The longest bridges in the world
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (China) · Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct (Taiwan) · Kita–Yaita Viaduct (Japan). (Updated May 21, 2025.)
The Danyang–Kunshan, on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway, is more than 164 kilometres long: the longest bridges and viaducts on Earth, almost all in Asia. Which one impresses you most?
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Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (China)
About 165 km. The longest in the world, on the Beijing–Shanghai line.
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Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct (Taiwan)
About 157 km. Taiwan's high-speed rail.
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Kita–Yaita Viaduct (Japan)
About 114 km. On the Tōhoku Shinkansen, from 1982.
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Tianjin Grand Bridge (China)
About 114 km. Also on the Beijing–Shanghai line.
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Cangde Grand Bridge (China)
About 106 km. Another section of the same railway.
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Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge (China)
About 80 km. On the Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed line.
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Burapha Withi Expressway (Thailand)
About 54 km. Bangkok's elevated expressway.
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Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (China)
About 50 km. Bridges and tunnels across the Pearl River Delta.
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Beijing Grand Bridge (China)
About 48 km. Beijing–Shanghai high-speed line.
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Metro Manila Skyway (Philippines)
About 39 km. Manila's elevated expressway.
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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (United States)
About 38 km. The longest continuous bridge over water.
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12
Wuhan Metro Line 1 Bridge (China)
About 38 km. An elevated metro line.
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Manchac Swamp Bridge (United States)
About 37 km. Over the Louisiana swamps.
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14
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Skyway (Indonesia)
About 36 km. Jakarta's elevated road.
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15
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway (Kuwait)
About 36 km. It crosses Kuwait Bay.
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Yangcun Bridge (China)
About 36 km. On the Beijing–Tianjin high-speed line.
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Hangzhou Bay Bridge (China)
About 36 km. It crosses Hangzhou Bay.
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Runyang Bridge (China)
About 36 km. Over the Yangtze.
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Lima Metro Line 1 (Peru)
About 35 km. Lima's elevated train.
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Donghai Bridge (China)
About 33 km. It links Shanghai to Yangshan port.
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Huangmaohai Sea-Crossing Passage (China)
About 31 km. Opened in 2024.
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