This list ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span, i.e. the distance between the suspension towers. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed bridges. If one bridge has a longer span than another, it does not mean that the bridge is the longer from shore to shore, or from anchorage to anchorage. However, the size of the main span does often correlate with the height of the towers, and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge.

Cable-stayed bridges with more than three spans are generally more complex, and bridges of this type generally represent a more notable engineering achievement, even where their spans are shorter.

Cable-stayed bridges have the second-longest spans, after suspension bridges, of bridge types. They are practical for spans up to around . The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge over the Yangtze River in China, with its span, has the longest span of any cable-stayed bridge, displacing the former record holder, the Russky Bridge over the Eastern Bosphorus in Vladivostok, Russia on 9 September 2025.

Completed cable-stayed bridges This list of largest cable-stayed bridges includes all bridges with a main span of at least in length. This list only includes bridges that carry vehicular traffic, such as automobiles or trains. It does not include suspension bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges.

+Sortable list of largest completed cable-stayed bridges, ranked by length of main spanImageNameMain span metres (feet)PylonsYearcompletedLocationCountryRefChangtai Yangtze River BridgeChangzhouTaizhou, JiangsuRussky BridgeVladivostokRussky IslandHusutong Yangtze River BridgeNantongSuzhou, JiangsuSutong Yangtze River BridgeSuzhouNantong, JiangsuStonecutters BridgeTsing YiStonecutters Island, Hong KongQingshan Yangtze River BridgeWuhan, HubeiEdong Yangtze River BridgeHuangshi, HubeiJiayu Yangtze River BridgeJiayu CountyHonghu, HubeiTatara BridgeIkuchijima, HiroshimaŌmishima Island, EhimePont de NormandieLe Havre, Seine-MaritimeHonfleur, CalvadosGordie Howe International BridgeDetroit, MichiganWindsor, OntarioChizhou Yangtze River BridgeChizhouZongyang County, AnhuiShishou Yangtze River BridgeShishou, HubeiJiujiang Yangtze River Expressway BridgeJiujiang, JiangxiHuangmei County, HubeiJingyue Yangtze River BridgeJianli, HubeiYueyang, HunanWuxue Yangtze River BridgeWuxueYangxin County, HubeiSecond Wuhu Yangtze River BridgeWuhu, AnhuiIncheon BridgeIncheonYeongjongdoYachi River BridgeQianxi CountyQingzhen, GuizhouXiamen Zhangzhou BridgeXiamenZhangzhou, FujianWuhan Zhuankou Yangtze River BridgeWuhan, HubeiDanjiangkou Reservoir BridgeDanjiangkou, HubeiZolotoy BridgeVladivostokShanghai Yangtze River BridgeShanghaiChongming CountyThird Wanzhou Yangtze River BridgeWanzhou, ChongqingDuge BridgeXuanwei, YunnanShuicheng, GuizhouChibi Yangtze River BridgeChibiHonghu, HubeiHuangmaohai BridgeZhuhaiTaishan, GuangdongMinpu BridgeShanghaiFoshanJiangmen, GuangdongGaolangang BridgeZhuhaiTaishan, GuangdongXiangshan Harbor BridgeNingboXiangshan County, ZhejiangLangqi Min River BridgeFuzhou, FujianSecond Fengdu Yangtze River BridgeFengdu County, ChongqingXindu Jinsha River BridgePingshan County, SichuanSuijiang County, YunnanBianyuzhou Yangtze River Railway BridgeJiujiang, JiangxiHuangmei County, HubeiBaijusi Yangtze River BridgeDadukou DistrictBanan District, ChongqingXiangtan, HunanQueensferry CrossingEdinburghFife, ScotlandNanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River BridgeNanjing, JiangsuWangjiang CountyDongzhi County, AnhuiNew Yalu River BridgeDandong, LiaoningSinuiju, North Pyongan ProvinceTongling Yangtze River Road-railway BridgeTongling, AnhuiNanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River BridgeNanjing, JiangsuFoshan, GuangdongJintang BridgeNingboJintang Island, ZhejiangBaishazhou Yangtze River BridgeWuhan, HubeiQianjiang BridgeLaibinWuxuan, GuangxiErqi Yangtze River BridgeWuhan, HubeiYongchuanJiangjin, ChongqingQingzhou BridgeFuzhou, FujianYangpu BridgeShanghaiNanjing, JiangsuJiangmen, GuangdongXupu BridgeShanghaiNagoya, AichiWuhu, AnhuiTaoyaomen BridgeZhoushan, ZhejiangAnqing Yangtze River Railway BridgeAnqing, AnhuiLiuguanghe Xiqian Expressway BridgeXiuwenQianxi, GuizhouHonglian BridgeNansha, GuangdongShenzhong Corridor Zhongshan BridgeZhongshan, GuangdongFulong Xi River BridgeFoshan, GuangdongGujin Chishui River BridgeGulin County, SichuanJinsha County, GuizhouNanxi District, SichuanHuanggang, HubeiHancheng, ShaanxiHejin, ShanxiRio–Antirrio BridgeRio, PeloponneseAntirrio, Aetolia-AcarnaniaJainca CountyHualong Hui, QinghaiZunyu Expressway Xiang River BridgeBozhouWeng'an County, GuizhouCheongna Haneul BridgeIncheonYeongjongdoPingtang BridgePingtang, GuizhouCần Thơ BridgeCần Thơ, Mekong DeltaFuzhou, FujianZhoushan, ZhejiangBusan Harbor BridgeBusan, YeongnamLa Constitución de 1812 BridgeCádiz, AndalusiaGodeok–Topyeong BridgeGangdong District, SeoulGuri, Gyeonggi ProvinceXichuan County, HenanFuding, FujianChanglePingtan County, FujianSkarnsund BridgeInderøy, TrøndelagAtlantic Bridge, PanamaColón, Colón ProvinceYinzhouhu BridgeJiangmen, GuangdongRongshan Yangtze River BridgeHejiang County, SichuanQiji Yellow River BridgeJinanQihe County, ShandongLongli BridgeLongli County, GuizhouLingang Yangtze River BridgeYibin, SichuanBaluarte BridgeConcordia, SinaloaPueblo Nuevo, DurangoHuangyi Yangtze River BridgeLuzhou, SichuanHejiang Shenbicheng Yangtze River BridgeHejiang County, SichuanNaxi Yangtze River BridgeLuzhou, SichuanXiangbei Marshalling Station BridgeXiangyang, HubeiHongqimen BridgeNansha, GuangdongAnluo Expressway Yellow River BridgeYuanyang CountyZhongmu County, HenanQueshi BridgeShantou, GuangdongGong'an CountyJiangling County, HubeiTsurumi Tsubasa BridgeYokohama, KanagawaAnqing Yangtze River BridgeAnqing, AnhuiFirst Cheonsa BridgeAmtae IslandAphae Island, South Jeolla ProvinceLuodian County, GuizhouTian'e County, GuangxiHarbor Bridge ProjectCorpus Christi, TexasTianxingzhou Yangtze River BridgeWuhan, HubeiJingzhou Yangtze River Bridge(North bridge)Jingzhou, HubeiKanchanaphisek BridgePhra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan ProvinceSungai Johor BridgeJohor Bahru, JohorMokpo, South Jeolla ProvinceYeosu, South Jeolla ProvinceZhuhai, GuangdongNanjing, JiangsuHwayang-Jobal BridgeJobaldo IslandJangsu-ri, South Jeolla ProvinceXuefenghu BridgeAnhua County, HunanSudarshan SetuOkhaBet Dwarka, Gujarat

Cable-stayed bridges under construction

+Sortable list of cable-stayed bridges under construction, ranked by length of main spanImageNameMain span metres (feet)PylonsYearto openLocationCountryRefGuanyinsi Yangtze River BridgeGong'an CountyJiangling County, HubeiMa'anshan Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeMa'anshan, AnhuiAnqing Haikou Yangtze River BridgeAnqing, AnhuiSecond Badong Yangtze River BridgeBadong County, HubeiPuzhehei BridgeLuxi CountyQiubei County, YunnanWushan Shennv Yangtze River BridgeWushan County, ChongqingBailizhou Yangtze River BridgeZhijiang, HubeiZhongshan Xiangshan BridgeZhongshan, GuangdongLena BridgeYakutsk, Sakha RepublicChizhou Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeChizhou, AnhuiShenzhen-Jiangmen Rail-Road Hongqili BridgeZhongshan, GuangdongXiazhou Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeYichang, HubeiNingboZhoushan, ZhejiangFuling Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeFuling District, ChongqingMin'an BridgeFuzhou, FujianKapurthala BridgeGoindwal, PunjabNingboXiangshan County, ZhejiangZhoushan, ZhejiangDaxi River BridgeFengjie County, ChongqingPingnan Xun River BridgePingnan County, GuangxiFuling Shituo Yangtze River Rail-Road BridgeFuling District, ChongqingDongying Yellow River Rail-Road BridgeDongying, ShandongMsikaba BridgeLusikisiki, Eastern CapeHengqin Expressway Yu River BridgeHengzhou, GuangxiNingbo, ZhejiangSongzihe BridgeSongzi, HubeiJiulongpo DistrictNan'an District, ChongqingFrancis Scott Key Bridge replacementBaltimore, MarylandQingzhou Liujiang BridgeLiuzhou, Guangxi

Longest cable-stayed bridge decks The definition of cable-stayed bridge deck length used here is: A continuous part of the bridge deck that is supported only by stay-cables and pylons, or are free spans. This means that columns supporting the side span as for example found in Pont de Normandie, excludes most of the side span decks from the cable-stayed deck length.

There are some bridges with long bridge decks whose span lengths have not been published, and therefore are missing. Extradosed bridges are not included. The thirty longest decks are: Name Cable-stayeddeck length Pylons Diagram Ma'anshan Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge Millau Viaduct Lena Bridgeunder construction Rio-Antirio Bridge Changtai Yangtze River Bridge Husutong Yangtze River Bridge Huangmaohai Bridge Pelješac Bridge Queensferry Crossing Sutong Yangtze River Bridge Erqi Yangtze River Bridge Nhật Tân Bridge General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge Chishi Bridge Pingtang Bridge

Timeline of world record lengths Many early suspension bridges included cable-stayed construction, including the 1817 footbridge Dryburgh Abbey Bridge, James Dredge's patented Victoria Bridge, Bath (1836), and the later Albert Bridge, London (1872), and Brooklyn Bridge (1883). Their designers found that the combination of technologies created a stiffer bridge. Albert Caquot's 1952 concrete-decked cable-stayed bridge over the Donzère-Mondragon canal at Pierrelatte is one of the first of the modern type, but had little influence on later development. The steel-decked Strömsund Bridge designed by Franz Dischinger (1956) is therefore more often cited as the first modern cable-stayed bridge.

This list tracks the bridge having the longest cable-stayed main span through time.

This list may be incomplete and detailed sources for pre-modern cable-stayed bridges may not be available, so the timeline might not be accurate. +Timeline of bridges with some form of cable-stay constructionRecordNameLocationMain span:metres(feet)CrossesNotes1871 – 1885Old Redheugh Bridge Newcastle upon TyneRiver Tynedestroyed in 18851885 – 1891 UppsalaFyris River1891 – 1914Bluff Dale Bridge Bluff Dale, TXPaluxy River1914 – 1922Kaihihi Stream Bridge Okato footbridge1922 – 1926Tauranga Bridge ŌpōtikiWaioeka River1926 – 1952Tempul Aqueduct Jerez de la FronteraGuadalete River1952 – 1956Donzère-Mondragon Bridge PierrelatteDonzère-Mondragon Canal1956 – 1957Strömsund Bridge StrömsundStröms vattudal1957 – 1959Theodor Heuss Bridge DüsseldorfRhine1959 – 1969Severin Bridge CologneRhine1969 – 1971Kniebrücke DüsseldorfRhine1971 – 1974 DuisburgRhine1974 – 1983Saint-Nazaire Bridge Saint-NazaireLoire River1983 – 1986Ingeniero Carlos Fernández Casado Bridge LeónBarrios de Luna Reservoir1986 – 1991Alex Fraser Bridge VancouverFraser River1991 – 1993Skarnsund Bridge InderøySkarnsundet1993 – 1995Yangpu Bridge ShanghaiHuangpu River1995 – 1999Pont de Normandie Le HavreSeine River1999 – 2008Tatara Bridge ImabariInland Sea2008 – 2012Sutong Bridge SuzhouNantongYangtze River2012 – 2025 Russky Bridge VladivostokEastern Bosphorus2025 – Changtai Yangtze River Bridge ChangzhouTaizhouYangtze River

See also List of longest suspension bridge spans List of longest masonry arch bridge spans List of longest arch bridge spans List of longest beam bridge spans List of longest bridges List of highest bridges List of tallest bridges List of cable-stayed bridges in the United States List of spans — list of remarkable permanent wire spans Floating cable-stayed bridge Cable-stayed suspension bridge

Notes and references Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering

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Further reading — includes a list of major cable-stayed bridges by length