List of longest suspension bridge spans


The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span. The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. If one bridge has a longer span than another, it does not necessarily mean that the bridge is longer from shore to shore.
Suspension bridges have the longest spans of any type of bridge. Cable-stayed bridges, the next longest design, are practical for spans up to just over one kilometre. Therefore, as of October 2025, the 28 longest bridges on this list are the 28 longest spans of all types of vehicular bridges.
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey holds the record since opening to traffic in March 2022, with a span of. Since 1998, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan previously held the record with a span of, the Zhangjinggao [Yangtze River Bridge] in China will break the record in 2028 while the Strait of Messina Bridge in Italy will go to the top of the list in 2032.

Completed suspension bridges

This list includes only completed suspension bridges that carry automobiles or trains that are at least long. It does not include cable-stayed bridges, footbridges, or pipeline bridges.
GreenDenotes bridge that contains or previously contained the longest span in the world

Bridges under construction or planned

Most of the large suspension bridges built in recent years have been in the People's Republic of China. As the following list shows, most of the bridges under construction are also in China.
PhotoNameMain span
metres
Year to openLocationCountryRef.
Strait of Messina Bridge2032Messina, SicilyVilla San Giovanni, Calabria
ItalyConvert|2300|m|ft|-1|abbr=on|sortable=on|adj=ri0ndashndashCoord|qid=Q136525304|type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms|name=Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge

History of longest suspension spans

PhotoBridgeLocationLength
m
Years of
longest span
Notes

Hypothesized support
Maya Bridge at YaxchilanMexico|name=Mexicoconvert|62|m|ft|abbr=on

Diagram of longest suspension spans

BridgeMain spanDiagram
Strait of Messina Bridge
under construction
Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge
under construction
1915 Çanakkale Bridge
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Nanjing Xianxin Yangtze River Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge

Longest suspension footbridges

PhotoNameMain span
metres
Year to openLocationCountryRef.
Bridge of National Unity (Hungary)1=2024Sátoraljaújhely, Northern Hungary
Hungaryconvert|721|m|ft|abbr=onCoord|qid=Q109952773|type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms|name=Sky Bridge 721

Other record-holding suspension bridges