Longest Suspension Bridge Spans in the World
Key Findings
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1915 Çanakkale Bridge leads in Main span (metres) with 2,023.
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Average Main span (metres): 1,687 · median: 1,658.
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Gap: 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is 1.4× larger than Runyang Yangtze River Bridge.
About This Dataset
Longest Suspension Bridge Spans in the World
The main span is the distance between a suspension bridge's two towers - the unsupported stretch, and the number engineers compete on. This chart ranks bridges by main span in metres and includes only spans already open to traffic.
Analysis
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge has the longest main span at 2,023 metres, 32 metres longer than the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. 7 of these 12 bridges are in China. Opening years tell the story of the discipline: the median here is 2019, and the shortest span shown, the Runyang Yangtze River Bridge at 1,490 metres, would have been a world record within living memory.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia - List of longest suspension bridge spans
- Coverage
- 12 entities · 12 observations
- Measure
- Main span (metres)
- Last updated
- 10 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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