List of longest cantilever bridges

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The Howrah Bridge is the one of the busiest cantilever bridges in the world
The Howrah Bridge is the one of the busiest cantilever bridges in the world

This list of cantilever bridges ranks the world's cantilever bridges by the length of their main span.

A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.

[edit] Completed cantilever bridges

This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It does not include suspension bridges, cable-stay bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges.

Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's web-site. The list may be incomplete. Sourced additions are welcomed.
Rank Name Location Main span in meters (feet) Completed
1 Pont de Québec
(Largest from 1917 to present)		 Quebec, Flag of Canada Canada 549 (1,800) 1917
2 Forth Bridge (railway)
(Largest from 1890 to 1917)		 Edinburgh/Fife, Flag of Scotland Scotland 521 (1,710) (2x) 1890
Linked photo 3 Minato Bridge Osaka, Flag of Japan Japan 510 (1,673) 1973
4 Commodore Barry Bridge Chester, Pennsylvania, Flag of the United States United States 501 (1,644) 1974
5 Crescent City Connection
(twin spans)		 New Orleans, Louisiana, Flag of the United States United States 480 (1,575) 1958 (eastbound)
1988 (westbound)
6 Howrah Bridge Kolkata, West Bengal, Flag of India India 457 (1,500) 1943
7 Veterans Memorial Bridge
(Gramercy Bridge)		 Louisiana, Flag of the United States United States 445 (1,460) 1995
8 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (East Bay Span) San Francisco, California, Flag of the United States United States 427 (1,400) 1936
9 Horace Wilkinson Bridge Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Flag of the United States United States 376 (1,235) 1968
10 Tappan Zee Bridge New York, New York, Flag of the United States United States 369 (1,212) 1955
12 Lewis and Clark Bridge Longview, Washington, Flag of the United States United States 366 (1,200) 1930
13 Queensboro Bridge New York, New York, Flag of the United States United States 360 (1,182) 1909
14 Bridge of the Americas Panama City, Flag of Panama Panama 344 (1,128) 1962
15 Carquinez Bridge
(twin spans)		 Vallejo, California, Flag of the United States United States 335 (1,100) x2 1927 (southbound), demolished in 2007
1958 (northbound)
15 Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing Vancouver, British Columbia, Flag of Canada Canada 335 (1,100) 1961
17 Jacques Cartier Bridge Montreal, Quebec, Flag of Canada Canada 334 (1,097) 1930
18 Hart Bridge Jacksonville, Florida, Flag of the United States United States 332 (1,088) 1967
19 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Richmond, California, Flag of the United States United States 326 (1,070) x2 1956
20 John P. Grace Memorial Bridge Charleston, South Carolina, Flag of the United States United States 320 (1,050) 1929
(demolished in 2006)
21 Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Newburgh, New York, Flag of the United States United States 305 (1,000) 1963 {westbound)
1981 (eastbound)
Linked photo 22 Stolma Bridge Austevoll, Flag of Norway Norway 301 (988) 1998
23 Raftsund Bridge Vesterålen, Flag of Norway Norway 298 (978) 1998
24 Sundøy Bridge Nordland, Flag of Norway Norway 298 (978) 2003
25 Martin Luther King Bridge St. Louis, Missouri, Flag of the United States United States 294 (964) 1950
26 Story Bridge Brisbane, Queensland, Flag of Australia Australia 282 (924) 1940
27 Caruthersville Bridge Caruthersville, Missouri, Flag of the United States United States 280 (919) 1975
28 Silver Memorial Bridge Henderson, West Virginia, Flag of the United States United States 274 (900) 1969
29 Carpenter Bridge St. Marys, West Virginia, Flag of the United States United States 274 (900) 1987
30 Carl Perkins Bridge Portsmouth, Ohio, Flag of the United States United States 274 (900) 1987
31 Blue Water Bridge Port Huron, Michigan, Flag of the United States United States 265 (871) 1938
32 Vicksburg Bridge Vicksburg, Mississippi, Flag of the United States United States 263 (870) 1973
33 Sunshine Skyway Bridge
(twin spans)		 Tampa, Florida, Flag of the United States United States 263 (863) 1954 (northbound), demolished 1993;
1969 (southbound), destroyed 1980
34 Foresthill Bridge Foresthill, California, Flag of the United States United States 263 (862) 1972
35 Gateway Bridge Brisbane, Queensland, Flag of Australia Australia 260 (853) 1986
Linked photo 36 New Varodd Bridge Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Flag of Norway Norway 260 (853) 1993
37 Huey P. Long Bridge Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Flag of the United States United States 258 (848) x2 1940
Linked photo 38 Natchez-Vidalia Bridge Natchez, Mississippi, Flag of the United States United States 258 (846) x2 1940 (westbound)
1988 (eastbound)
Linked photo 39 Cornwall Bridge Cornwall, Ontario, Flag of Canada Canada 257 (843) 1899
40 Brownville Bridge Brownville, Nebraska, Flag of the United States United States 257 (840) 1939
41 Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge Greenville, Mississippi, Flag of the United States United States 257 (840) 1940
42 Helena Bridge Helena, Arkansas, Flag of the United States United States 257 (840) 1961
43 Brent Spence Bridge Covington, Kentucky, Flag of the United States United States 253 (830) 1963
44 Old Vicksburg Bridge Vicksburg, Mississippi, Flag of the United States United States 251 (825) 1930
45 Sunshine Bridge St. James Parish, Louisiana, Flag of the United States United States 251 (825) 1964
46 George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge Louisville, Kentucky, Flag of the United States United States 250 (820) x2 1929
many bridges with shorter span

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