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| 2 | List of longest arch bridge spans - History of largest spans |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Record | Name | Location | Main span | Crosses | Notes |
| 4 | 2009–present | Chaotianmen Bridge | Chongqing | 552 m (1,811 ft) | Yangtze River | - |
| 5 | 2003–2009 | Lupu Bridge | Shanghai | 550 m (1,804 ft) | Huangpu River | - |
| 6 | 1977–2003 | New River Gorge Bridge | Fayetteville, West Virginia | 518 m (1,699 ft) | New River | - |
| 7 | 1931–1977 | Bayonne Bridge | Bayonne, New Jersey | 510 m (1,673 ft) | Kill Van Kull | - |
| 8 | 1916–1931 | Hell Gate Bridge | New York City | 298 m (978 ft) | Hell Gate | - |
| 9 | 1898–1916 | Upper Steel Arch Bridge | Niagara Falls, Ontario/ Niagara Falls, New York | 256 m (840 ft) | Niagara River | destroyed in 1938 |
| 10 | 1886–1898 | Dom Luís I Bridge | Porto | 172 m (564 ft) | Douro River | - |
| 11 | 1884–1886 | Garabit Viaduct | Ruynes-en-Margeride | 165 m (541 ft) | Truyère River | - |
| 12 | 1877–1884 | Maria Pia Bridge | Porto | 160 m (525 ft) | Douro River | - |
| 13 | 1874–1877 | Eads Bridge | St. Louis, Missouri | 158.5 m (520 ft) | Mississippi River | - |
| 14 | 1860–1874 | Southwark Bridge | London | 73 m (240 ft) | River Thames | - |
| 15 | 1848–1860 | Cascade Bridge | Windsor, New York | 76 m (249 ft) | Cascade Gulf | - |
| 16 | 1819–1848 | Southwark Bridge | London | 73 m (240 ft) | River Thames | - |
| 17 | 1796–1819 | Wearmouth Bridge | Sunderland | 72 m (236 ft) | River Wear | - |
| 18 | 1479–1796 | Pont de Vieille-Brioude | Vieille-Brioude | 54 m (177 ft) | Allier River | destroyed in 1822 |
| 19 | 1416–1479 | Castelvecchio Bridge | Verona, Veneto | 49 m (161 ft) | Adige River | destroyed in 1945 |
| 20 | 1377–1416 | Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge | Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy | 72 m (236 ft) | Adda River | destroyed in 1416 |
| 21 | 1356–1377 | Castelvecchio Bridge | Verona, Veneto | 49 m (161 ft) | Adige River | destroyed in 1945 |
| 22 | 1341–1356 | Pont du Diable | Céret | 45 m (148 ft) | Tech River | - |
| 23 | 1147–1341 | Malabadi Bridge | Silvan | 39 m (128 ft) | Batman River | - |
| 24 | 605–1147 | Zhaozhou Bridge | Zhao County, Hebei | 37 m (121 ft) | Xiao River | - |
| 25 | 270–605 | Severan Bridge | Kahta | 34 m (112 ft) | Chabinas Creek | - |
| 26 | 105–270 | Trajan's Bridge | Drobeta-Turnu Severin/ Kladovo | 51 m (167 ft) | Danube | wooden arches destroyed in 270 |
| 27 | 27 BC–105 | Ponte d'Augusto | Narni | 32 m (105 ft) | Nera River | destroyed in 1855 |
| 28 | 62 BC–27 BC | Pons Fabricius | Rome | 25 m (82 ft) | Tiber River | - |
| 29 | 142 BC–62 BC | Pons Aemilius | Rome | 24 m (79 ft) | Tiber River | destroyed in 1890s |

Question: How does the Maria Pia Bridge compared to the previous longest bridge span at the time it was built?
Answer: Maria Pia Bridge has a span of 160m (525 ft). The previous longest bridge span was Eads Bridge with the 158.5m (520 ft) over the Mississippi at St Louis.