List of longest cantilever bridge spans explained

This list of cantilever bridges ranks the world's cantilever bridges by the length of their main span. A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.

Completed cantilever bridges

This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. Itdoes not include suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges. The span must be 750 feet (229 m) or over to be included in the list.

Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's website. The list may be incomplete. Sourced additions are welcomed.

Rank Name Main span in meters (feet)Completed Location
1Pont de Québec
(longest from 1917 to present)
549 (1,800)1917Quebec City and Lévis,
2Forth Bridge
(longest from 1890 to 1917)
521 (1,710) x21890South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh to North Queensferry, Fife,,
3Minato Bridge510 (1,673)1973Osaka,
4Commodore Barry Bridge501 (1,644)1974Chester, Pennsylvania, to Bridgeport, New Jersey,
5Crescent City Connection
480 (1,575)1958 (eastbound)
1988 (westbound)
New Orleans, Louisiana,
6465 (1,526)2020Ningbo, Zhejiang,
7Howrah Bridge457 (1,500)1943Kolkata, West Bengal,
8Veterans Memorial Bridge
445 (1,460)1995Gramercy, Louisiana,
9Tokyo Gate Bridge440 (1,443)2012Tokyo,
10427 (1,400)1936
(demolished 2016)
San Francisco, California,
11J. C. Van Horne Bridge380 (1,247)1961Campbellton, New Brunswick, to Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec,
12Astoria–Megler Bridge376 (1,232)1966Astoria, Oregon, to Point Ellice near Megler, Washington,
13Horace Wilkinson Bridge376 (1,235)1968Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
14369 (1,212)1955
(demolished 2019)
Nyack, New York,
15Lewis and Clark Bridge366 (1,200)1930Longview, Washington,
16Queensboro Bridge360 (1,182)1909New York, New York,
17Carquinez Bridge
(parallel spans)
335 (1,100) x21927 (southbound; demolished 2007)
1958 (northbound)
Vallejo, California,
18Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing335 (1,100)1960 Vancouver, British Columbia,
19El Ferdan Railway Bridge335 (1,100)2001near Ismailia,
20Jacques Cartier Bridge334 (1,096)1930Montreal, Quebec,
21Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge330 (1,080)2006Chongqing,
22Richmond-San Rafael Bridge326 (1,070) x21956Richmond, California,
23John P. Grace Memorial Bridge320 (1,050)1929
(demolished in 2006)
Charleston, South Carolina,
24Newburgh-Beacon Bridge305 (1,000)1963 (westbound)
1981 (eastbound)
Newburgh, New York,
25Stolma Bridge301 (988)1998Austevoll,
26Raftsund Bridge298 (978)1998Vesterålen,
27Sundøy Bridge298 (978)2003Nordland,
28Martin Luther King Bridge294 (964)1950St. Louis, Missouri,
29Story Bridge282 (924)1940Brisbane, Queensland,
30Bras de la Plaine Bridge280.77 (921)2002Réunion,
31Caruthersville Bridge280 (919)1975Caruthersville, Missouri,
32Silver Memorial Bridge274 (900)1969Henderson, West Virginia,
33Ravenswood Bridge274 (900)1981Ravenswood, West Virginia to Meigs County, Ohio,
34Carpenter Bridge274 (900)1987St. Marys, West Virginia,
35Carl Perkins Bridge274 (900)1987Portsmouth, Ohio,
36Blue Water Bridge265 (871)1938Port Huron, Michigan, to Sarnia, Ontario,
37Vicksburg Bridge263 (870)1973Vicksburg, Mississippi,
38Sunshine Skyway Bridge263 (864)[1] 1954 (original span)
1969 (second span)
Demolished 1993; replaced with cable-stayed bridge
Tampa Bay, Florida,
39Foresthill Bridge263 (862)1972Foresthill, California,
40Branko's Bridge261 (856)1957Belgrade,
41Gateway Bridge260 (853)1986Brisbane, Queensland,
42New Varodd Bridge260 (853)1993Kristiansand, Vest-Agder,
43Huey P. Long Bridge258 (848) x21940Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
44Natchez-Vidalia Bridge258 (846) x21940 (westbound)
1988 (eastbound)
Natchez, Mississippi,
45Brownville Bridge257 (840)1939Brownville, Nebraska,
46Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge257 (840)1940
(demolished 2011)
Greenville, Mississippi,
47Brent Spence Bridge253 (830)1963Covington, Kentucky,
48Old Vicksburg Bridge251 (825)1930Vicksburg, Mississippi,
49Sunshine Bridge251 (825)1964St. James Parish, Louisiana,
50George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge250 (820) x21929Louisville, Kentucky,
51Skye Bridge250 (820)1995Skye,,
52Confederation Bridge250 (820) x431997Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, to Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick,
150px53Matthews Bridge246 (810)1953Jacksonville, Florida,
54Helena Bridge245 (804)1961Helena, Arkansas,
55Tobin Bridge244 (800)1950Boston, Massachusetts (Charlestown-Chelsea, MA,
56Cairo Ohio River Bridge240 (800) x21937Wickliffe, Kentucky and Cairo, Illinois,
57240 (800)1976Shizuoka Prefecture,
58Huey P. Long Bridge238 (790)1935
(widened 2013)
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana,
59Silas N. Pearman Bridge230 (760)1966
(demolished 2006)
Charleston, SC,
60Outerbridge Crossing229 (750)1928Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and southwestern Staten Island, New York City, New York,

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References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Design of Highway Bridges: An LRFD Approach. Barker, R.M.. Puckett, J. A.. 2013. Wiley. 9781118332832. 21. 2015-08-27.