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List of largest cantilever bridges
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This list of the largest cantilever bridges ranks the world's cantilever bridges by the length of their span.
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.
This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It does not include suspension bridges, cable-stay bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges.
- Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's web-site.
| Rank | Name | Location | Span in meters ( feet) | Completed | |
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[1] | Pont de Québec (Largest since 1919) | Quebec, Canada | 549 (1,800) | 1919 |
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[2] | Forth Bridge (railway) (Largest from 1890 to 1919) | Edinburgh and Fife, Scotland | 2 spans of 521 (1,710) | 1890 |
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[3] | Commodore Barry Bridge | New Jersey, USA | 501 (1,644) | 1974 |
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[4] | Crescent City Connection (Greater New Orleans Bridge) | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | 480 (1,575) | 1958 (eastbound), 1988 (westbound) |
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[5] | Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge)
(World 's busiest cantilever bridge) |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India | 457 (1,500) | 1943 |
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[6] | Veterans Memorial Bridge (Gramercy Bridge) | Louisiana, USA | 445 (1,460) | 1995 |
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[7] | San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (East Bay Span) | San Francisco, California, USA | 427 (1,400) | ?? |
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[8] | Horace Wilkinson Bridge | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | 376 (1,235) | 1968 |
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[9] | Tappan Zee Bridge | New York, New York, USA | 369 (1,212) | 1955 |
- List of bridges by length
- List of largest suspension bridges
- List of largest cable-stayed bridges
- List of spans
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