In 1969, louisiana s lake pontchartrain causeway was officially recognized by guinness world records as the longest bridge over water in the world. Worlds longest bridge longest bridge in the world live. The 55kilometrelong structure, which is the longest over sea bridge in the world. Being the longest one in the country and the longest continuous over the water highway bridge of the world 23. Chinas jiaozhou bay bridge or qingdao haiwan bridge is listed by guinness world records, as from 2012, as the worlds longest bridge over water aggregate length at 41. Jul 11, 2011 the worlds longest bridge over water, connecting chinas port city of qingdao with an airport on the other side of jiaozhou bay, has finally opened. The brooklyn bridge in new york is made from stone and opened in 1883. It is a cablestayed bridge and was first opened on march 29, 1998. The akashi kaiyko bridge in southern japan is the worlds longest bridge. The answer may surprise you the recordholding bridges can be found in china.
The jiaozhou bay bridge, which is the worlds longest over water bridge at 26. Jun 30, 2011 after four years and the pouring of 81 million cubic feet of concrete, the jiaozhou bay bridge is finally ready. At 102 miles in length, chinas danyangkunshan grand bridge is the world s longest bridge. The following are the longest bridges in the world currentlly.
Donghai bridge of china was former words longest crosssea bridge until hang zhou bay bridge opened its first day operation in may 1st 2008. China opened the worlds longest bridge over water thursday, linking the eastern. Call the office and youll even be greeted with a thank you for calling the. The 10 longest floating bridges in the world 20180220 enr. Chinas new mega bridge was officially opened today by president xi jinping after 9 years of construction. They gave us the pingtang telescope, the 11miles long qinling tunnel or the sutong yangtze river bridge. The manchac swamp bridge is a twin concrete trestle bridge in the u. And while the jiaozhou bay bridge has since lost its title to the hong kongzhuhaimacau bridge, which opened in october 2018, the lake pontchartrain causeway remains the worlds longest bridge. Worlds longest sea bridge opens with underwater tunnel. Jul 01, 2011 along with its massive highspeed rail network, china has officially surpassed the united states in yet another piece of transportation infrastructure.
This is a viaduct kind of bridge that means either it crosses water lands and valleys or it acts as an overpass. The 7,710footlong 2,350 m floating span is the longest floating bridge in the world, as well as the world s widest measuring 116 feet 35 m at its midpoint. Lake pontchartrain causeway new orleans, louisiana atlas. Worlds longest crosssea bridge opens in china youtube.
For a full list of record titles, please use our record application search. It was started in 2006, finished in 2010 and finally opened in 2011. China opens the worlds longest bridge over water, toppling. Roebling, who would later go on to design the brooklyn bridge. Liangshui river bridge beijingtianjin intercity railway. The bridge which carries interstate 55 represents about onethird of the highways estimated 66 miles. Lake pontchartrain causeway then became the longest bridge over water continuous while jiaozhou bay bridge the longest bridge over water aggregate. This 9 meters wide and 36,710 meters long bridge claimed to be the longest tollfree road in the world.
The world s longest bridge is the danyangkunshan grand bridge in china, part of the beijingshanghai highspeed railway. Aug 01, 2017 the manchac swamp bridge was opened in 1979 and is among the worlds longest bridges over water and the second longest in north america. This article needs additional citations for verification. This is a list of the world s longest bridges more than three kilometres long sorted by their full length above land or water. Take a ride on world s longest sea bridge duration. Oct 24, 2018 china s giant bridge of death attempts to push hong kong closer to mainland china. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate.
Opened in 2011, the danyangkunshan grand bridge is 164. The bridge has a wide pedestrian walkway open to walkers and cyclists. The boris johnson vision of a 22 mile crossing over the channel comes in at only a fifth of the length of the worlds longest bridge. The world s longest bridge over sea water has opened in opened to general traffic on in chinas eastern coastal city of qingdao. Worlds longest sea bridge opens between hong kong and. China opened the world s longest bridge over water on thursday. It separates huangdao district from qingdao city and borders on two other cities, jiaozhou and jiaonan.
Jul 06, 2011 its called the jiaozhou bay bridge and it was recently opened last june 30, immediately being cited by the guinness book of world records as the longest roadway bridge over water in the world. The regions newest floating bridge, the evergreen point bridge, is the worlds longest floating bridge and opened in 2016. It replaced an earlier floating bridge and provided more traffic capacity. Manchac swamp bridge, louisiana 23 miles image source. Along with its massive highspeed rail network, china has officially surpassed the united states in yet another piece of transportation infrastructure. The two bridges feature a bascule, which spans the navigation channel 8 miles km south of the north shore. The worlds longest sea bridge, spanning three territories, officially opened on tuesday oct 23 to much fanfare. After a longer bridge opened last week, the bridge linking mandeville and metairie appeared dead in the, pun intended, water in its efforts to hang onto its claim to fame as the world s longest. China opens worlds longest sea bridge and three other. An associated press story touts the jiaozhou bridge as the new world s longest bridge over open water. The worlds 30 most impressive bridges popular mechanics.
The evergreen point floating bridge, also known as the 520 bridge and officially the governor albert d. At the time it opened, and for several years, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world and it has become a famous and iconic landmark of new york. Here are 10 longest bridges in the world cce l online news. Opened to the public in 2011, it took around 10,000 people to construct it over just four years and cost. When it was opened in 1867, it held the title of the longest bridge in the world. The second span was only about 50 feet longer than the original, but it was enough to finally catch the attention of the guinness book of world records first published in 1955.
Some claim it is the longest tollfree road bridge in the world. It looks like theyre going to have to change some promotional materials down in louisiana, where the lake pontchartrain causeway has long claimed to be the world s longest bridge over open water. Rosellini bridge, carries washington state route 520 across lake washington from seattle to its eastern suburbs. Opened in 2011 for public, this is the same year, the bridge got its title of the longest one in the entire world according to the guinness book of world. Construction has been dogged by safety issues at least 18 workers have died on the project, officials say. Worlds longest car wash houston, texas atlas obscura. China opens longest sea bridge world news the guardian.
Tower bridge is one of londons most famous landmarks, its centre section can be raised and lowered to let ships pass through underneath. Chinas president xi jinping launched the world s longest sea bridge connecting hong kong, macau and mainland china on tuesday at a time when beijing is tightening its grip on its semiautonomous territories. The bridge crosses the the nizhu river, and to give you some idea of the size of the drop down to the water below, its almost two eiffel towers or oneandahalf empire state buildings. The lake pontchartrain causeway was officially recognized as the longest bridge over water in the world. Completed in 1883, brooklyn bridge connects manhattan and brooklyn by spanning the east river. Jul 01, 2011 for more than half a century, the lake pontchartrain causeway has proudly billed itself as the world s longest bridge. The jiaozhou bay bridge, which is the worlds longest overwater bridge at 26.
Another long stretch of the manmade structure is found in louisiana. Jan 19, 2018 longest bridges around the world in pictures. It is considered to be the longest bridge in europe and to this day, it remains as one of the longest bridges in the world with 10 km of it passing over water and a suspension section, that allows ships to pass through, close to the lisbon side. This toll bridge across the famous lake pontchartrain witnesses more than 40,000 cars driving the 2 hours long route each day. Located in louisiana, us, this bridge is the longest on the interstate highway system. The worlds longest bridge is the danyangkunshan grand bridge in china, part of the beijingshanghai highspeed railway. One of the longest bridges in the world over water, the manchac swamp bridge is a twin concrete trestle bridge carrying the interstate road. The worlds longest sea bridge is set to open this week, linking the cities of hong kong and macau to the chinese mainland as part of a. Other sources claim that manchac swamp bridge is the world s longest tollfree road bridge. Bridge section of hong kongzhuhaimacau bridge guinness. At 102 miles in length, this extensive bridge is the worlds longest.
Over the last year, erdogan has opened the first road tunnel underneath the bosphorus and the third bridge across the istanbul strait. So does the guinness book of world records which now relegates the causeway to no. According to the guinness book of world records, the lake pontchartrain causeway is the longest continuous bridge passing over water, the waters of new orleanss lake pontchartrain to be exact. This is chinas eighth entry to the list of worlds longest bridges, including the longest. The worlds longest bridge over icecovered waters is the 12. The second lake pontchartrain causeway, which joins mandeville and metairie, louisiana, usa, is 38. Xi announced the bridge officially open at a ceremony also attended by hong kongs and macaus city leaders at a new port terminal in the. It stretches 5 miles further than the distance between dover and calais and links chinas eastern port city of qingdao. Longest bridge over water continuous guinness world. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This incredible structure connects shanghai to the town of nanjing, the capital of chinas jiangsu province. Jun 30, 2011 china opens world s longest sea bridge the 26.
China having problems with the worlds longest sea bridge. Jun 30, 2011 chinas jiaozhou bay bridge, which opened today after four years of construction, clocks in at a reststopdemanding 26. Lake pontchartrain causeway new orleans, louisiana. Top 10 longest bridges in the world topteny magazine. This is a list of the world s longest bridges more than three kilometres long sorted.
The bridges are supported by 9,500 concrete pilings. China opens worlds longest ocean bridge measuring 26. Guinness world records opens new category for lake. Other sources claim that manchac swamp bridge is the worlds longest tollfree road bridge.
Jun 30, 2011 three of the bridges including the two longest ever built are part of the beijingshanghai high speed railway which made its first commercial trip earlier today. But before we get to them, lets have a look at what bridges really stand for. The bridge continues to be used since its opening in 1979. Major part of the bridge is a lowlevel viaduct and the rest is cablestayed section. Lake pontchartrain causeway then became the longest.
After a number of delays, china is preparing to open the longest seacrossing bridge in the world. Since 1969, it was listed by guinness world records as the longest bridge over water in the world. The akashi kaiyko bridge spans the akashi strait, connecting awaji island to kobe, an important industrial center. China officially opens the worlds longest bridge over water. Three of the bridges including the two longest ever built are part of the beijingshanghai high speed railway which made its first commercial trip earlier today. Lupu bridge in shanghai gets a spot on this list because at 3,900 meters it is the world s longest steelarch bridge, and it also provides an amazing vantage point overlooking the old 2010. The manchac swamp bridge was opened in 1979 and is among the world s longest bridges over water and the second longest in north america. In this case, this bridge goes over the beijingshanghai highspeed railway. The world s longest crosssea bridge, the hong kongzhuhaimacao bridge, in zhuhai city, that connects the east and west sides of the pearl river delta in south china will officially open on tuesday. The longest bridge in the usa is also one of the longest bridges in the world. However, in 2011, jiaozhou bay bridge in china was given the title of the longest bridge over water.
It was the longest suspension bridge in the world at that time, more than a kilometer long. The danyangkunshan grand bridge is the worlds longest bridge, running for 164. Built over the manchac swamp, this bridge is one of the longest bridges built over water. May 01, 2008 the worlds longest sea bridge was formally opened yesterday linking shanghai to the industrial city of ningbo across hangzhou bay in china the 22mile bridge will reduce the driving distance. And now they just opened the longest seacrossing bridge in the world, and the sixth. Causeway refuses to relinquish worlds longest bridge. The bridge has a span of 5973 feet 1991 meters, making it over 25% longer than its nearest competition. Causeway refuses to relinquish worlds longest bridge title. The twoway at more than 26 miles, the jiaozhou bay bridge is about two miles longer than louisianas lake pontchartrain causeway. Chinese president xi jinping had declared the hong kongzhuhaimacau bridge officially open at a ceremony in the southern mainland city of zhuhai. China is about to open the world s longest sea bridge here are the 12 longest bridges in the world. Jiaozhou bay is located on the southern coast of the shandong peninsula in east china. Due to recent feats of chinese engineering, the fourlane, 5,189pile concrete trestle bridge north of new orleans got demoted by guinness world records for world s longest bridge over water.