This list of continuous bridge spans ranks the world's continuous truss bridges in two First by the length of main span (the longest length of unsupported roadway) and second by the total length of continuous truss spans.
The Braga Bridge is a continuous truss bridge. It was the fourth longest span of this type when it was completed in 1966.
This list includes bridges that act primarily as a continuous truss. These bridges may appear to be—or may incorporate elements of—a different design. For example, the list includes the Francis Scott Key Bridge which incorporates an arch shape into the design, but is continuous across multiple spans. The Key Bridge acts first as a continuous truss bridge and secondarily as an arch bridge. This list does not include cantilever bridges.
Only bridges that are currently in use are included in the rankings. Bridges currently being planned, designed, or constructed and bridges that have been demolished are noted separately.
The length of main span is the most common method of comparing the size of bridges. The length of the main span will often correlate with the depth of the truss (height the truss from bottom to top) and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge.
For bridges that have the same span length, the older bridge is listed first.
Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's official Web site. Ranks with a red asterisk (*) do not have official Web sites (or they do not have an English-language version) and are linked instead to a reference entry.
It is also possible to rank continuous truss bridges by the sum of the continuous spans.
Note that if the bridge has an expansion joint (a discontinuity), the sections of the bridge would be considered separate (by the definition of a continuous bridge) for the purposes of this ranking. The Yoshima Bridge is an example of this. It consists of two continuous-truss sections that together have five total spans. The first section (or unit) is 2-span continuous, 125 m + 137 m; the second section is a 3-span unit, 165 m + 245 m + 165 m.[1]
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This list of continuous bridge spans ranks the world s continuous truss bridges in two First by the length of main span the longest length of unsupported roadway and second by the total length of continuous truss spans The Braga Bridge is a continuous truss bridge It was the fourth longest span of this type when it was completed in 1966 This list includes bridges that act primarily as a continuous truss These bridges may appear to be or may incorporate elements of a different design For example the list includes the Francis Scott Key Bridge which incorporates an arch shape into the design but is continuous across multiple spans The Key Bridge acts first as a continuous truss bridge and secondarily as an arch bridge This list does not include cantilever bridges Only bridges that are currently in use are included in the rankings Bridges currently being planned designed or constructed and bridges that have been demolished are noted separately Contents 1 List ranked by length of main span 2 List ranked by total length 3 History of the record span 4 See also 5 References 6 FootnotesList ranked by length of main span EditThe length of main span is the most common method of comparing the size of bridges The length of the main span will often correlate with the depth of the truss height the truss from bottom to top and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge For bridges that have the same span length the older bridge is listed first Note Click on each bridge s rank to go to the bridge s official Web site Ranks with a red asterisk do not have official Web sites or they do not have an English language version and are linked instead to a reference entry Rank Name Location Mainspanmetres Mainspanfeet Year opened 1 Ikitsuki Bridge The longest span from 1991 to the present Nagasaki Prefecture Japan 400 1 312 1991 2 Astoria Megler Bridge The longest span from 1966 to 1991 Astoria Oregon USA 376 1 232 1966 3 Francis Scott Key Bridge Baltimore Maryland USA 366 1 200 1977 4 Hart Bridge Jacksonville Florida USA 331 1 088 1967 5 Oshima Bridge Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan 325 1 066 1976 6 Tenmon Bridge Kumamoto Prefecture Japan 300 984 1966 7 Kuronoseto Bridge Kuronoseto Japan 300 984 1974 8 Taylor Southgate Bridge Cincinnati Ohio Newport Kentucky USA 259 850 1995 9 Julien Dubuque Bridge Dubuque Iowa East Dubuque Illinois USA 258 845 1943 10 Braga Bridge Somerset Fall River Massachusetts USA 256 840 1966 11 Kamakari bridge Hiroshima Prefecture Japan 255 837 1979Linked image 12 Earle C Clements Shawneetown Bridge Old Shawneetown Illinois Union County Kentucky USA 251 5 826 1955 13 Cairo I 57 Bridge Charleston Missouri Cairo Illinois USA 250 821 1978 14 Yoshima Bridge Seto Inland Sea Japan 245 804 1988 15 Governor Harry W Nice Memorial Bridge Dahlgren Virginia and Newburg Maryland USA 244 800 1940 16 Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge Kingston New York USA 244 800 1957 17 Don N Holt Bridge Charleston South Carolina USA 244 800 1992Linked image 18 Phil G McDonald Bridge Beckley West Virginia USA 239 785 1988Linked image 19 Rochester Monaca Bridge Rochester Pennsylvania USA 238 780 1986 20 Sciotoville Bridge 2 spans Sciotodale Ohio Limeville Kentucky USA 236 775 1916Linked image permanent dead link 21 Rockpile Road Bridge Sonoma County California USA 230 753 1978 22 Sewickley Bridge Sewickley Pennsylvania USA 229 750 1981 23 Betsy Ross Bridge Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA 222 729 1976 24 Matthew E Welsh Bridge Mauckport Indiana USA 221 725 1966List ranked by total length EditIt is also possible to rank continuous truss bridges by the sum of the continuous spans Note that if the bridge has an expansion joint a discontinuity the sections of the bridge would be considered separate by the definition of a continuous bridge for the purposes of this ranking The Yoshima Bridge is an example of this It consists of two continuous truss sections that together have five total spans The first section or unit is 2 span continuous 125 m 137 m the second section is a 3 span unit 165 m 245 m 165 m 1 Rank Name Location Individual span lengths in feet or meters Total length in feet and meters 1 Dashengguan Bridge Nanjing China 108 192 336 336 192 108 meters 2 4 173 feet 1 272 m 2 Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge Jiujiang China 3x162 180 216 180 2x126 meters 3 4 311 ft 1 314 m 3 Francis Scott Key Bridge Baltimore Maryland USA 219 6 366 219 6 meters 4 2 640 feet 800 m 4 Ikitsuki Bridge Nagasaki Prefecture Japan 200 400 200 meters 4 2 625 feet 800 m 5 Astoria Megler Bridge Astoria Oregon USA 616 1 232 616 feet 188 m 4 2 464 feet 751 m History of the record span EditName Location Main span in meters feet Longest from Longest to Ikitsuki Bridge Nagasaki Prefecture Japan 400 m 1 300 ft 1991 present Astoria Megler Bridge Astoria Oregon USA 375 6 m 1 232 ft 1966 1991 Duisburg Rheinhausen Bridge Duisburg Germany 254 5 meters 835 ft 1945 1966 Sciotoville Bridge Sciotodale Ohio USA 236 meters 774 ft 1916 1945See also EditReferences EditDurkee Jackson World s Longest Bridge Spans National Steel Bridge Alliance May 24 1999 Garrison Ervan G 1998 A History of Engineering and Technology Artful Methods New York CRC Press p 296 ISBN 0 8493 9810 X Retrieved 2008 07 09 Table 13 4 The leading continuous truss bridges Theroux Stephane 2005 01 17 Top Continuous Truss Bridges Blackdog Media Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2008 07 10 Lewis Scott 2016 01 05 The World s Ten Longest Continuous Truss Bridges New York Engineering News Record Janberg Nicolas Truss bridges Structurae de an extensive database of structures Footnotes Edit Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority Yoshima Bridge Archived from the original on 2008 02 14 Retrieved 2008 07 12 Dashengguan Bridge Nanjing 2010 Chinese 有关 九江长江大桥 的图片 Archived 2015 01 28 at the Wayback Machine a b c Ewert Sven 2003 Brucken Bridges in German Ernst amp Sohn p 43 ISBN 3 433 01612 7 Retrieved 2008 07 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of longest 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