List of longest arch bridge spans
History of largest spans
Flags refer to present national boundaries.

List of longest arch bridge spans

Section Title: History of largest spans
Table Section Text: Flags refer to present national boundaries.

Record	Name	Location	Main span	Crosses	Notes

2009–present	Chaotianmen Bridge	Chongqing	552 m (1,811 ft)	Yangtze River

2003–2009	Lupu Bridge	Shanghai	550 m (1,804 ft)	Huangpu River

1977–2003	New River Gorge Bridge	Fayetteville, West Virginia	518 m (1,699 ft)	New River

1931–1977	Bayonne Bridge	Bayonne, New Jersey	510 m (1,673 ft)	Kill Van Kull

1916–1931	Hell Gate Bridge	New York City	298 m (978 ft)	Hell Gate

1898–1916	Upper Steel Arch Bridge	Niagara Falls, Ontario/ Niagara Falls, New York	256 m (840 ft)	Niagara River	destroyed in 1938

1886–1898	Dom Luís I Bridge	Porto	172 m (564 ft)	Douro River

1884–1886	Garabit Viaduct	Ruynes-en-Margeride	165 m (541 ft)	Truyère River

1877–1884	Maria Pia Bridge	Porto	160 m (525 ft)	Douro River

1874–1877	Eads Bridge	St. Louis, Missouri	158.5 m (520 ft)	Mississippi River

1860–1874	Southwark Bridge	London	73 m (240 ft)	River Thames

1848–1860	Cascade Bridge	Windsor, New York	76 m (249 ft)	Cascade Gulf

1819–1848	Southwark Bridge	London	73 m (240 ft)	River Thames

1796–1819	Wearmouth Bridge	Sunderland	72 m (236 ft)	River Wear

1479–1796	Pont de Vieille-Brioude	Vieille-Brioude	54 m (177 ft)	Allier River	destroyed in 1822

1416–1479	Castelvecchio Bridge	Verona, Veneto	49 m (161 ft)	Adige River	destroyed in 1945

1377–1416	Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge	Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy	72 m (236 ft)	Adda River	destroyed in 1416

1356–1377	Castelvecchio Bridge	Verona, Veneto	49 m (161 ft)	Adige River	destroyed in 1945

1341–1356	Pont du Diable	Céret	45 m (148 ft)	Tech River

1147–1341	Malabadi Bridge	Silvan	39 m (128 ft)	Batman River

605–1147	Zhaozhou Bridge	Zhao County, Hebei	37 m (121 ft)	Xiao River

270–605	Severan Bridge	Kahta	34 m (112 ft)	Chabinas Creek

105–270	Trajan's Bridge	Drobeta-Turnu Severin/ Kladovo	51 m (167 ft)	Danube	wooden arches destroyed in 270

27 BC–105	Ponte d'Augusto	Narni	32 m (105 ft)	Nera River	destroyed in 1855

62 BC–27 BC	Pons Fabricius	Rome	25 m (82 ft)	Tiber River

142 BC–62 BC	Pons Aemilius	Rome	24 m (79 ft)	Tiber River	destroyed in 1890s

Sentence(s)

Maria Pia Bridge has a span of 160m (525 ft), the longest bridge span was Eads Bridge with the 158.5m (520 ft) over the Mississippi at St Louis.

final_sentence: Maria Pia Bridge has a span of 160m (525 ft), the longest bridge span was Eads Bridge with the 158.5m (520 ft) over the Mississippi at St Louis.