Longest Bridges in the World

A bridge is defined as any structure that is built to move people and goods over an obstacle like water, another road (in the case of overpasses) or harsh terrain. There are hundreds of thousands of bridges all over the world that vary in design, function and size.

The following is a list of the ten longest road bridges in the world by length:

1) Qingdao Haiwan Bridge
Length 26.4 miles (42.5 km)
Location: Shandong Province, China

2) Lake Pontchartrain
Length: 23.87 miles (38.4 km)
Location: Louisiana, United States

3) Manchac Bridge
Length: 22.8 miles (36.7 km)
Location, Louisiana, United States

4) Hanghzou Bay Bridge
Length: 22.4 miles (36 km)
Location: Zhejiang Province, China

5) Runyang Bridge
Length: 22.1 miles (35.6 km)
Location: Jiangsu Province, China

6) Donghai Bridge
Length: 20.2 miles (32.5 km)
Location: Shanghai, China

7) Atchafalaya Swamp Expressway
Length: 18.2 miles (29.3 km)
Location: Louisiana, United States

8) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Length: 17.6 miles (28.3 km)
Location: Virginia, United States

9) Jintang Bridge
Length: 11.4 miles (18.3 km)
Location: Zhejiang Province, China

10) Vasco de Gama
Length: 10.7 miles (17.2 km)
Location: Sacavém, Portugal

References

Jenkins, Christine. (1 June 2011). "The 15 Longest Bridges in the World." Business Insider. Retrieved from: http://www.businessinsider.com/longest-bridges-in-the-world-2011-5

Wikipedia.org. (28 September 2011). Bridge - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge