Tallest bridge structure

What to remember

A bridge's structural height runs from its highest point, often the top of a tower, down to where its piers or pylons emerge from the ground or water. It is not the same as deck height, which has a separate record of its own. On structural height, the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge reaches 352 m.

Opened in 2025 in Jiangsu province, it links the cities of Changzhou and Taizhou. It crosses the Yangtze between the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge upstream and the Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge downstream. Its design combines an arch with stay cables.

When it opened, it took the title of tallest bridge structure from the Millau Viaduct, and that of longest cable-stayed span from the Russky Bridge, with a main span of 1,176 m. Height figures can differ depending on which elements are counted.