highest bridges in usa
The second highest bridge in the United States is the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge also known as the Mike O'Callahan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge which is 890 feet high.
The 2nd highest bridge in the United States is the New River Gorge Bridge located in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Built from 1974-1977 the New River Gorge Bridge is a steel-arch bridge that takes Highway 19 over the New River in the New River Gorge Preserve about 1 mile northeast of downtown Fayetteville.
The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge carries two spans of I-10 over the Atchafalaya River and swamp, the largest swamp in the United States. It connects Lafayette and Baton Rouge. Opened in 1973, it checks in at 18.2 miles and is longer than the No. 2 bridge on this list (see below) if measuring shore-to-shore.