Top 10 longest suspension bridges in the world
Categories: Design and Architecture
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/top-10-longest-suspension-bridges-in-the-world1.htmlBridges play an important role for humanity. Their presence reduces the time spent on the road, allowing you to overcome obstacles (rivers, reservoirs, abysses) straight, which is valuable both from an economic and practical point of view.
Bridges are distinguished by two main parameters: load capacity (railway, automobile, pedestrian, combined) and static scheme (girder, truss, spacer, pontoon). Below is a list of the longest suspension bridges that belong to the category of spacer systems. Their main difference is considered to be the main load-bearing structure made of flexible elements working on tension; thus, the roadway is in a suspended state.
USA. Mackinac Bridge. The main span is 1,158 m . (James Marvin Phelps)
Sweden. Hegakustenbron Bridge. The main span is 1,210 m . (Anders Sandberg)
USA. Golden Gate Bridge. The main span is 1,280 m . (Christian Arballo)
USA. Verrazano Bridge. The main span is 1,298 m . (Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York)
China. Hong Kong. Qingma Bridge. The main span is 1,377 m. (流璃)
Great Britain. Humber Bridge. The main span is 1,410 m . (David Wright)
China. Junyang Bridge. The main span is 1,490 m . (sjiong)
Denmark. The Big Belt Bridge. The main span is 1,624 m . (News Oresund)
China. Xihoumen Bridge. The main span is 1,650 m. (Glabb)
Japan. Akashi-Kaike. The main span is 1,991 m . (YU-JEN SHIH)
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