The longest bridges in the world in 2024 are engineering marvels. These amazing long bridges are constructed to provide access over barriers like waterways, ravines, gorges, and even roadways as well as to ease traffic congestion. They have breathtaking views for this they serve as touristy places too.
These are the top 15 world's longest bridges 2024 list (in miles & km);
- Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
- Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct
- Tianjin Grande Bridge
- Cangde Grande Bridge
- Weiman Weihe Grand Bridge
- Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
- Bang Na Expressway
- Beijing Grand Bridge
- Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
- Metro Manila Skyway System (MMSS)
- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
- Line 1 of Wuhan Metro
- Manchac Swamp Bridge
- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Skyway (MBZ Skyway)
- Main Causeway
Check out their breathtaking view in pictures, and videos, how lengthy they are, their locations, and lots more. Keep reading!
1. Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge - The Longest Bridge in the World
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Total length: 102.4 miles (164.8 km, 164,805.4 meters, 540,700 ft)
Height: 100 ft (30 meters)
Location: province of Jiangsu, China
Officially opened: 2011
Construction cost: $8.5 billion ( $51 million per kilometer)
It is a strong bridge with a new level, designed to withstand 300,000-ton naval vessels, magnitude 8 earthquakes, and typhoons. This bridge is among the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway.
The construction of this bridge has reduced the time it once took to travel from Ningbo to Jiaxing by public transportation, from four and a half hours to only two hours.
Amazingly, the construction has also developed a personality of its own and is now somewhat of a destination for visitors to the area as the bridge is fascinating to behold.
The construction of the bridge started in 2006 and it took four years but was officially opened the following year. Around 10,000 people work on the bridge.
2. Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct
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Total length: 97.8 miles (157.32 km, 157,317 meters, 516,132 ft)
Location: Changhua County to Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Year Completed: 2007
This bridge is a railway line and part of the Taiwan High-Speed Rail network. It has carried hundreds of millions of people since the time it was opened. The bridge is constructed on fault lines.
For this, it is constructed on an extensive network of viaducts which will help in resisting earthquakes, allowing for safe train stops during a major earthquake and for easy repairing of any damage after a strong earthquake that may occur.
3. Tianjin Grande Bridge
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Total length: 70.6 miles (113.69 km, 113,690.4 meters, 373,000 ft)
Location: Between Langfang and Qingxian, China
Year completed: 2010
Officially opened: June 30, 2011
It is a railway viaduct bridge not too far from Tianjin's skyscrapers. To prevent building multiple separate bridges joined together to cross highways and railroads, the elevated track's design was implemented.
This also helps in reducing the construction duration. And less land area was used; the bridge only use 10.9 hectares which ought to require 28.4 hectares.
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4. Cangde Grande Bridge
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Total length: 65.75 miles (105.8 km, 105814.37 meters, 347160 ft
Location: China
Year completed: 2010
It is a bridge designed to withstand earthquakes as well and It is the third-longest bridge in the world in 2024. It is a super large bridge being part of the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The entire bridge has an overall 3092 piers.
5. Weiman Weihe Grand Bridge
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Total length: 49.54 miles (79.73 km, 79,732 meters, 261,588 ft)
Location: Zhengzhou and Xi'an, China
Year completed: 2008
Officially opened: February 6, 2010
This bridge is a segment of the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway. It is a bridge that crosses fascinating places such as the Shi Di river, Xi river, Luofu river, Ling river, railways, and highways.
At the time it was completed, it was the longest bridge, but in 2024, it is the fifth among the longest bridges in the world. The construction of the bridge involves more than 10,000 workers.
6. Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
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Total length: 34.18 miles (55 km, 54999.94meters, 180,446 ft)
Location: Pearl River Delta, China
Construction cost: $18.8 billion (¥127 billion)
Year completed: February 6, 2018
Officially opened: October 23, 2018
It is a bridge that links Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau. The bridge road makes the journey easier for tourists and travelers in these cities than using the ferry.
Especially from the Hong Kong International Airport, it is better for travelers to take the bus than travel again by water, even though some may still prefer that.
With this road, the traveling duration is shortened. For example, it usually takes 5 hours from Hong Kong to Macau/Zhuhai but now, it only takes 45 minutes.
It is the longest bridge-cum-tunnel sea crossing in the world and of course one of the top 10 longest bridges in the world in 2024. It is a bridge with a breathtaking view. The construction of the bridge takes 9 years before it was completed.
Many amazing first innovative technologies in the world were implemented because it is constructed in an area where strong typhoons and earthquakes can occur, as it can withstand Magnitude-8 Quake and Super Typhoon. It is one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
7. Bang Na Expressway
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Total length: 33.62 miles (54.1 km, 54099.87 meters, 177,493 ft)
Height: 49 meters (160.76 ft)
Width: 27 meters (89 ft)
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Year completed: January 2000
It is also referred to as Bang Na - Bang Phli - Bang Pakong Expressway. It is a segment of the National Highway route 34. It is a special landmark in the southern suburbs of Bangkok that is made up of an elevated highway of 6 lanes.
It is among the longest bridges in the world and is recognized as the longest car bridge in the world for some years, between 2000 to 2008. The engineers use the design-build contracting method for the construction of the bridge.
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8. Beijing Grand Bridge
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Total length: 29.92 miles (48.15 km, 48152.9 meters, 157,982 ft)
Location: Beijing, China
Year completed: 2010
Officially opened: June 30, 2011
It is certainly one of the world's longest bridges right now and it is part of the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. It is a railway viaduct bridge. Its longest span in it is 144 feet (44 meters).
9. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
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Total length: 25.84 miles (41.58 km, 41,580 meters, 136,417 ft)
Location: Between Qingdao and Huangdao District, China
Year completed: Early 2011
Officially opened: June 30, 2011
It is a T- shape bridge also referred to as Qingdao Haiwan Bridge and it is part of the Jiaozhou Bay Connection Project which makes it have the long length mentioned above.
About 16.1 miles (25.9 km) part of the bridge is over water in the aggregate of three legs. This makes it hold the record of being the longest bridge in the world over water in 2024.
It is designed using a cable-stayed bridge and a Self-anchored suspension bridge. With the bridge, the time used in traveling between Qingdao and Huangdao was reduced by 19 miles (30 kilometers).
It is constructed in a way that can withstand a collision with ships, typhoons, and earthquakes. This bridge is supported by 5,238 individual concrete piles. Around 2.3 million cubic meters and 450,000 tons of steel were used.
10. Metro Manila Skyway System (MMSS)
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Total length: 24.35 miles (39.2 km, 39,200 meters, 128,608 ft)
Location: Metro Manila, Philippines
Year completed: October 1999
It is an elevated highway through which the NAIA Expressway (NAIAX) connects the South Luzon Expressways (SLEX) and North (NLEX) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
It is among the top 10 longest bridges in the world as well as one of the elevated highways.
The bridge passes through recognize places such as the San Juan River, Metro Manila highways, and some urban areas like Muntinlupa, Parañaque, and Taguig. The construction of the bridge involves three stages.
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11. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
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Total length: 23.89 miles (38.44 km, 38,441.99 meters, 126,122 ft)
Location: Metairie and Mandeville, Louisiana, USA.
Officially opened: May 10, 1969
It is a two-parallel bridges also referred to as The Causeway. A total of 9,500 concrete pilings supported the bridge. The bridge crosses Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana, USA. travelthefoodforthesoul
One is longer than the other, the longer one is the total length mentioned above. This bridge previously hold the record of being the longest bridge in the world over water not until the construction of Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China was completed in 2011.
However, according to the Guinness world record, Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is now the longest bridge over water (aggregate) while Lake Pontchartrain Causeway now is the longest bridge over water (continuous).
12. Line 1 of Wuhan Metro
Total length: 23.61 miles (38 km, 38,000 meters, 124,671.92 ft)
Location: Wuhan, Hubei province, China
Officially opened: July 28, 2004
It is an elevated metro line and it is one out of the longest bridges in the world and of course the longest continuous metro viaduct.
It is China's first Metro line. People do experience a lot of traffic congestion on the Yangtze River bridge, so it is built purposely to ease the traffic.
The bridge actually start to operate in September 2004. Wuhan Metro Group manages the high-speed light rail project in order to produce safe and dependable transport.
13. Manchac Swamp Bridge
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Total length: 22.80 miles (36.69 km, 36,690 meters, 120,374 ft)
Width: 95 meters (312 feet)
Location: Louisiana, United States
Officially opened: 1979
It is also referred to as I-55 Manchac Swamp Crossing. It is an amazing twin concrete trestle bridge and it is one of the longest bridges in the world over water.
The piles of the bridge is very deep, and it is 76 meters (250 feet) below the swamp. A third of the highway's approximately 66 miles (106 km) of this bridge is in Louisiana. In this state, this bridge carries U.S. Route 51 and Interstate 55.
14. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Skyway (MBZ Skyway)
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Total length: 22.6 miles (36.4 km, 36,400 meters, 119,422.57 ft)
Location: West Java, Indonesia
Year completed: December 11, 2019
From the Jakarta-Cikampek II (Elevated) Toll Road, the Indonesian government officially designated Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Skyway as the name of this flyover.
Within the Greater Jakarta area, there is a lot of traffic congestion, the construction of this bridge helped ease the congestion and the Jakarta–Cikampek toll road as well feels less burden.
It is one of the longest flyovers in the world and certainly the longest in Indonesia. On the present Jakarta–Cikampek Toll Road, this bridge passes some of its sections.
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15. Main Causeway
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Total length: 22 miles (36 km, 36,000 meters, 118,110 ft)
Location: Kuwait Bay and Subiyah, Kuwait
Year completed: May 2019
Officially opened: May 2019
The main link out of this bridges is also known as the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway Main Link, Main Causeway or the Subiyah connection in which its total length is mentioned above.
When all the other bridges including the main link bridge are combined together, it span is a total length of 48.5 kilometers (30.1 miles).
This main link is part of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway and one of the top 20 longest bridges in the world today. It is designed as a cable-stayed bridge with a 200m span and an arc pylon and it is a marine bridge connection.
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Wow great engineers at work.
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