# List of longest suspension bridge spans

**Section:** History of longest suspension spans

| - | Bridge | Location | length m (ft) | Year(s) of longest span | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Maya Bridge at Yaxchilan | Mexico | 62 m (203 ft) | 600–1430 | Hemp-rope simple suspension footbridge. Existence unproven. |
| - | Chakzam Bridge | Tibet | 137 m (449 ft) | 1430–1820 | Chain suspension footbridge south of Lhasa, built by Thangtong Gyalpo. Reported by British spies to still be in use in 1878. |
| - | Union Bridge | Scotland - England, UK | 137 m (449 ft) | 1820–1826 | The oldest in the world still in use today. |
| - | Menai Suspension Bridge | Wales, UK | 176 m (577 ft) | 1826–1834 | - |
| - | Great Suspension Bridge | Fribourg, Switzerland | 271 m (889 ft) | 1834–1849 | The bridge was replaced by the Zähringen Bridge [de] in the 1920s. |
| - | Wheeling Suspension Bridge | West Virginia, US | 308 m (1,010 ft) | 1849–1866 | The longest deck span from 1849 until 1866, and the oldest vehicular suspension bridge in use in the United States. |
| - | Queenston-Lewiston Bridge | US and Canada | 317 m (1,040 ft) | 1851–1866 | The longest cable span from 1851 until it was destroyed by wind in 1864. However, the road deck span was only 258 meters long. |
| - | John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge | Kentucky - Ohio, US | 322 m (1,056 ft) | 1866–1869 | - |
| - | Niagara Clifton Bridge | US and Canada | 384 m (1,260 ft) | 1869–1883 | Replaced in 1899. |
| - | Brooklyn Bridge | New York City, US | 486 m (1,594 ft) | 1883–1903 | - |
| - | Williamsburg Bridge | New York City, US | 488 m (1,601 ft) | 1903–1926 | It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Forth Railway Bridge, completed in 1890, a cantilever bridge with two spans of 521 m was longer until surpassed by the Quebec Bridge in 1917. |
| - | Bear Mountain Bridge | New York, US | 497 m (1,631 ft) | 1924–1926 | It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. The Quebec Bridge completed in 1917, a cantilever bridge with a span of 549 m was longer until surpassed in 1929 by the Ambassador Bridge. |
| - | Benjamin Franklin Bridge | Pennsylvania - New Jersey, US | 533 m (1,749 ft) | 1926–1929 | It was the longest suspension span but not the longest span of all bridges. |
| - | Ambassador Bridge | US and Canada | 564 m (1,850 ft) | 1929–1931 | Since this bridge was built, the record for longest bridge span has only been held by suspension bridges. |
| - | George Washington Bridge | New York - New Jersey, US | 1,067 m (3,501 ft) | 1931–1937 | The first span longer than 1 km. |
| Golden Gate Bridge Clear.JPG | Golden Gate Bridge | California, US | 1,280 m (4,200 ft) | 1937–1964 | Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1937 to 1964 |
| - | Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge | New York City, US | 1,298 m (4,259 ft) | 1964–1981 | Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1964 to 1981 |
| - | Humber Bridge | Yorkshire, United Kingdom | 1,410 m (4,630 ft) | 1981–1998 | Also the longest bridge span in the world from 1981 to 1998 |
| - | Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge | Japan | 1,991 m (6,532 ft) | 1998–Present | The longest bridge span in the world since 1998 |

Question: When was Bear Mountain Bridge the longest suspension bridge and which bridge surpassed it?