List of bridge types

Here are all types of bridges.

TypeSub-typeLength rangeImage
Longest span
Arch bridge575 meters (Ping'nan Third Bridge)
Through arch bridge
Beam bridge (Integral beam bridge)[1]
Log bridge (beam bridge)
Viaduct
Cavity wall viaduct
Bowstring arch
Box girder bridge
Cable-stayed bridge1104 m (Russky Bridge)10100 m (Jiashao Bridge)
Cable-stayed suspension bridge hybridCable-stayed bridge and Suspension bridge1,408 m (4,619 ft)Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge[2]
Cantilever bridge549 m (Quebec bridge)1042.6 m (Forth Bridge)
Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge
Clapper bridge
Covered bridge
Girder bridge
Continuous span girder bridge
Integral bridge
Extradosed bridge1,920m Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
Moon bridge
Movable bridge
Pigtail bridge
Plate girder bridge
Pontoon bridge
Rigid-frame bridge
Roving bridge
Segmental bridge
Self-anchored suspension bridge
Side-spar cable-stayed bridge
Simple suspension bridge (Inca rope bridge)
Step-stone bridge
Stressed ribbon bridge
Suspension bridge
Transporter bridge
Trestle bridge
Truss arch bridge
Truss bridge
Vierendeel bridge
Brown truss
Covered bridgeBurr Arch Truss
Lattice truss bridge
(Town lattice truss)
Tubular bridge
Vlotbrug

Natural occurring bridges

TypeSub-typeLength rangeImage
Longest spanLongest total
Ant bridge
Root bridge
Natural bridge

See also

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