Highest Bridges in the World 🌉
Highest Bridges in the World List 2023 🌉
The height of bridges in ADDucation’s list of highest bridges is measured from the deck of the bridge (which carries road, rail, transport etc.) to the ground below or the water level at the bottom of the bridge. The height of the bridge structure itself is not taken into account for this list of bridges. Currently* the highest bridge in the world is the Beipanjiang River Duge Bridge in southwest China
| Highest Bridges in the World 🌉 | Height (m) | Height (feet) | Locality | Country | Bridge Type | Trivia | Main Span (m) | Main Span (feet) | Opened | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duge Bridge Beipanjiang | 565 | 1854 | Dugexiang, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Cable-stayed bridge | Highest bridge in the world. | 720 | 2362 | 2016 | 1 |
| Siduhe Bridge (Sidu River Bridge) | 496 | 1627 | Yesanguanzhen, Hubei. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | World’s highest suspension bridge. | 900 | 2952 | 2009 | 2 |
| Puli Bridge | 485 | 1591 | Pulixiang, Yunnan. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | Road bridge over Puli river. | 628 | 2060 | 2015 | 3 |
| Yachi River Bridge | 440 | 1444 | Daguanzhen, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | Road bridge over Wu river. | 800 | 2625 | 2016 | 4 |
| Qingshuihe River Bridge | 406 | 1332 | Weng’an, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | Also one of the world’s longest bridges. | 1130 | 3707 | 2016 | 5 |
| Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge | 393 | 1289 | Otoma, Southern Highlands. | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | Suspension bridge | World’s highest bridge outside China. Highest pipeline bridge. | 470 | 1542 | 2005 | 6 |
| Baluarte Bicentennial Bridge (Puente Baluarte Bicentenario) | 390 | 1280 | El Palmito, Sinaloa. | 🇲🇽 Mexico | Cable-stayed bridge | Highest bridge in the Americas. | 520 | 1706 | 2013 | 7 |
| Liuguanghe Bridge Xiqian | 375 | 1230 | Liutongxiang, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | Road bridge over Wu river. | 580 | 1903 | 2016 | 8 |
| Balinghe Bridge (Baling River Bridge) | 370 | 1214 | Guanling, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | Road bridge G60 | 1088 | 3570 | 2009 | 9 |
| Beipanjiang Bridge Guanxing (Beipan River bridge) | 366 | 1200 | Xingbeizhen, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | Road bridge for Guanxing Highway. | 388 | 1273 | 2003 | 10 |
| Dimuhe Bridge | 360 | 1181 | Liupanshui, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | G56 road bridge over Wu river. | 538 | 1765 | 2016 | 11 |
| Liuchonghe Bridge (Liuchong River Bridge) | 340 | 1115 | Zhilin, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Cable-stayed bridge | 555 road bridge over Liuchong river. | 438 | 1437 | 2013 | 12 |
| Aizhai Bridge | 336 | 1102 | Jishou, Hunan. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | G65 road bridge at Dehang Grand Canyon. | 1176 | 3858 | 2012 | 13 |
| Lishui River Bridge | 330 | 1083 | Zhangjiajie, Hunan. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | S10 Zhanghua Expy road bridge. | 856 | 2808 | 2013 | 14 |
| Beipanjiang Bridge Hukun Expressway | 318 | 1043 | Qinglong, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | G60 road bridge. | 636 | 2087 | 2009 | 15 |
| Najiehe Railway Bridge | 310 | 1017 | Liuchangxiang, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | Railway bridge over Wu river. | 352 | 1155 | 2016 | 16 |
| Pingtang Bridge | 305 | 1001 | Pingtang, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Cable-stayed bridge | Second tallest bridge in the world Dec 2019* | 550 | 1800 | 2019 | 17 |
| Liuguanghe Bridge | 297 | 975 | Liu Guangzhen, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Beam bridge | Highest beam bridge in the world. | 240 | 787 | 2001 | 18 |
| Beipanjiang Railway Bridge | 295 | 968 | Qinglong, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | Railway bridge over Beipan river. | 445 | 1460 | 2016 | 19 |
| Zhijinghe Bridge | 294 | 965 | Dazhipingzhen, Hubei. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | G50 road bridge. | 430 | 1411 | 2009 | 20 |
| Longjiang Bridge | 292 | 958 | Wuhexiang, Yunnan. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | S10 road bridge over Long river. | 1196 | 3924 | 2016 | 21 |
| Royal Gorge Bridge | 291 | 955 | Cañon City, Colorado. | 🇺🇸 USA | Suspension bridge | Highest bridge in the USA and one of the highest bridges outside China. | 286 | 938 | 1929 | 22 |
| Xixihe Bridge Qianda | 288 | 945 | Honglinxiang, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Beam bridge | S82 road bridge over Xixi river. | 190 | 620 | 2015 | 23 |
| Luding Yaye Expressway Bridge | 285 | 935 | Luding County, Sichuan | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | Road bridge over the Dadu river | 1100 | 3600 | 2018 | 24 |
| Sunxi River Bridge | 280 | 920 | Bailinzhen, Chongqing | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | Road bridge over Sunxi river. | 660 | 2170 | 2018 | 25 |
| Millau Viaduct (Viaduc Millau) the | 277 | 909 | Millau, Midi-Pyrénées. | 🇫🇷 France | Cable-stayed bridge | Tallest bridge in the world. | 342 | 1122 | 2004 | 26 |
| Beipanjiang Railway Bridge Shuibai | 275 | 902 | Fa’er Bouyei, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | World’s highest railway bridge. | 235 | 771 | 2001 | 27 |
| Yachi Railway Bridge | 272 | 892 | Qianxi County, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | Carries the Chengdu–Guiyang high-speed railway. | 436 | 1430 | 2019 | 28 |
| Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tilman Memorial Bridge (Colorado River Bridge, Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge). | 271 | 890 | Boulder City, Nevada. | 🇺🇸 USA | Arch bridge | World’s highest concrete arch bridge. One of the highest bridges outside China. | 323 | 1060 | 2010 | 29 |
| New River Gorge Bridge | 267 | 876 | Fayetteville, West Virginia. | 🇺🇸 USA | Arch bridge | One of the highest bridges outside China. Listed in USA national register of historic places. | 518 | 1700 | 1977 | 30 |
| Lianghekou Dam Bridge | 265 | 869 | Yajiang County, Sichuan. | 🇨🇳 China | Beam bridge | Road bridge over the Yalong river. | 220 | 720 | 2019 | 31 |
| Zongxihe Bridge | 264 | 866 | Weixinzhen, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | Road bridge over Liuchong river. | 360 | 1181 | 2015 | 32 |
| Wulingshan Bridge | 263 | 863 | Pengshui, Chongqing. | 🇨🇳 China | Cable-stayed bridge | Road bridge over Houzao river. | 360 | 1181 | 2009 | 33 |
| Nanpan River Qiubei Bridge | 262 | 860 | Qiubei, Yunnan. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | Railway bridge. | 416 | 1365 | 2016 | 34 |
| Gongshuihe Bridge (Zhongjianhe Bridge during construction) | 260 | 850 | Xuan’en County, Hubei. | 🇨🇳 China | Cable-stayed bridge | Road bridge over Niucao river. | 400 | 1300 | 2015 | 35 |
| Wujiang Bridge Yuqing | 260 | 850 | Goupitanzhen, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Cable-stayed bridge | Road bridge over Wu river. | 360 | 1180 | 2016 | 36 |
| Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge | 260 | 853 | Sanguansixiang, Hunan. | 🇨🇳 China | Suspension bridge | The world’s highest footbridge. Glass-bottomed. | 430 | 1411 | 2016 | 37 |
| Italia Viaduct (Viadotto Italia) | 259 | 850 | Laino Borgo, Calabria. | 🇮🇹 Italy | Beam bridge | Highest bridge in Italy. One of the highest bridges outside China. | 175 | 574 | 1974 | 38 |
| Jiangjiehe Bridge | 256 | 840 | Weng’an, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | Road bridge over Wu river. | 330 | 1080 | 1995 | 39 |
| Xixihe Railway Bridge | 256 | 840 | Dafang County, Guizhou. | 🇨🇳 China | Arch bridge | Railway bridge over Xixi river. | 240 | 790 | 2019 | 40 |