# List of longest masonry arch bridge spans

The masonry arch bridges of stone or brick are the most genuine of arch bridges, some lasting a thousand years. Because they are made of worked stone, there is a slight chance they might even stand without mortar, like the Pont du Gard aqueduct. Yet arch bridges using rough hewn stones like Changhong Bridge need mortar to stand. Arches with a core of reinforced concrete covered by facade stone for decoration are not to be included in this list, the load-bearing part of the arch should be cut stone or brick, or as follows, unreinforced concrete.
In a closed spandrel stone arch bridge the hollow space can be filled with rubble and loose material. It can also be filled with concrete, in which case the filling itself becomes able to bear load in addition to the load carried by the ring of voussoirs. If the voussoir stones are thin they cannot take much weight so instead it is the concrete filling that becomes the structural part of the arch. The next step is to remove the voussoir stones completely, or only use them as facade stones. An unreinforced concrete arch is technically a masonry arch that use only very small stones, that is the aggregate of the concrete, sand and gravel. Such an arch would not stand without mortar.
Some modern bridges are built masonry style with precast concrete blocks, like Gladesville Bridge that has a span of 305 metres (1000 ft). These types are not in this list because their blocks are most likely made of reinforced concrete, that may make the assembled arch to have more in common with a modern reinforced concrete arch than a stone masonry arch.
The Maidenhead Railway Bridge may have the two longest arches made of bricks, 39 metres (128 ft).
Building new masonry arch bridges today is a solely Chinese business. There are 18 stone arch bridges with spans exceeding 100 m (330 ft). There are probably several dozens of stone arches exceeding 40m in the Fujian province only. Almost all bridges were built after 1950.
This list contains the longest masonry arch spans ever built being at least 50 metres (164 ft).
| Rank | Name | Span metres | Span feet | Note | Year opened | Location | Country |
| 1 | Danhe Bridge [fr] 丹河大桥 | 146 m | 479 ft | Concrete deck | 2001 | Jincheng, Shanxi 35°28′15.0″N 112°59′43.0″E﻿ / ﻿35.470833°N 112.995278°E﻿ / 35.470833; 112.995278 | China |
| 2 | Wuchaohe Bridge 乌巢河大桥 | 120 m | 394 ft | Concrete deck | 1990 | Fenghuang County, Hunan 28°04′42.3″N 109°23′58.7″E﻿ / ﻿28.078417°N 109.399639°E﻿ / 28.078417; 109.399639 | China |
| 3 | Jiuxigou Bridge 九溪溝橋 | 116 m | 381 ft | Concrete deck | 1972 | Fengdu County, Chongqing 29°47′09.1″N 107°49′27.9″E﻿ / ﻿29.785861°N 107.824417°E﻿ / 29.785861; 107.824417 | China |
| 4 | Changhong Bridge 长虹桥 | 112 m | 367 ft | | 1961 | Kaiyuan, Yunnan 23°48′55.9″N 103°16′34.4″E﻿ / ﻿23.815528°N 103.276222°E﻿ / 23.815528; 103.276222 | China |
| 5 | Fushun Tuojiang Bridge 富顺红旗大桥 | 111 m | 364 ft | | 1968 | Fushun County, Sichuan 29°10′57.8″N 105°00′22.1″E﻿ / ﻿29.182722°N 105.006139°E﻿ / 29.182722; 105.006139 | China |
| 6 | Shengli Bridge | 108 m | 354 ft | | 1989 | | China |
| 7 | First Sizhuang Bridge | 108 m | 354 ft | | 1996 | | China |
| 8 | Xianfeng Aqueduct Bridge 险峰渡槽 | 106 m | 348 ft | | 1976 | Ci County, Hebei 36°25′01.6″N 114°05′23.7″E﻿ / ﻿36.417111°N 114.089917°E﻿ / 36.417111; 114.089917 | China |
| 9 | Huwan Bridge | 105 m | 344 ft | | 1972 | Henan | China |
| 10 | New Tongshan Bridge | 105 m | 344 ft | | 1977 | | China |
| 11 | First Danhe Bridge | 105 m | 344 ft | | 1983 | | China |
| 12 | Jiangpinghe Bridge | 105 m | 344 ft | | 1990 | | China |
| 13 | Yugong Bridge | 102 m | 335 ft | | 1970 | | China |
| 14 | Gongtan Bridge | 100 m | 328 ft | | 1954 | | China |
| 15 | Youduhe Bridge 游渡河大桥 | 100 m | 328 ft | | 1973 | Jiangjin District, Chongqing 28°52′23.4″N 106°20′12.4″E﻿ / ﻿28.873167°N 106.336778°E﻿ / 28.873167; 106.336778 | China |
| 16 | Hongdu Bridge 红渡桥 | 100 m | 328 ft | | 1977 | Mashan County - Du'an County, Guangxi 23°50′29.2″N 108°09′04.1″E﻿ / ﻿23.841444°N 108.151139°E﻿ / 23.841444; 108.151139 | China |
| 17 | Longwu Bridge | 100 m | 328 ft | | 1979 | Guangxi | China |
| 18 | Fujin Bridge | 100 m | 328 ft | | 2003 | | China |
| 19 | Jianjin Bridge | 100 m | 328 ft | | | | China |
| 20 | Daliushu Bridge | 100 m | 328 ft | | | | China |
| 21 | Jin-shan Bridge 金山大桥 | 99 m | 325 ft | | 1972 | Hua'an County, Fujian 24°55′23.7″N 117°30′16.7″E﻿ / ﻿24.923250°N 117.504639°E﻿ / 24.923250; 117.504639 | China |
| 22 | Xiaoduchuan Bridge 现有红江桥 | 97 m | 318 ft | | 1970 | Enshi City, Hubei 30°17′50.7″N 109°28′45.2″E﻿ / ﻿30.297417°N 109.479222°E﻿ / 30.297417; 109.479222 | China |
| 23 | Pont de la Libération [fr] | 96 m | 315 ft | Unreinforced concrete arches Concrete deck | 1919 | Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne 44°24′17.2″N 0°42′20.5″E﻿ / ﻿44.404778°N 0.705694°E﻿ / 44.404778; 0.705694 | France |
| 24 | Syratal Viaduct [de] | 90 m | 295 ft | | 1905 | Plauen, Saxony 50°29′56.4″N 12°07′35.8″E﻿ / ﻿50.499000°N 12.126611°E﻿ / 50.499000; 12.126611 | Germany |
| 25 | Longmen Bridge 龙门大桥 | 90 m | 295 ft | Two 60-meter side spans | 1961 | Luoyang, Henan 34°33′33.0″N 112°28′21.4″E﻿ / ﻿34.559167°N 112.472611°E﻿ / 34.559167; 112.472611 | China |
| 26 | Solkan Bridge | 85 m | 279 ft | Destroyed in 1916 Rebuilt in 1927 | 1906 | Nova Gorica, Goriška 45°58′43.5″N 13°39′06.3″E﻿ / ﻿45.978750°N 13.651750°E﻿ / 45.978750; 13.651750 | Slovenia |
| 27 | Adolphe Bridge | 84 m | 276 ft | Concrete deck | 1904 | Luxembourg City 49°36′30.5″N 6°07′36.9″E﻿ / ﻿49.608472°N 6.126917°E﻿ / 49.608472; 6.126917 | Luxembourg |
| 28 | Bridge of Stones [fr] Pont des Pierres | 80 m | 262 ft | Destroyed in 1944 | 1910 | Montanges, Ain 46°09′55.0″N 5°48′40.3″E﻿ / ﻿46.165278°N 5.811194°E﻿ / 46.165278; 5.811194 | France |
| 29 | Roizonne Viaduct [fr] | 79 m | 259 ft | | 1928 | La Mure, Isère 44°54′51.0″N 5°49′44.7″E﻿ / ﻿44.914167°N 5.829083°E﻿ / 44.914167; 5.829083 | France |
| 30 | Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge | 72 m | 236 ft | Destroyed in 1416 | 1377 | Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy 45°36′43.8″N 9°31′24.7″E﻿ / ﻿45.612167°N 9.523528°E﻿ / 45.612167; 9.523528 | Italy |
| 31 | Steyrling Bridge | 70 m | 230 ft | | 1904 | Steyrling, Upper Austria 47°48′15.4″N 14°09′47.5″E﻿ / ﻿47.804278°N 14.163194°E﻿ / 47.804278; 14.163194 | Austria |
| 32 | Sidi Rached Bridge [fr] | 68 m | 223 ft | | 1912 | Constantine, Constantine Province 36°21′45.1″N 6°36′49.6″E﻿ / ﻿36.362528°N 6.613778°E﻿ / 36.362528; 6.613778 | Algeria |
| 33 | Union Arch Bridge | 67 m | 220 ft | | 1864 | Cabin John, Maryland 38°58′22.1″N 77°08′54.8″W﻿ / ﻿38.972806°N 77.148556°W﻿ / 38.972806; -77.148556 | United States |
| 34 | Sonnborner Eisenbahnbrücke [de] | 66 m | 217 ft | | 1914 | Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°14′30.4″N 7°06′11.3″E﻿ / ﻿51.241778°N 7.103139°E﻿ / 51.241778; 7.103139 | Germany |
| 35 | Veresk Bridge | 66 m | 217 ft | | 1936 | Veresk, Mazandaran Province 35°54′12.0″N 52°59′24.9″E﻿ / ﻿35.903333°N 52.990250°E﻿ / 35.903333; 52.990250 | Iran |
| 36 | Gutach Bridge | 64 m | 210 ft | | 1900 | Lenzkirch, Baden-Württemberg 47°53′00.4″N 8°15′08.0″E﻿ / ﻿47.883444°N 8.252222°E﻿ / 47.883444; 8.252222 | Germany |
| 37 | Kempten Iller Road Bridge [de] | 64 m | 210 ft | Tamped concrete arch | 1906 | Kempten, Bavaria 47°42′54.9″N 10°19′19.1″E﻿ / ﻿47.715250°N 10.321972°E﻿ / 47.715250; 10.321972 | Germany |
| 38 | Kempten Iller Railway Bridge [de] | 64 m | 210 ft | Tamped concrete arch | 1906 | Kempten, Bavaria 47°42′53.2″N 10°19′19.7″E﻿ / ﻿47.714778°N 10.322139°E﻿ / 47.714778; 10.322139 | Germany |
| 39 | La Balme Bridge [fr] | 64 m | 210 ft | | 1946 | Peyrieu, Ain - La Balme, Savoie 45°42′32.3″N 5°43′36.3″E﻿ / ﻿45.708972°N 5.726750°E﻿ / 45.708972; 5.726750 | France |
| 40 | Luitpold Bridge [de] | 63 m | 207 ft | | 1901 | Munich, Bavaria 48°08′30.2″N 11°35′42.7″E﻿ / ﻿48.141722°N 11.595194°E﻿ / 48.141722; 11.595194 | Germany |
| 41 | Max-Joseph Bridge [de] | 63 m | 207 ft | | 1902 | Munich, Bavaria 48°08′57.0″N 11°35′54.7″E﻿ / ﻿48.149167°N 11.598528°E﻿ / 48.149167; 11.598528 | Germany |
| 42 | Grosvenor Bridge | 61 m | 200 ft | | 1832 | Chester, North West England 53°11′00.9″N 2°53′46.0″E﻿ / ﻿53.183583°N 2.896111°E﻿ / 53.183583; 2.896111 | United Kingdom |
| 43 | Lavaur Viaduct [fr] | 61 m | 200 ft | | 1884 | Lavaur, Tarn 43°42′11.8″N 1°49′26.5″E﻿ / ﻿43.703278°N 1.824028°E﻿ / 43.703278; 1.824028 | France |
| 44 | Pont du Gour Noir | 60 m | 197 ft | | 1889 | Uzerche - Saint-Ybard, Corrèze 45°25′10.0″N 1°32′01.0″E﻿ / ﻿45.419444°N 1.533611°E﻿ / 45.419444; 1.533611 | France |
| 45 | Wechselburg-Göhrer Bridge | 60 m | 197 ft | | 1904 | Wechselburg, Saxony 50°58′46.3″N 12°45′52.2″E﻿ / ﻿50.979528°N 12.764500°E﻿ / 50.979528; 12.764500 | Germany |
| 46 | Orkla Bridge [no] | 60 m | 197 ft | | 1921 | Rennebu, Trøndelag 62°43′30.4″N 9°59′49.7″E﻿ / ﻿62.725111°N 9.997139°E﻿ / 62.725111; 9.997139 | Norway |
| 47 | Huanghugang Bridge 黄虎港大桥 | 60 m | 197 ft | | 1959 | Hupingshanzhen, Hunan 29°55′41.2″N 110°47′31.6″E﻿ / ﻿29.928111°N 110.792111°E﻿ / 29.928111; 110.792111 | China |
| 48 | Wallstraßenbrücke | 57 m | 187 ft | Tamped concrete arch Destroyed in 1945 | 1905 | Ulm, Baden-Württemberg | Germany |
| 49 | Skodje Bridge | 57 m | 187 ft | | 1922 | Skodje, Møre og Romsdal 62°30′09.1″N 6°36′59.6″E﻿ / ﻿62.502528°N 6.616556°E﻿ / 62.502528; 6.616556 | Norway |
| 50 | Escot Viaduct | 56 m | 184 ft | | 1909 | Escot, Pyrénées-Atlantiques 43°04′14.0″N 0°36′21.6″W﻿ / ﻿43.070556°N 0.606000°W﻿ / 43.070556; -0.606000 | France |
| 51 | Ballochmyle Viaduct | 55 m | 180 ft | | 1848 | Mauchline - Catrine, East Ayrshire 55°29′58.1″N 4°21′44.7″W﻿ / ﻿55.499472°N 4.362417°W﻿ / 55.499472; -4.362417 | United Kingdom |
| 52 | Wiesen Viaduct | 55 m | 180 ft | | 1909 | Davos Wiesen, Grisons 46°41′39.9″N 9°42′46.3″W﻿ / ﻿46.694417°N 9.712861°W﻿ / 46.694417; -9.712861 | Switzerland |
| 53 | Pélussin Viaduct [fr] | 55 m | 180 ft | | 1919 | Pélussin, Loire 45°24′57.0″N 4°40′43.3″E﻿ / ﻿45.415833°N 4.678694°E﻿ / 45.415833; 4.678694 | France |
| 54 | Rabastens Bridge | 55 m (x2) | 180 ft (x2) | Concrete deck | 1924 | Rabastens - Coufouleux, Tarn 43°49′11.7″N 1°43′35.5″E﻿ / ﻿43.819917°N 1.726528°E﻿ / 43.819917; 1.726528 | France |
| 55 | Pont de Vieille-Brioude | 54 m | 177 ft | Destroyed many times Rebuilt in 1832 with 45 meters span | 1479 | Vieille-Brioude, Haute-Loire 45°15′38.2″N 3°24′30.6″E﻿ / ﻿45.260611°N 3.408500°E﻿ / 45.260611; 3.408500 | France |
| 56 | Jora Bridge [no] | 54 m | 177 ft | | 1918 | Dombås, Innlandet 62°05′35.3″N 9°06′19.5″E﻿ / ﻿62.093139°N 9.105417°E﻿ / 62.093139; 9.105417 | Norway |
| 57 | Yixiantian Bridge 一线天桥 | 54 m | 177 ft | Concrete deck | 1966 | Hanyuan County, Sichuan 29°18′24.1″N 102°57′04.3″E﻿ / ﻿29.306694°N 102.951194°E﻿ / 29.306694; 102.951194 | China |
| 58 | Gignac Bridge | 50 m | 164 ft | | 1810 | Gignac, Hérault 43°39′13.2″N 3°32′08.0″E﻿ / ﻿43.653667°N 3.535556°E﻿ / 43.653667; 3.535556 | France |
| 59 | Nogent-sur-Marne Viaduct [fr] | 50 m (x4) | 164 ft (x4) | Destroyed during the World War II | 1856 | Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne 48°49′55.9″N 2°29′48.3″E﻿ / ﻿48.832194°N 2.496750°E﻿ / 48.832194; 2.496750 | France |
| 60 | Munderkingen Bridge | 50 m | 164 ft | Tamped concrete arch Destroyed in 1945 | 1893 | Munderkingen, Baden-Württemberg 48°14′13.8″N 9°38′37.2″E﻿ / ﻿48.237167°N 9.643667°E﻿ / 48.237167; 9.643667 | Germany |
| 61 | Eaux-salées Viaduct [fr] | 50 m | 164 ft | | 1914 | Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône 43°19′58.1″N 5°11′06.2″E﻿ / ﻿43.332806°N 5.185056°E﻿ / 43.332806; 5.185056 | France |
| 62 | Tveitsund Bridge [no] | 50 m | 164 ft | | 1918 | Treungen, Telemark 59°01′03.9″N 8°31′28.4″E﻿ / ﻿59.017750°N 8.524556°E﻿ / 59.017750; 8.524556 | Norway |
| 63 | Baisha Bridge [zh] 白沙大桥 | 50 m (x2) | 164 ft (x2) | | 1960 | Jiande, Zhejiang 29°28′12.8″N 119°16′43.1″E﻿ / ﻿29.470222°N 119.278639°E﻿ / 29.470222; 119.278639 | China |