World's Longest Bridges

There is no definite way to measure the exact length of any bridge. Some bridges are measured from the start of the front entry ramp to the endpoint of the exit ramp. Some are measured from shore to shore. However, others are the length of the entire construction involved in the construction of the bridge.

Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Kobe, Japan

The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, known as the Pearl Bridge, links the city of Kobe with Iwaya on Awaji Island. Cross the Akashi Strait. It carries a part of the Honshu-Shikoku highway. The total length of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is 6,532 feet.

Krämerbrücke, Erfurt, Germany

The Krämerbrücke, a bridge within the Thuringian city of Erfurt that is covered with wooden buildings of 0.5 inhabitants on each side. Its length is 259 feet. It is distinctive in Europe north of the Alps. The bridge crosses the Breitstrom, a branch of Gera, which connects Wenigemarkt and Benediktsplatz.

Taman Negara canopy walkway, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Deep in the heart of the Malaysian jungle, the Taman Negara offers tourists unrivaled views and many thrills. The length of the Taman Negara Canopy Walkway is 1,509 feet spanning over 1/4 mile of slender bridges scattered among century-old trees, providing up-close and vertigo-inducing views of native flora and fauna 160 feet higher than the ground of the jungle.

Evergreen Point Bridge, Seattle

The length of the Evergreen Point Bridge is 7,580 feet. The aging structure is currently being replaced by an additional, larger, even longer modern bridge that can even accommodate a light rail system.

Pont de la Libération, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France

Although arch bridges are still well known today, they are generally designed with fashionable materials such as steel. More than a hundred years before the Pont de la Libération, Villeneuve-sur-Lot is created of brick and technically reinforced concrete small stones and mortar.

The Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada

The Hartland Bridge has a total length of 1,283 feet. Built as a non-public bridge by a coalition of residents on an urgent basis, crossing the Saint John River. 3 cents per pedestrian and 6 cents per horse and car.

Danyang-Kunshan Great Bridge, China

This bridge connects Shanghai with Beijing along with Nanjing. This elevated bridge was named the longest bridge in the world by Guinness World Records in 2011. The Danyang-Kunshan Great Bridge is 102.4 miles in length.