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Longest cable-stayed bridge span
1,176 m
3,858 ft
- Record holder
- Changtai Yangtze River Bridge
How the record evolved
The last record set in each decade, up to the current record (highlighted).
| Year | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| current | 1,176 m | Changtai Yangtze River Bridge |
| 1,104 m | Russky Bridge | |
| 1,088 m | Sutong Bridge | |
| 890 m | Tatara Bridge | |
| 465 m | Alex Fraser Bridge | |
| 404 m | Saint-Nazaire Bridge | |
| 319 m | Kniebrücke | |
| 302 m | Severin Bridge | |
| 73 m | Old Redheugh Bridge |
Put them in order
Sort these records from the oldest to the most recent.
- 1,176 mChangtai Yangtze River Bridge
- 73 mOld Redheugh Bridge
- 404 mSaint-Nazaire Bridge
- 890 mTatara Bridge
What to remember
A cable-stayed bridge's main span is measured between its two towers. In 2025, between Changzhou and Taizhou, the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge pushed that distance to 1,176 m, ahead of the Russky Bridge, which reached 1,104 m in 2012.
In 1871 the record belonged to the Old Redheugh Bridge, at 73 m. Then came the Saint-Nazaire Bridge at 404 m in 1974, the Tatara Bridge at 890 m in 1999 and the Sutong Bridge at 1,088 m in 2008. From the Old Redheugh Bridge to the Changtai bridge, the span grew by a ratio of 16.11.
Cable-stayed bridges have the longest spans of any type after suspension bridges, and are practical up to around one kilometre. The Changtai bridge goes a little further; its design pairs an arch with its stay cables. It also took the title of tallest bridge structure from the Millau Viaduct, at 352 m.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans” (revision used 1378850035). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: Glabb, Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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