Bridges are made to reduce the length or connect two places by road or railway. Here is the top ten longest bridges of the world with images. The 10 bridges included in this list, are the most lengthy bridges in the world. Many of the bridges are are measured from the entrance to exit ramps. The China is the most popular country for longest bridges. Only two bridges of US and one bridge of Thailand are included in the list while the remaining bridges are in China, this means that China is the most advanced country in the field of Infrastructure. Below is the descending list of top 10 longest bridges of the world.
10. Runyang Bridge (China)
Runyang Bridge is the 9th longest bridge in the world.. Runyang Bridge is on the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway above various parts of Yangtze river in Jiangsu province of China. Runyang Bridge is the link between Yangzhou and Zhengjiang. The total length of this complex bridge is about 35.66 Km
9. Hangzhou Bay Bridge (China)
The Hangzhou Bay Bridge the the 9th longest bridge of the world between Ningbo and Shanghai with the total length about 35.67 Km. This bridge has reduced about 400 Km between Ningbo and Shanghai. The bridge was opened for traffic on May 01, 2008.8. Yangcun Bridge (China)
The Yangcun Bridge is the 8th longest bridge of the world in China with its total length of 35.81 Km. This bridge is made for high speed Chinese train and the construction of this bridge was completed in 2007.
7. Manchac Swamp bridge (United States)
The Manhac Swamp Bridge is the 7th longest bridge in the world with its total length of 36.7 Km. Its the twin bridge in the US state Louisiana that crosses the Manhac Swamp water. This bridge was the most lengthy bridge of the world once.
6. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (United States)
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway bridge is the 6th longest bridge of the world in United States that connects the two opposite banks of Lake Pontchartrain. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway bridge is also known as Causeway Causeway bridge is actually the two parallel bridges of same nature. The total length of this bridge is about 38.4 Km.
5. Beijing Grand Bridge (China)
Beijing Grand Bridge is the 4th longest bridge in the world until 2013 with its length of 48.15 Km. This bridge is also made for railway line of Shanghai High Speed Train in Beijing. The Beijing Grand Bridge was completed in 2010 and opened for trains traffic in 2011.
4 .Bang Na Expressway (Thailand)
Bang Na Expressways is the 4th longest bridge of the world in Thailand with its 54 Km length. This bridge is also known as Burapha Withi Expressway. This bridge flies over rivers, urban areas and road among various places. This bridge 6 lane wide bridge was excluded from the list of most lengthy bridges because of its flyover shape but it is still including in our top ten list because this bridge crosses Bang Pakong River.
3. Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge (China)
The Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge is the 3rd most lengthy bridge of the world in China with its total length of 79.7 Km. This bridge connects Zhengzhou and Xian through railway line. Once this bridge was the world longest bridge by length before the constructions of the the below mention bridges.
2. Tianjin Grand Bridge (China)
Tianjin Grand Bridge is the 2nd longest bridge of the world. This bridge is made for high speed train between Shanghai and Beijing. The construction of the bridge was completed in 2010 opened for trains in 2011. The total length of this bridge is about 113 Km.
1. Danyang Kunshan Grand Bridge
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge is the longest bridge of the world. This is a railway bridge in Jiangsu province, China which connects Shanghai and Nanjing. The bridge is above such a plateau that is contained on lacks, river, canals and rice paddies. The total length of the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge is about 165 Km