List of longest continuous truss bridge spans

This list of continuous bridge spans ranks the world's continuous truss bridges in two listings: The first is ranked by the length of main span (the longest length of unsupported roadway) and the second by the total length of continuous truss spans. Both lists include bridges that act primarily as a continuous truss. These bridges may appear to be—or may incorporate elements of—a different design. For example, the now destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge incorporated an arch shape into the design, but was continuous across multiple spans. The Key Bridge acted first as a continuous truss bridge and secondarily as an arch bridge. This list does not include cantilever bridges. Only bridges that are currently in use are included in the rankings. Bridges currently being planned, designed, or constructed and bridges that have been destroyed or demolished are noted separately.

Tables

· List ranked by length of main span

Ikitsuki Bridge (The longest span from 1991 to the present)

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Name

Ikitsuki Bridge (The longest span from 1991 to the present)

Location

Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Mainspanmetres

400

Mainspanfeet

1,312

Year opened

1991

Astoria-Megler Bridge (The longest span from 1966 to 1991)

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Name

Astoria-Megler Bridge (The longest span from 1966 to 1991)

Location

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Mainspanmetres

376

Mainspanfeet

1,232

Year opened

1966

Francis Scott Key Bridge (destroyed in 2024)

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Name

Francis Scott Key Bridge (destroyed in 2024)

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Mainspanmetres

366

Mainspanfeet

1,200

Year opened

1977

Hart Bridge

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Name

Hart Bridge

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Mainspanmetres

331

Mainspanfeet

1,088

Year opened

1967

Oshima Bridge

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Name

Oshima Bridge

Location

Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Mainspanmetres

325

Mainspanfeet

1,066

Year opened

1976

Tenmon Bridge

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Name

Tenmon Bridge

Location

Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Mainspanmetres

300

Mainspanfeet

984

Year opened

1966

Kuronoseto Bridge

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Name

Kuronoseto Bridge

Location

Kuronoseto, Japan

Mainspanmetres

300

Mainspanfeet

984

Year opened

1974

Taylor-Southgate Bridge

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Name

Taylor-Southgate Bridge

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio / Newport, Kentucky, USA

Mainspanmetres

259

Mainspanfeet

850

Year opened

1995

Julien Dubuque Bridge

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Name

Julien Dubuque Bridge

Location

Dubuque, Iowa / East Dubuque, Illinois, USA

Mainspanmetres

258

Mainspanfeet

845

Year opened

1943

Braga Bridge

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Name

Braga Bridge

Location

Somerset / Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Mainspanmetres

256

Mainspanfeet

840

Year opened

1966

Kamakari bridge

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Name

Kamakari bridge

Location

Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Mainspanmetres

255

Mainspanfeet

837

Year opened

1979

Earle C. Clements (Shawneetown) Bridge

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Name

Earle C. Clements (Shawneetown) Bridge

Location

Old Shawneetown, Illinois / Union County, Kentucky, USA

Mainspanmetres

251.5

Mainspanfeet

826

Year opened

1955

Cairo I-57 Bridge

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Name

Cairo I-57 Bridge

Location

Charleston, Missouri / Cairo, Illinois, USA

Mainspanmetres

250

Mainspanfeet

821

Year opened

1978

Yoshima Bridge

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Name

Yoshima Bridge

Location

Seto Inland Sea, Japan

Mainspanmetres

245

Mainspanfeet

804

Year opened

1988

Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (Demolished in 2023)

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Name

Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (Demolished in 2023)

Location

Dahlgren, Virginia and Newburg, Maryland, USA

Mainspanmetres

244

Mainspanfeet

800

Year opened

1940

Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge

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Name

Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge

Location

Kingston, New York, USA

Mainspanmetres

244

Mainspanfeet

800

Year opened

1957

Don N. Holt Bridge

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Name

Don N. Holt Bridge

Location

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Mainspanmetres

244

Mainspanfeet

800

Year opened

1992

Phil G McDonald Bridge

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Linked image

Name

Phil G McDonald Bridge

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, USA

Mainspanmetres

239

Mainspanfeet

785

Year opened

1988

Rochester-Monaca Bridge

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Name

Rochester-Monaca Bridge

Location

Rochester, Pennsylvania, USA

Mainspanmetres

238

Mainspanfeet

780

Year opened

1986

Sciotoville Bridge (2 spans)

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Name

Sciotoville Bridge (2 spans)

Location

Sciotodale, Ohio / Limeville, Kentucky, USA

Mainspanmetres

236

Mainspanfeet

775

Year opened

1916

Warm Springs Creek Bridge

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Name

Warm Springs Creek Bridge

Location

Sonoma County, California, USA

Mainspanmetres

230

Mainspanfeet

753

Year opened

1978

Sewickley Bridge

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Name

Sewickley Bridge

Location

Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA

Mainspanmetres

229

Mainspanfeet

750

Year opened

1981

Betsy Ross Bridge

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Name

Betsy Ross Bridge

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Mainspanmetres

222

Mainspanfeet

729

Year opened

1976

Matthew E. Welsh Bridge

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Name

Matthew E. Welsh Bridge

Location

Mauckport, Indiana, USA

Mainspanmetres

221

Mainspanfeet

725

Year opened

1966

	Rank	Name	Location	Mainspanmetres	Mainspanfeet	Year opened
		Ikitsuki Bridge (The longest span from 1991 to the present)	Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan	400	1,312	1991
		Astoria-Megler Bridge (The longest span from 1966 to 1991)	Astoria, Oregon, USA	376	1,232	1966
		Francis Scott Key Bridge (destroyed in 2024)	Baltimore, Maryland, USA	366	1,200	1977
		Hart Bridge	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	331	1,088	1967
		Oshima Bridge	Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan	325	1,066	1976
		Tenmon Bridge	Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan	300	984	1966
		Kuronoseto Bridge	Kuronoseto, Japan	300	984	1974
		Taylor-Southgate Bridge	Cincinnati, Ohio / Newport, Kentucky, USA	259	850	1995
		Julien Dubuque Bridge	Dubuque, Iowa / East Dubuque, Illinois, USA	258	845	1943
		Braga Bridge	Somerset / Fall River, Massachusetts, USA	256	840	1966
		Kamakari bridge	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan	255	837	1979
		Earle C. Clements (Shawneetown) Bridge	Old Shawneetown, Illinois / Union County, Kentucky, USA	251.5	826	1955
		Cairo I-57 Bridge	Charleston, Missouri / Cairo, Illinois, USA	250	821	1978
		Yoshima Bridge	Seto Inland Sea, Japan	245	804	1988
		Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (Demolished in 2023)	Dahlgren, Virginia and Newburg, Maryland, USA	244	800	1940
		Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge	Kingston, New York, USA	244	800	1957
		Don N. Holt Bridge	Charleston, South Carolina, USA	244	800	1992
Linked image		Phil G McDonald Bridge	Beckley, West Virginia, USA	239	785	1988
		Rochester-Monaca Bridge	Rochester, Pennsylvania, USA	238	780	1986
		Sciotoville Bridge (2 spans)	Sciotodale, Ohio / Limeville, Kentucky, USA	236	775	1916
		Warm Springs Creek Bridge	Sonoma County, California, USA	230	753	1978
		Sewickley Bridge	Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA	229	750	1981
		Betsy Ross Bridge	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	222	729	1976
		Matthew E. Welsh Bridge	Mauckport, Indiana, USA	221	725	1966

· List ranked by total length

Pakokku Bridge

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Rank

Name

Pakokku Bridge

Location

Pakokku, Myanmar

Individual span lengths in meters or feet

390 ft

Total length in meters (feet)

6,278 m (20,597 ft)

Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine)

Name

Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine)

Location

Mawlamyine, Myanmar

Individual span lengths in meters or feet

367 ft

Total length in meters (feet)

6,596 m (21,640 ft)

Irrawaddy Bridge (Nyaungdon)

Name

Irrawaddy Bridge (Nyaungdon)

Location

Nyaungdon, Myanmar

Individual span lengths in meters or feet

390 ft

Dashengguan Bridge

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Rank

Name

Dashengguan Bridge

Location

Nanjing, China

Individual span lengths in meters or feet

108 + 192 + 336 + 336 + 192 + 108 meters

Total length in meters (feet)

1,272 metres (4,173 ft)

Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge

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Rank

Name

Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge

Location

Jiujiang, China

Individual span lengths in meters or feet

3*162 + 180 + 216 + 180 + 2*126 m

Total length in meters (feet)

1,314 m (4,311 ft)

Francis Scott Key Bridge (destroyed in 2024)

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Rank

Name

Francis Scott Key Bridge (destroyed in 2024)

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Individual span lengths in meters or feet

219.6 + 366 + 219.6 meters

Total length in meters (feet)

2,640 feet (800 m)

Ikitsuki Bridge

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Rank

Name

Ikitsuki Bridge

Location

Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Individual span lengths in meters or feet

200 + 400 + 200 m

Total length in meters (feet)

800.0 m (2,624.7 ft)

Astoria-Megler Bridge

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Rank

Name

Astoria-Megler Bridge

Location

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Individual span lengths in meters or feet

616 + 1,232 + 616 ft

Total length in meters (feet)

751 m (2,464 ft)

Rank	Name	Location	Individual span lengths in meters or feet	Total length in meters (feet)
1	Pakokku Bridge	Pakokku, Myanmar	390 ft	6,278 m (20,597 ft)
	Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine)	Mawlamyine, Myanmar	367 ft	6,596 m (21,640 ft)
	Irrawaddy Bridge (Nyaungdon)	Nyaungdon, Myanmar	390 ft
2	Dashengguan Bridge	Nanjing, China	108 + 192 + 336 + 336 + 192 + 108 meters	1,272 metres (4,173 ft)
2	Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge	Jiujiang, China	3162 + 180 + 216 + 180 + 2126 m	1,314 m (4,311 ft)
3	Francis Scott Key Bridge (destroyed in 2024)	Baltimore, Maryland, USA	meters	2,640 feet (800 m)
4	Ikitsuki Bridge	Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan	200 + 400 + 200 m	800.0 m (2,624.7 ft)
5	Astoria-Megler Bridge	Astoria, Oregon, USA	616 + 1,232 + 616 ft	751 m (2,464 ft)

· History of the record span

Ikitsuki Bridge

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Name

Ikitsuki Bridge

Location

Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Main span in meters (feet)

400 m (1,300 ft)

Longest from

1991

Longest to

present

Astoria-Megler Bridge

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Name

Astoria-Megler Bridge

Location

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Main span in meters (feet)

375.6 m (1,232 ft)

Longest from

1966

Longest to

1991

Duisburg-Rheinhausen Bridge

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Name

Duisburg-Rheinhausen Bridge

Location

Duisburg, Germany

Main span in meters (feet)

254.5 meters (835 ft)

Longest from

1945

Longest to

1966

Sciotoville Bridge

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Name

Sciotoville Bridge

Location

Sciotodale, Ohio, USA

Main span in meters (feet)

236 meters (774 ft)

Longest from

1916

Longest to

1945

Name	Location	Main span in meters (feet)	Longest from	Longest to
Ikitsuki Bridge	Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan	400 m (1,300 ft)	1991	present
Astoria-Megler Bridge	Astoria, Oregon, USA	375.6 m (1,232 ft)	1966	1991
Duisburg-Rheinhausen Bridge	Duisburg, Germany	meters (835 ft)	1945	1966
Sciotoville Bridge	Sciotodale, Ohio, USA	236 meters (774 ft)	1916	1945

References

HighestBridges.com
https://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Warm_Springs_Creek_Bridge
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
https://web.archive.org/web/20080214102404/http://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/english/technology/yoshima.html
"Dashengguan Bridge (Nanjing, 2010)"
http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0029852
(Chinese) 有关“九江长江大桥”的图片 Archived 2015-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
http://bridge.tongji.edu.cn/qiaoliang/bridgeaided/album/piclist.asp?img=160
Brücken (Bridges)
https://books.google.com/books?id=V0dRPsuw0BUC