List of bridges in the United States by height

This is a list of the highest bridges in the United States sorted by their height over land or water. "Height" refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest point in the land or water below.

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Bridges

Name Height feet Spans Completed State
Royal Gorge Bridge 1,053 Arkansas River 1929 Colorado
Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge 890 Colorado River 2010 Arizona / Nevada
New River Gorge Bridge 876 New River 1977 West Virginia
Foresthill Bridge 730 American River 1973 California
Glade Creek Bridge 700[1] Glade Creek 1988 West Virginia
Glen Canyon Bridge 700 Colorado River 1964 Arizona
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge 660 Rio Grande 1965 New Mexico
Perrine Bridge 486 Snake River 1974 Idaho
Navajo Bridges 470 Colorado River 1929/1995 Arizona
Pine Valley Creek Bridge 450 Pine Valley Creek 1974 California
Moyie River Bridge 424 Moyie River 1965 Idaho
High Steel Bridge 420 Skokomish River 1929 Washington
Cold Spring Canyon Bridge 420 Cold Spring Canyon 1964 California
Lewiston-Queenston Bridge 370 Niagara River 1962 New York
Hoffstadt Creek Bridge 370 Hoffstadt Creek 1994 Washington
Thomas Creek Bridge 345 Thomas Creek 1961 Oregon
Fred G. Redmon Bridge 325 Selah Creek, a Yakima River tributary 1971 Washington
Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge 300 Crooked River 2000 Oregon
Hurricane Gulch Bridge 296 Chulitna River 1921 Alaska
Crooked River High Bridge 295 Crooked River 1926 Oregon
Pecos River High Bridge 273 Pecos River 1944 Texas
Emlenton Bridge 270 Allegheny River 1968 Pennsylvania
South Fork Eel River Bridge 265 South Fork Eel River 2009 California
Bixby Creek Bridge 260 Bixby Creek 1932 California
George Westinghouse Bridge 240 Turtle Creek 1932 Pennsylvania
Jeremiah Morrow Bridge 239 Little Miami River 1965 Ohio
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge 226 The Narrows 1964 New York
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge 225 Niagara River 1897 New York
Peter Guice Memorial Bridge 225 Green River 1972 North Carolina
Golden Gate Bridge 220 San Francisco Bay 1937 California
San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge 220 San Francisco Bay 1936 California
Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge 220 Big Laurel Creek 2002 North Carolina
George Washington Bridge 212 Hudson River 1931 New York/New Jersey
Valley View Bridge 212 Cuyahoga Valley 1978 Ohio
Lewis and Clark Bridge 210 Columbia River 1930 Oregon/Washington
Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge 206 Narragansett Bay 1969 Rhode Island
Astoria-Megler Bridge 205 Columbia River 1966 Oregon/Washington
St. Johns Bridge 205 Willamette River 1931 Oregon
Rainbow Bridge 202 Niagara River 1941 New York
Hite Crossing Bridge 200 Colorado River 1966 Utah
Tacoma Narrows Bridge 200 Puget Sound 1950/2007 Washington
San Diego-Coronado Bridge 200 San Diego Bay 1959 California
Mackinac Bridge 199 Straits of Mackinac 1957 Michigan
Sunshine Skyway 197 Tampa Bay 1987 Florida
Commodore Barry Bridge 192 Delaware River 1974 Pennsylvania / New Jersey
Hawk Falls Bridge (Pennsylvania Turnpike - Northeast Extension) 190 Hawk Falls Trail, Lehigh River branch 1957 Pennsylvania
Chesapeake Bay Bridge 186 Chesapeake Bay 1959 Maryland
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge 186 Cooper River 2005 South Carolina
Richmond – San Rafael Bridge 185 San Francisco Bay 1956 California
Talmadge Memorial Bridge 185 Savannah River 1990 Georgia / South Carolina
Sidney Lanier Bridge 185 South Brunswick River 2003 Georgia
Deception Pass Bridge 180 Puget Sound 1935 Washington
Fred Hartman Bridge 178 Houston Ship Channel 1995 Texas
Rainbow Bridge 177 Neches River 1936 Texas
Horace Wilkinson Bridge 175 Mississippi River 1968 Louisiana
Fremont Bridge 175 Willamette River 1973 Oregon
Dames Point Bridge 175 Saint Johns River 1989 Florida
Wilson Creek Bridge 175 Wilson Creek, a Roanoke River tributary 2001 Virginia
Delaware Memorial Bridge 174 Delaware River 1951 Delaware / New Jersey
Crescent City Connection 170 Mississippi River 1958 / 1988 Louisiana
Sunshine Bridge 170 Mississippi River 1964 Louisiana
Veterans Memorial Bridge 165 Mississippi River 1995 Louisiana
Quechee Gorge Bridge 163 Ottauquechee River 1911 Vermont
The Freedom Bridge 163 U. S. Route 6 and U. S. Route 11 1955 Pennsylvania
Hi-Line Railroad Bridge 162 Sheyenne River 1908 North Dakota
Luling Bridge 158 Mississippi River 1983 Louisiana
Blue Water Bridge 155 St. Clair River 1938 Michigan
Huey P. Long Bridge 153 Mississippi River 1935 Louisiana
Ambassador Bridge 152 Detroit River 1929 Michigan / Ontario
Mathews Bridge 152 Saint Johns River 1953 Florida
Rosendale trestle 150[2] Rondout Creek 1872 New York
Thousand Islands Bridge 150 St. Lawrence River 1937 New York
McCullough Bridge 150 Coos Bay 1936 Oregon
Varina-Enon Bridge 150 James River 1990 Virginia
Paul Bryant Bridge 150 Black Warrior River 2004 Alabama
Carquinez Bridge 148 Carquinez Strait 1927 / 1958 / 2003 California
Natchez Trace Bridge 145 Tennessee State Route 96 1993 Tennessee
Hart Bridge 141 Saint Johns River 1967 Florida
Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge 140 Mobile River 1991 Alabama
Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge 138 Port of Corpus Christi 1959 Texas
Benicia–Martinez Bridge 138 Carquinez Strait 1962 / 2007 California
Antioch Bridge 135 San Joaquin River 1978 California
Benjamin Franklin Bridge 135 Delaware River 1926 Pennsylvania / New Jersey
Bourne Bridge, Sagamore Bridge 135 Cape Cod Canal 1935 Massachusetts
Braga Bridge 135 Taunton River 1965 Massachusetts
Brooklyn Bridge 135 East River 1883 New York
Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge 135 Patuxent River 1978 Maryland
Hell Gate Bridge 135 East River 1992 New York
Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge 135 Narragansett Bay 1992 Rhode Island
Mount Hope Bridge 135 Mount Hope Bay 1929 Rhode Island
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory 135 Penobscot River 2006 Maine
San Mateo – Hayward Bridge 135 San Francisco Bay 1967 California
All-America Bridge 134 Little Cuyahoga River 1982 Ohio
Devil's Slide Bridge 130 Shamrock Ranch 2008 California
Canton Viaduct 70 Neponset River 1835 Massachusetts

The height needed for bridges over major ship routes is around 220 feet (67 m) so there are many bridges with approximately that height.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Phil G. McDonald Memorial Bridge Inspection Report" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Highways. September 24, 2004. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5qH4jq3CJ. Retrieved June 5, 2010. 
  2. ^ Mabee, Carleton (1995). Listen to the Whistle: An Anecdotal History of the Wallkill Valley Railroad. Fleishmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-935796-69-X. 
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