These Are The Longest Bridges In The World In 2023
Johnathan Parker |
January 13, 2023 |
4:28 pm
Bridges are man-made constructions used to link two isolated locations.The constructions enable people move from one place to another in the shortest amount of time feasible by carrying roads or trains across water bodies or any other impediments.The majority of the world’s longest bridges are found in China, including the 164.8-km Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, which is unquestionably the world’s longest bridge.
List Of The Top 10 Longest Bridges In The World 2023
10. Line 1, Wuhan Metro Bridge
In Wuhan, the Chinese province of Hubei’s capital, there is an elevated metro line called Line 1 that runs an elevated light rail through the city.The 37.7km Line 1 of the Wuhan Metro, which debuted in 1995 and was renovated in 2003 before being reopened in 2004, is the longest continuous metro viaduct in the world.The Wuhan Metro Line 1 is not a bridge in the conventional sense. In actuality, it is the longest continuous viaduct for a metro system in the world. There are 32 stops along the line’s nearly 24-mile length. Through Wuhan, it carries an elevated light rail route. It was inaugurated in 1995 and renovated in 2003.
9. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, the second-longest continuous bridge over water in the world and the longest in the US, is situated in Louisiana.The causeway spans southern Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain on two parallel bridges. Of the two bridges, the longer one is almost 24 miles long. In 1956, the first of the two bridges was finished. The second was added when usage on it reached its limit. In 1969, after completion of construction, it was made traffic-ready.
8. Beijing Grand Bridge
China’s Beijing Grand Bridge is the eighth-longest bridge in the world out of the top 10.This viaduct, which is little under 30 miles long, links the two major financial centers of the world, Beijing and Shanghai. It is the fourth bridge on our list that is a part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. It was finished in 2010, and train traffic was formally allowed to begin in 2011.
7. Bang Na Expressway
One of the longest bridges without a water body is the 54 km long Bang Na Expressway in Thailand, which only crosses the Bang Pakong River.This is the longest automobile viaduct on our list, measuring just over 34 miles. Early 2000 saw the completion of the construction. One of the few record-length bridges that does not cross a significant body of water is this one. It merely travels a short distance across the Bang Pakong River. It supports an elevated six-lane motorway over another highway.
6. Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge
The most recent arrival on the block is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.The 55km-long bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macao, which cost $18.8 billion to build, was finished in 2018 and is the world’s longest sea bridge.
5. The Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge
The Zhengzhou-Xi’an High Speed Railway, which connects Zhengzhou and Xi’an in China, includes the 79.7km-long Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge.
It is unusual since it crosses multiple rivers, including the Ling, Luofu, Xi, and Shi Di, as well as the Wei River twice. After it was finished in 2008 and opened in 2010, it briefly held the record for the longest bridge in the world. Other bridges built at the same period quickly surpassed it, though.
4. Cangde Grand Bridge
The third bridge on our list that is a part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway is also the fourth longest bridge in the world. This bridge spans about 66 miles and contains 3,092 piers.
The 3,092 pier-long, 105.9 km-long bridge is a component of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway.
3. Tianjin Grand Bridge
China’s Tianjin Grand Bridge is a viaduct that spans 113.7 kilometers. The bridge joins Langfang and Qingxian and is a component of the Beijing-Shanghai railway.
It transports the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway between Langfang and Qingxian. This is the second of the four bridges that are a component of that rail system that are on our list. 2010 saw the completion of its construction, which had taken four years.
2. Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct
Taiwan’s Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct is the second-longest bridge in the world among the top ten. A section of the Taiwan High Speed Railway is the 157.3 kilometer bridge.
The bridge travels over 98 miles from Zuoying in Kaohsiung to Banguashan in Changhua. 2007 saw its completion.
1. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, which connects Nanjing and Shanghai in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, is by far the longest bridge in the entire globe.
From Danyang to Kunshan, the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway crosses the Yangtze River delta on a 164.8 km long bridge that was completed in June 2011.
In 2010, this bridge was finished, and it was inaugurated in 2011. Since then, it has held the title of longest bridge in the world. Amazingly, the structure is 102 kilometers long. It carries the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway across the Yangtze River delta, from Danyang to Kunshan, between Shanghai and Nanjing in the Jiangsu province. One of the four railroad bridges that made the cut for this list is this one. Depending on the source, the bridge’s construction took four years and cost between $8.5 and $10 billion.
