List of bridge types explained

Here are all types of bridges.

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Type	Sub-type	Length range<		-- ! rowspan=2	Complexity difficulty to design/build -->	Image
		Longest span
Arch bridge			575 meters (Ping'nan Third Bridge)
Through arch bridge
Beam bridge (Integral beam bridge)^[1]
Log bridge (beam bridge)
Viaduct
	Cavity wall viaduct
Bowstring arch
Box girder bridge
Cable-stayed bridge		1104 m (Russky Bridge)	10100 m (Jiashao Bridge)
Cable-stayed suspension bridge hybrid	Cable-stayed bridge and Suspension bridge	1408m (4,619feet)	Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge^[2]
Cantilever bridge		549 m (Quebec bridge)	1042.6 m (Forth Bridge)
Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge
Clapper bridge
Covered bridge
Girder bridge
Continuous span girder bridge
Integral bridge
Extradosed bridge			1,920m Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
Moon bridge
Movable bridge
Pigtail bridge
Plate girder bridge
Pontoon bridge
Rigid-frame bridge
Roving bridge
Segmental bridge
Self-anchored suspension bridge
Side-spar cable-stayed bridge
Simple suspension bridge (Inca rope bridge)
Step-stone bridge
Stressed ribbon bridge
Suspension bridge
Trestle bridge
Truss arch bridge
Truss bridge
	Vierendeel bridge
	Brown truss
Covered bridge	Burr Arch Truss
	Lattice truss bridge (Town lattice truss)
Tubular bridge
Vlotbrug

Natural occurring bridges

Type	Sub-type	Length range<		-- ! rowspan=2	Complexity difficulty to design/build -->	Image
		Longest span	Longest total
Ant bridge
Root bridge
Natural bridge

See also

• Cable-stayed suspension bridge

Notes and References

1. Web site: The five main bridge designs . ECL Civil Engineering. 21 March 2022 .
2. Web site: Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey - Verdict Traffic .