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List of largest bridges in China

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This list ranks China's bridges by the length of main span. Only bridges with a main span of 700 metres (2,300 ft) or greater are included.

Longest spans

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Image Name Longest span
(metres)
Total Length
(metres)
Type Carries Cross Year opened Location Province
1 Xihoumen Bridge 1650 5452 Suspension bridge G9211 Yongzhou Expy
Hangzhou Bay 2009 Jintang Island - Cezi Island
30°3′42.4″N 121°54′57.6″E / 30.061778°N 121.916000°E / 30.061778; 121.916000 (Pont de Xihoumen)
Zhejiang
2 Runyang Bridge 1490 7210 Suspension bridge G4011 Yangli Expy
Yangtze River 2005 Yangzhou - Zhenjiang
32°12′27″N 119°21′47.6″E / 32.20750°N 119.363222°E / 32.20750; 119.363222 (Pont Runyang)
Jiangsu
3 Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge 1418 5437 Suspension bridge Extension to Nanjing’s Ring Road
Yangtze River 2012 Nankin
32°10′39.9″N 118°56′24.5″E / 32.177750°N 118.940139°E / 32.177750; 118.940139 (Quatrième pont de Nankin)
Jiangsu
4 Jiangyin Bridge 1385 3071 Suspension bridge G2 Jinghu Expy
Yangtze River 1999 Jiangyin - Jingjiang
31°56′43.1″N 120°16′10″E / 31.945306°N 120.26944°E / 31.945306; 120.26944 (Pont de Jiangyin)
Jiangsu
5 Tsing Ma Bridge 1377 3523 Suspension bridge Route 8 Expy - Tung Chung line (MTR)
Ma Wan Channel 1997 Tsing Yi Island - Ma Wan
22°21′4.8″N 114°4′25.6″E / 22.351333°N 114.073778°E / 22.351333; 114.073778 (Pont Tsing Ma)
Hong Kong
6 Yangluo Bridge 1280 2725 Suspension bridge G4201 Wuhan Ring Expy
Yangtze River 2007 Wuhan
30°38′12.9″N 114°33′17.8″E / 30.636917°N 114.554944°E / 30.636917; 114.554944 (Pont de Yangluo)
Hubei
7 Aizhai Bridge 1176 986 Suspension bridge G65 Baomao Expy
Dehang Grand Canyon 2012 Jishou
28°19′54.1″N 109°35′53.2″E / 28.331694°N 109.598111°E / 28.331694; 109.598111 (Pont d'Aizhai)
Hunan
8 Huangpu Bridge 1108 7016 Suspension bridge G4W Guang'ao Expy
Pearl River 2008 Guangzhou
23°4′17.1″N 113°28′33.9″E / 23.071417°N 113.476083°E / 23.071417; 113.476083 (Pont de Huangpu)
Guangdong
9 Sutong Bridge 1088 8146 Cable-stayed bridge G15 Shenhai Expy
Yangtze River 2008 Suzhou - Nantong
31°46′40.2″N 120°59′41.2″E / 31.777833°N 120.994778°E / 31.777833; 120.994778 (Pont de Sutong)
Jiangsu
10 Balinghe Bridge 1088 2237 Suspension bridge G60 Hukun Expy
Baling River Valley 2009 Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County
25°57′40″N 105°37′46″E / 25.96111°N 105.62944°E / 25.96111; 105.62944 (Pont de Balinghe)
Guizhou
11 Taizhou Bridge 1080 (x2) 9726 Suspension bridge
Yangtze River 2011 Taizhou
32°14′47.8″N 119°52′36.1″E / 32.246611°N 119.876694°E / 32.246611; 119.876694 (Pont de Taizhou)
Jiangsu
12 Ma'anshan Bridge 1080 (x2) 11000 Suspension bridge
Yangtze River 2013 Ma'anshan
31°36′36.4″N 118°23′31.4″E / 31.610111°N 118.392056°E / 31.610111; 118.392056 (Pont de Ma'anshan)
Anhui
13 Stonecutters Bridge 1018 Cable-stayed bridge Route 8 Expy
Rambler Channel 2009 Tsing Yi Island - Stonecutters Island
22°19′33.7″N 114°7′6″E / 22.326028°N 114.11833°E / 22.326028; 114.11833 (Pont de Stonecutters)
Hong Kong
14 Yichang Bridge 960 1188 Suspension bridge G50 Huyu Expy
Yangtze River 2001 Yichang
30°34′10.5″N 111°23′29.5″E / 30.569583°N 111.391528°E / 30.569583; 111.391528 (Pont de Yichang)
Hubei
15 E’dong Bridge 926 6203 Cable-stayed bridge
Yangtze River 2010 Huangshi
30°15′38.4″N 115°4′20.1″E / 30.260667°N 115.072250°E / 30.260667; 115.072250 (Pont d’Edong)
Hubei
16 Xiling Bridge 900 1119 Suspension bridge
Yangtze River 1996 Sandouping
30°49′43.6″N 111°2′46.7″E / 30.828778°N 111.046306°E / 30.828778; 111.046306 (Pont de Xiling)
Hubei
17 Sidu River Bridge 900 1222 Suspension bridge G50 Huyu Expy
Si Du River 2009 Yesanguan
30°37′16.1″N 110°23′43.1″E / 30.621139°N 110.395306°E / 30.621139; 110.395306 (Pont Siduhe)
Hubei
18 Humen Pearl River Bridge 888 4800 Suspension bridge Humen Expy
Pearl River 1997 Dongguan - Nansha
22°47′49.5″N 113°36′57.2″E / 22.797083°N 113.615889°E / 22.797083; 113.615889 (Pont d'Humen)
Guangdong
19 Lishui River Bridge 856 1194 Suspension bridge G5513 Changzhang Expy Lishui River 2013 Zhangjiajie
29°05′55″N 110°14′48″E / 29.098694°N 110.246667°E / 29.098694; 110.246667 (Lishui River Bridge)
Hunan
20 Yingwuzhou Bridge 850 (x2) 2100 Suspension bridge
Yangtze River 2014 Wuhan
30°31′40.9″N 114°16′23.7″E / 30.528028°N 114.273250°E / 30.528028; 114.273250 (Yingwuzhou Bridge)
Hubei
21 Nanxi Bridge 820 1424 Suspension bridge
Yangtze River 2012 Nanxi
28°47′1.3″N 104°56′44.5″E / 28.783694°N 104.945694°E / 28.783694; 104.945694 (Pont de Nanxi)
Sichuan
22 Jiujiang Fuyin Expressway Bridge 818 8462 Cable-stayed bridge G70 Fuyin Expressway Yangtze River 2013 Jiujiang - Huangmei County
29°43′20.3″N 115°54′30.4″E / 29.722306°N 115.908444°E / 29.722306; 115.908444 (Pont autoroutier de Jiujiang)
Jiangxi
Hubei
23 Jingyue Bridge 816 5420 Cable-stayed bridge S49 Suiyue Expy
Yangtze River 2010 Jingzhou - Yueyang
29°32′44.5″N 113°13′5″E / 29.545694°N 113.21806°E / 29.545694; 113.21806 (Pont de Jingyue)
Hubei
Hunan
24 Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge 780 11700 Cable-stayed bridge Jiulong River 2013 Zhangzhou - Xiamen
24°27′22.5″N 117°56′57.9″E / 24.456250°N 117.949417°E / 24.456250; 117.949417 (Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge)
Fujian
25 Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge 730 9970 Cable-stayed bridge G40 Hushan Expy
Yangtze River 2009 Shanghai - Chongming
31°26′4.3″N 121°44′38.3″E / 31.434528°N 121.743972°E / 31.434528; 121.743972 (Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge)
Shanghai
26 Minpu Bridge 708 3982.7 Cable-stayed bridge S32 Shenjiahu Expy
Huangpu River 2009 Shanghai
31°3′10.7″N 121°28′35.1″E / 31.052972°N 121.476417°E / 31.052972; 121.476417 (Pont de Minpu)
Shanghai

Under construction

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Image Name Longest span
(metres)
Total Length
(metres)
Type Carries Crosses Expected opening Location Province
1 Jin'an Bridge 1386 1681 Suspension bridge G4216 Chengli Expressway Jinsha River 2021 Lijiang
26°49′20″N 100°26′30″E / 26.82222°N 100.44167°E / 26.82222; 100.44167 (Jin'an Bridge)
Yunnan
2 Longjiang Bridge 1196 2470 Suspension bridge S10 Baoteng Expressway Long River 2016 Baoshan
24°50′19.7″N 98°40′19.9″E / 24.838806°N 98.672194°E / 24.838806; 98.672194 (Long River Bridge)
Yunnan
3 Qingshui River Bridge 1130 2171 Suspension bridge Qingshui River 2016 Kaiyang County
27°1′49.5″N 107°11′21.6″E / 27.030417°N 107.189333°E / 27.030417; 107.189333 (Qingshui River Bridge)
Guizhou
4 Luding Yaye Expressway Bridge 1100 Suspension bridge G4218 Yaye Expressway Dadu River 2017 Luding County
29°57′55.4″N 102°12′53.6″E / 29.965389°N 102.214889°E / 29.965389; 102.214889 (Luding Yaye Expressway Bridge)
Sichuan
5 Cuntan Bridge
寸滩长江大桥
880 1600 Suspension bridge Yangtze River 2016 Jiangbei Chongqing
6 Yachi River Bridge 800 1,466.5 Cable-stayed bridge Yachi River 2016 Qingzhen
26°50′53.1″N 106°08′13.2″E / 26.848083°N 106.137000°E / 26.848083; 106.137000 (Yachi River Bridge)
Guizhou
7 Qincaobei Bridge
青草背长江大桥
788 2,585 Suspension bridge Yangtze River 2013 Fuling Chongqing
8 Duge Bridge 720 1,340 Cable-stayed bridge G56 Hangrui Expressway Beipan River 2016 Liupanshui
26°23′11.8″N 104°40′31.9″E / 26.386611°N 104.675528°E / 26.386611; 104.675528 (Duge Bridge)
Guizhou

See also

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