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The longest Bridges in the World (Asia)

Written by Jegeon Ryu | Jan 23, 2024 8:20:42 AM

Intro

 

Did you know that the world's longest bridge is located in Asia? That is the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the longest bridge globally, with an impressive length of 164.8 km (102.4 miles).

Now, where do you think the second-longest bridge in the world is? Surprisingly, it's also in Asia. What's even more surprising is that the entire top 10 list of the world's longest bridges is located in the Asian region.

Let's explore the bridges that make up the world's and Asia's top 10, ranked by their lengths.

 

 

Top 10 : Metro Manila Skyway System (Philippines)

 

Length : 39km

The capital of the Philippines is Manila, and the metropolitan area centered around Manila is called Metro Manila. The Metro Manila Skyway, initiated in 1998, is an elevated highway system cutting through Metro Manila to address the traffic congestion on the crowded roads with a population exceeding 10 million. Fortunately, the Metro Manila Skyway has been successful in achieving its intended purpose to date. The Skyway has been completed up to Stage 3, and depending on future expansion projects, it may rise even higher in the rankings.

 

Metro Manila Skyway

 

Source : https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/PPP/projs/mmss-3

 

 

Top 9 : Dhaka Elevated Expressway (Bangladesh)

 

Length : 46.7km

Dhaka Elevated Expressway is Bangladesh's first elevated expressway project. The elevated expressway is set to establish an alternative route throughout the city. The DEE will be instrumental in connecting various factories and the expanding international airport in the northern part of the city, and serving the main port of Chittagong in the southern region. The 11.5 km Airport- Farmgate segment of the expressway has been completed and is operational since 2 September 2023, and the rest is still under construction.

 

Dhaka Elevated Expressway (c) Theconfluence

 

 

Top 8 : Beijing Grand Bridge (China)

 

Length : 48.1km

Beijing Grand Bridge (Chinese: 北京特大桥) is a 48.15-kilometer (29.92 mi)-long railway viaduct on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, located in Beijing.

 

Beijing Grand Bridge (c) OpenStreetMap

 

Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway (c) Alan Fan Pei

 

 

Top 7 : Bang Na Expressway (Thailand)

 

Length : 54km

The Bang Na Expressway is a box girder viaduct in Bangkok, Thailand, and held the title of the world's longest bridge from 2000 until 2008. The all-precast, prestressed concrete superstructure has a total length of 54 km (34 miles).

 

Bang Na Expressway

 

 

Top 6 : Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge (China)

 

Length : 79km

The Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge, completed in 2008, is part of the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway in China. When the new railway becomes fully operational, travel time between the two cities will be reduced from six hours to less than two hours.

 

Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge (c) Xinxinworm

 

 

Top 5 : Cangde Grand Bridge (China)

 

Length : 106km

Now, we have entered a bridge that exceeds over an impressive 100km. It is one of the bridges comprising the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010. Due to its enormous length, it is reported to have over 3,000 supporting piers.

 

Cangde Grand Bridge (c) phb01

 

 

Top 4 : Tianjin Grand Bridge (China)

 

Length : 114km

The Tianjin Grand Bridge is also one of the bridges comprising the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010. At that time, it held the Guinness World Record as the second-longest bridge globally. It utilized 860 tons of box girder with a length of 32 meters.

 

Beijing-Tianjin high speed railway (c) Wuyouyuan

 

 

Top 3 : Kita–Yaita Viaduct (Japan)

 

Length : 114km

Would you believe that a 114 km viaduct was opened in 1982? As part of the Shinkansen high-speed rail system, known by the nickname 'Bullet Train,' the section continues to connect Tokyo and Aomori.

 

Kita–Yaita Viaduct (c) Krishika M

 

 

Top 2 : Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct (Taiwan)

 

Length : 157km

The Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct, completed in 2004, transported over 200 million passengers in 2012. Given Taiwan's susceptibility to seismic activity, so seismic design has been applied.

 

Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct (c) Wikipedia

 

 

Top 1 : Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (China)

 

Length : 165km

The first place goes to the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge mentioned at the beginning. It is also part of the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway and has held the title of the world's longest bridge since its completion in 2010.

 

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge (c) MNXANL

 

 

Summary

 

Rank

Bridges

Length(m)

Length(ft)

Completion

Traffic

Country

1

Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge

164,800

540,700

2010

High-speed rail

 China

2

Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct

157,317

516,132

2004

High-speed rail

Taiwan

3

Kita–Yaita Viaduct

114,424

375,407

1982

High-speed rail

 Japan

4

Tianjin Grand Bridge

113,700

373,000

2010

High-speed rail

China

5

Cangde Grand Bridge

105,881

347,379

2010

High-speed rail

China

6

Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge

79,732

261,588

2008

High-speed rail

China

7

Bang Na Expressway

54,000

177,000

2000

Expressway

Thailand

8

Beijing Grand Bridge

48,153

157,982

2010

High-speed rail

China

9

Dhaka Elevated Expressway

46,730

153,310

2023

Expressway

Bangladesh

10

Metro Manila Skyway

39,200

128,600

2021

Expressway

Philippines

 

 

 

 

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