it on this list, should be in the 11,248 ft range —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.221.90.143 (talk) 13:47, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Yolo Causeway
The article states that the Causeway is 5.2Km long, which places it within this list. Should this be added? --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 08:31, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

San Mateo – Hayward Bridge span
The span length listed for the San Mateo – Hayward Bridge appears to include the entirety of the highrise section, rather than the length of any individual span. I don't believe the technology existed in 1967 to create a span almost two miles long (and doubt the practicality of such a span even today). I propose changing the span to indicate the longest single span of the bridge, which seems to be 750 feet. Other bridges may be in need of similar editing, as well, since I believe the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge has the longest span to date but this list shows it in third place. The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge information indicates the length of the floating section rather than the width of any individual span, which seems to be the intent of the span column, though I may be mistaken since there is a wiki page for List of longest suspension bridge spans. The floating bridge may actually be "correct" given the definition of "span" in the article, though I would contend that "support" would include floating support in most naive interpretations of span length. Any objections/counterarguments? LUxlii (talk) 20:57, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Data inconsistencies
The data for Seven Mile Bridge also conflicts with the wiki page for it. 10,887 m (35,719 ft) on this page versus 35,862 ft (10,931 m) on the Seven Mile Bridge page, though the info box on that page is consistent with this page. I suspect there are other examples, but have not examined the linked pages for most. LUxlii (talk) 21:27, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Verazanno Bridge NOT under construction
The Verazanno (sp?) Narrows bridge is listed as "under construction" when it is not. It has been finished for decades, and is not in the midst of renovation, as far as I could find. Could someone please fix this? Kochamanita (talk) 03:08, 3 July 2011 (UTC)


 * BUMP Yes. SchmuckyTheCat (talk) 03:55, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Length of bridges and length of list
Given that all the entries have a listed length of 2000m+ I think the list would read easier if the length column was changed to be in km/miles. The longest bridge listed is 164,800 metres and readers should not have to convert themselves to calculate what this means in km. Also, the list is very long, and I would suggest the list cut-off is raised to 3km.Eldumpo (talk) 05:58, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
Right now this list gives the total length of the Danyang-Kunshan bridge at 1,185,700 feet, which comes out to just a tad over 224 miles. While the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge article lists it at 102.4 miles. Seems to me that they can't both be right, but maybe I'm overlooking something. Please forgive my annoying use of customary -- I am both tragically inept at math, and tragically American. Evanh2008, Super Genius Who am I? You can talk to me... 09:09, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Simple: Vandalism. Python eggs (talk) 08:43, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Missing Frederick C. Malkus Jr. Bridge
The Frederick C. Malkus Jr. Bridge (more commonly known as the Choptank River Bridge) should be on the list, I suspect. It's about 2500 meters, estimating from Google Earth. But I don't have a citation or exact measurement. Can anyone find one?

--Risacher (talk) 13:18, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Definition
Bridge - a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle

www.merriam-webster.com

A structure which exists primarily for grade-separation is a viaduct, not a bridge. There needs to be some specifically defined obstacle. Unless someone can come up with a reason why not, I am going to move all the viaducts to a separate category. I will leave some time for discussion.24.108.61.172 (talk) 22:20, 22 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I think viaduct is one of kinds of bridge, and suggest you open a new list for viaduct if you would consider it's necessary.
 * About the purpose of building the viaducts, seems that most is evading the serious traffic-jam (for example: many of elevated expressway), or the bad soil condition (for example: many of Chinese HSR line use this type to span the soft land in order to avoid the danger caused by land subsidence). So if the serious traffic-jam and bad soil condition could be considered to be obstacle yet, the viaduct is meeting the definition you referred. 千里走单骑 (talk) 04:12, 24 September 2012 (UTC)


 * well, if you refer to the dictionary, it'll tell you a viaduct is a bridge. --DS - fax 16:50, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Kanpur over-bridge - Maybe Hoax
There is an entry in the list with name "Kanpur over-bridge" and is linked to a wikipedia article with no citations and which has been marked for deletion. Not sure if this is a valid entry and if the bridge does exist, neither a google search nor a satellite imagery check for the bridge returned positive. It may be a hoax. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aerohari (talk • contribs) 04:52, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Missing French bridges (> 2000m)
Pont Saint Nazaire Length: 3356m /Main Span: 404m /1974 / Saint Nazaire / Road

Pont l'Ile de Ré Length: 2927m / Main Span: 110m / 1988 / La Rochelle / Road

Pont Ile Oléron Length: 2862m / Main Span: 80m / 1966 / Chateau Oleron / Road

Viaduc Millau  Length 2460m /Main Span: 342m / 2004 Millau / Motorway

Pont Cubzac Length: 2178m / Main Span: 74m / 1886 / Cubzac Les Ponts / Rail

Pont Normandie Length: 2141m / Main Span: 856m / 1995 / Le Havre / Motorway

Source: Wikipedia French Liste des Ponts les plus longs de France            https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_ponts_les_plus_longs_de_France

I just write the data in this form because I am a new member, not an expert able to update safely the main published table. I will do it later after experience, but any oneis allowed to do it before

--Alain0854 (talk) 16:45, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Missing French Bridge > 2000m
Pont l'Ile de Ré Length: 2927m / Main Span: 110m / 1988 / La Rochelle / Road Pont Ile Oléron Length: 2862m / Main Span: 80m / 1966 / Chateau Oleron / Road Viaduc Millau  Length 2460m /Main Span: 342m / 2004 Millau / Motorway Pont Cubzac Length: 2178m / Main Span: 74m / 1886 / Cubzac Les Ponts / Rail Pont Normandie Length: 2141m / Main Span: 856m / 1995 / Le Havre / Motorway − Source: Wikipedia French Liste des Ponts les plus longs de France           https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_ponts_les_plus_longs_de_France

I just write the data in this form because I am a new member, not an expert able to update safely the main published table. I will do it later after experience, but anyone is allowed to implement it before --Alain0854 (talk) 17:35, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Somebody put something gross on this page
I tried accessing this page and it looks like someone put something pornographic that is blocking the entire view of the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C:A500:597:D54B:993E:D3BD:1440 (talk) 22:44, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Why are the English measurements in feet, not miles?
I don't know anybody who knows off the top of their head how long 540,700 feet and 373,000 feet are. But 102.4 miles and 70.6 miles are much more easily discernible. BTW, those mile distances and foot distances are the same (5280 feet = 1 mile). toll_booth (talk) 05:26, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

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Cut off
The list is too long to be maintained, so it is not updated. I propose to cut-off to 3 km or even 5 km to make it updateable. --Jklamo (talk) 00:30, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Support 3km, for the proposed reasons. I agree that the list is getting a bit long. APerson (talk!) 01:08, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. Following was cut:

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Longest "bridges" over water
Just wanted to know which bridges are the longest crossing any water body or connecting elevated landscapes but this article doesn't help at all; it has all viaducts related to high-speed rail, road highways or metro/subway systems. I don't think they qualify as bridges in general sense of the word or I maybe am wrong but at-least a new article is needed where the bridges are listed based on the a fore mentioned criteria. I couldn't find such an article but if there already is please provide the link here. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.83.229.152 (talk) 13:05, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Of course, this list reference all kind of bridges but it's neither more nor less the goal, it would be too messy to reference highspeed rail viaducts, highway viaducts, big bridges without access viaducts, cross-sea bridges and cross river bridges on different lists. There's a commentary for Lake Pontchartrain Causeway : Longest bridge over water (continuous) with 38 km, the longest cross-sea bridge is Hangzhou Bay Bridge with about 30 km over water, Jiaozhou Bay Bridge cross a distance of about 24km. Lengths mentionned here included elevated viaduct on each side of the water body crossed. If you want to know longest spans, see List of longest suspension bridge spans or List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans.--Glabb (talk) 10:06, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

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sort order
how come if you sort by length the 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge shows as the *shortest* in the list?

Gjxj (talk) 14:53, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Distance of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
55km doesn't seems to be right, this is the distance of the whole link which also includes the tunnel portion --Denev2004 (talk) 00:48, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Good point, I have corrected it.--Jklamo (talk) 10:06, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Crimean Bridge (Crimea)
It is just opened. I think we need it on this list. --Cheol (talk) 22:17, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Golden Gate Bridge
the list of the world's longest bridges hasn't had the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the longest and arguably the most famous bridge in the world even listed at all for the past 3 years. wikipedia is total shit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:6000:1014:80E9:2173:C47B:5EC0:F258 (talk) 21:52, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Change country section of Hong Kong buildings to Hong Kong instead of China
Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous region of China. Due to historical reasons, many organisations and governments treat Hong Kong separately instead of China. This includes Google, Facebook, Microsoft, etc. Data of Hong Kong is also separate from China like GDP, Gini, HDI, and even count of coronavirus cases. Hong Kong has its own internet TLD, country code, passport, currency, official language and Olympic team which is so different from China. It is therefore not suitable to use the Chinese flag in Hong Kong buildings data as this is a common practice internationally. Changing the "country" column into "county/territory" or "country/region" isv also suitable in this case. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexanderlam128 (talk • contribs) 11:46, 31 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Please see the discussion at talk:List of tallest buildings regarding the 'Hong Kong' or 'China' dispute. Thanks. Robynthehode (talk) 12:48, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

What's The Difference…
…between “Road”, “Highway”, “Expressway”, “Motorway” etc? Mr Larrington (talk) 20:29, 5 December 2021 (UTC)


 * A road is not limited access and have junctions with every single street available. However, there can be no-turn signs, red lights, and stop signs. Highways mean any controlled-access or high-speed road, like 45+ mph speed limit. Highways also include the categories of Expressway, Motorway, and Parkway. A parkway is typically signed by the state. In New York State it has the Empire State Building with one or two letters borrowed from the parkway's name, like the Southern State Parkway. It runs along the southern portion (eastnortheast direction) of Long Island before turning south to Heckscher Beach and is signed by the Empire State Building with the letters "SO" and the text "Southern State Parkway" below. Expressways are typically interstates but can also be US Routes or State Routes. County routes are never built on expressways. Usually expressways are longer than parkways and have higher speed limits. Expressways usually have a speed limit of 65 mph or higher. The Long Island Expressway spans Long Island's north-central portion, going from New York City to Riverhead. It is longer than the Southern State Parkway. Thruways are also signed by the state, like the New York State Thruway mainline and it has a picture of the outline of New York State. Usually Thruways are a mix of parkways and expressway, and are usually on a roadway concurrent with an Interstate highway. They are usually very similar to parkways, though. Ethan369 (talk) 16:07, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Please Add
Could anyone please add the "San Mateo-Hayward Bridge" in California? It spans the San Francisco Bay and is the longest bridge across California, a state in the United States, and is also the 25th longest in the world. I am not sure how long it is so please look at that.

For more information, check out California State Route 92:

https://en.wikipedia.org/California_State_Route_92 Ethan369 (talk) 15:59, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

The omissions on this list make this one of the greatest mistakes in Wikipedia
Longest bridge in North America: Sunshine Skyway Bridge south from St. Petersburg, Florida; also, second longest N.A. bridge: Astoria–Megler Bridge from Astoria, Oregon to Washington State. And there are other bridges in the United States over 20,000 feet in length, missing from the list. Somehow the list of bridges in the US here are skewed to Louisiana.Dogru144 (talk) 02:53, 15 August 2023 (UTC)


 * The longest bridge in North America (and the world, depending on your definition) is the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway in Louisiana. I don't see how that can be argued, just looking at the pictures of Sunshine Skyway bridge compared to the Causeway is enough. Please go ahead and add the missing bridges you see yourself. JungleEntity (talk) 06:03, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Huangmao sea crossing bridge
There's a new bridge under construction that's 31 km long: It should be open at the end of the year and should be added to the "Bridges under construction" list. dllu (t,c) 19:15, 11 March 2024 (UTC)