List of largest cable-stayed bridges

This list of the largest cable-stayed bridges ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span (distance between the suspension towers). The length of the main span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed bridges. If one bridge has a longer span than another it does not mean that the bridge is the longer from shore to shore or from anchorage to anchorage. However, the size of the main span does often correlate with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge.

Cable-stayed bridges with more than three spans are generally more complex, and bridges of this type generally represent a more notable engineering achievement even where their spans are shorter.

Cable-stayed bridges have the second-longest spans (after suspension bridges) of the types of bridge. They are practical for spans up to around 1 kilometer (0.6 mi). The Sutong Bridge over the Yangtze River in China has the largest span of any cable-stayed bridge at m to ft|1088|precision=0.

Completed cable-stayed bridges

This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It does not include suspension bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges.: "Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's official web-site. Ranks with a red asterisk (*) do not have official web-sites, or do not have English language versions and are linked instead to a reference entry. This list is incomplete, so bridge ranks might not be accurate."

"Many bridges with shorter span"

Bridges not yet completed

*The construction of the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong, a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Rambler Channel between Tsing Yi Island and Stonecutters Island with a m to ft|1018|precision=0 main span has started and the towers are now up to over 200 m in height.
* The Edong Bridge [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0032658 structurae.de - Edong Bridge] ] in China with m to ft|926|precision=0 span is scheduled for competition in 2009.
* The Jingsha Bridge [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0032661 - Jingsha Bridge] ] in China with m to ft|816|precision=0 span is scheduled for competition in 2009.
* The Incheon Bridge in South Korea will have a cable-stayed portion over the main sea route to port with five spans, the longest m to ft|800|precision=0. The bridge is scheduled for completion in 2009 and will have a total length of km to mi|18.2.
*The Chongming North Bridge [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0014746 Chongming North Bridge] ] crossing Yangtze River in China, scheduled for completion in 2008, will include a cable-stayed section with a m to ft|730|precision=0 span.
*The Minpu Bridge [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0014746 Minpu Bridge] ] in Shanghai with m to ft|708|precision=0 span is scheduled for competition in 2009.
*The Jintang Bridge [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0015468 Jintang Bridge] ] to Jingant Island in China, scheduled for completion in 2009, will include a cable-stayed section with a m to ft|620|precision=0 span.
*The new Pelješac bridge in Croatia connecting the Croatian territory, spaning the bay between the mainland and a Pelješac peninsula will be a m to ft|2300|precision=-1 long and m to ft|55|precision=0 high beam/cable-stayed bridge, with a main span of m to ft|568|precision=0. This span will be the second largest in Europe. Construction starts in summer 2007.
*The Baluarte Bridge [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0033125 Structurae [en: Baluarte Bridge ] ] in Mexico with m to ft|520|precision=0 span is scheduled for competition in 2009.
*The Tianxingzhou Bridge [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0014738 Structurae [en: Tianxingzhou Bridge (2008) ] ] crossing the Yangtze River in China, scheduled for completion in 2008, will include a cable-stayed section with a m to ft|504|precision=0 span.
*The John James Audubon Bridge in Louisiana, United States will span the Mississippi River at one of its widest points, connecting Pointe Coupee Parish and West Feliciana Parish with main span m to ft|482|precision=0. When construction finishes in 2010, the bridge will be the crowning achievement of the Zachary Taylor Parkway.
*The Ningbo Yongjiang Bridge [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0032655 Ningbo Yongjiang Bridge] ] in Ningbo with two m to ft|464|precision=0 spans is scheduled for competition in 2010.
* The Suramadu Bridge crossing the Madura Strait in Indonesia will have a cable-stayed portion with three spans m to ft|192|precision=0, m to ft|434|precision=0 and m to ft|192|precision=0 long. It is scheduled for completion in 2008 and will have a total length of km to mi|5.4.

Longest cable-stayed decks

The definition of cable-stayed deck length that here has been selected is: A continuous part of the bridge deck that is supported only by stay-cables and pylons, or are free spans. This means that columns supporting the side span as [http://en.structurae.de/photos/index.cfm?JS=67646 for example] found in Pont de Normandie, excludes most of the side span decks from the cable-stayed deck length.

Note that there are some bridges with long decks whose all span lengths have not been published, and therefore are missing. Decks exceeding convert|1000|m|ft|0 are:

ee also

* List of spans

References

* Nicolas Janberg, [http://en.structurae.de/structures/stype/index.cfm?ID=1002 Cable-stayed bridges] , Structurae (an extensive database of structures including many cable-stayed bridges)