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Stunning PICS: World's longest suspension bridges
These bridges are one of the world's best engineering marvels. The world's longest suspension bridges highlight the extraordinary efforts to build bridges across rivers and seas.
The suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span. Suspension bridges have the longest spans of any type of bridge.
Here's a list of 25 stunning suspension bridges across the world...
1. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Location: Kobe-Awaji Route, Japan
Main span (feet): 2461
Opened in: 2000
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2. Xihoumen Bridge
Location: Zhoushan Archipelago, China
Main span (feet): 5,414
Opened in: 2009
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3. Great Belt Bridge
Location: Halsskov-Sprogo, Denmark
Main span (feet): 5,328
Opened in: 1998
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4. Runyang Bridge
Location: Yangtze River, China
Main span (feet): 4,888
Opened in: 2005
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5. Humber Bridge
Location: Barton-upon-Humber - Hull, England, UK
Main span (feet): 4,626
Opened in: 1981
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6. Jiangyin Suspension Bridge
Location: Yangtze River, China
Main span (feet): 4,543
Opened in: 1999
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7. Tsing Ma Bridge
Location: Hong Kong
Main span (feet): 4,518
Opened in: 1997
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8. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Location: New York City (Brooklyn–Staten Island),
Main span (feet): 4,260
Opened in: 1964
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9. Golden Gate Bridge
Location: San Francisco-Marin County, California
Main span (feet): 4,200
Opened in: 1937
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10. Yangluo Bridge
Location: Yangtze River, China
Main span (feet): 4,200
Opened in: 2007
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11. Hogakustenbron (High Coast Bridge)
Location: Angermanalven river, Sweden
Main span (feet): 3,970
Opened in: 1997
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12. Mackinac Bridge
Location: Mackinaw City- St Ignace, Michigan
Main span (feet): 3,800
Opened in: 1957
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13. Huangpu Bridge
Location: Guangzhou, China
Main span (feet): 3,635
Opened in: 2008
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14. Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)
Location: Kojima-Sakaide Route, Japan
Main span (feet): 3,609
Opened in: 1989
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15. Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Second Bosporus Bridge)
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Main span (feet): 3,576
Opened in: 1988
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16. Balinghe Bridge 1,088
Location: Near Guanling, China
Main span (feet): 3,570
Opened in: 2009
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17. Bogazici (First Bosporus Bridge)
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Main span (feet): 3,524
Opened in: 1973
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18. George Washington Bridge
Location: Fort Lee, New Jersey - New York City
Main span (feet): 3,500
Opened in: 1931
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19. Third Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge
Location: Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan
Main span (feet): 3,379
Opened in: 1999
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20. Second Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge
Location: Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan
Main span (feet): 3,346
Opened in: 1999
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21. Ponte 25 de Abril (Tagus Bridge)
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Main span (feet): 1,013
Opened in: 1966
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22. Forth Road Bridge
Location: Scotland, UK
Main span (feet): 3,300
Opened in: 1964
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23. Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)
Location: Kojima-Sakaide Route, Japan
Main span (feet): 3,248
Opened in: 1988
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24. Severn Bridge
Location: River Severn, England/Wales, UK
Main span (feet): 3,240
Opened in: 1966
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25. Yichang Bridge
Location: Yichang (Yangtze River), China
Main span (feet): 3,150
Opened in: 2001