Bridge Records

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Longest Bridges

year builtfeetmeters
Suspension Bridges
198146251410Humber, England
196442601298Verranzano Narrows, USA
193742001280Golden Gate, USA
Cantilever Bridges
19171800549Quebec, Canada
18901710521Firth of Forth (railway), Scotland
19741644501Commodore John Barry, Delaware, USA
Steel Arch Bridges
19811700518New River Gorge, West Virginia, USA
19311675511Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
19321670509Sydey Harbour, Australia
Continuous Steel Box-Girder Bridges
1974984300Ponte Presidente Costa da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1956837255Sava, Yugoslavia
1966831256Zoo, Cologne, Germany
Cable-Stayed Bridges
19851500457Yokahama Bay, Japan
1986/71500457Hooghly, Calcutta, India
19841440439Vancouver, Canada
Concrete Arch Bridges
19791280390KRK Zagreb, Yugoslavia
19641000305Gladesville, Sydney
1964951290Foz-do-Iguaçu, Amizade, Brazil

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