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Longest Bridge in the United States by main span, excludes Pipeline, Utility, and Demolished Bridges
| Rank | Name | Length | Date Completed | Type | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge | 4,260 ft (1,298 m) | 1964 | Suspension | New York | Longest bridge in the World 1964-1981, Longest bridge in the Americas 1964-present |
| 2 | Golden Gate Bridge | 4,200 ft (1,280 m) | 1937 | Suspension | California | Longest bridge in the world 1937-1964 |
| 3 | Mackinac Bridge | 3,800 ft (1,158 m) | 1957 | Suspension | Michigan | Connects Upper & Lower Peninsulas |
| 4 | George Washington Bridge | 3,500 ft (1,100 m) | 1931 | Suspension | New York-New Jersey | Longest bridge in the world 1931-1937 |
| 5 | Second Tacoma Narrows Bridge | 2,800 ft (853 m) | 1950 | Suspension | Washington | Replaced 1940 structure after collapse |
| 6 | Third Tacoma Narrows Bridge | 2,800 ft (853 m) | 2007 | Suspension | Washington | Relieves traffic on 1950 structure |
| 7 | Alfred Zampa Carquinez Bridge | 2,390 ft (730 m) | 2003 | Suspension | California | Replaced 1927 Cantilever Structure |
| 8 | San Francisco Bay Bridge Western Span #1 | 2,310 ft (704 m) | 1936 | Suspension | California | Two spans sharing a center anchorage |
| 8 | San Francisco Bay Bridge Western Span #2 | 2,310 ft (704 m) | 1936 | Suspension | California | Two spans sharing a center anchorage |
| 10 | Bronx-Whitestone Bridge | 2,300 ft (700 m) | 1939 | Suspension | New York | Opened to provide direct access to 1939 Worlds Fair |
| 11 | First Delaware Memorial Bridge | 2,100 ft (655 m) | 1951 | Suspension | New Jersey-Delaware | Twin spans side-by-side |
| 11 | Second Delaware Memorial Bridge | 2,100 ft (655 m) | 1968 | Suspension | New Jersey-Delaware | Twin spans side-by-side |
| 13 | Walt Whitman Bridge | 2,000 ft (610 m) | 1957 | Suspension | Pennsylvania-New Jersey | Longest bridge in Greater Philadelphia |
| 14 | Ambassador Bridge | 1,850 ft (560 m) | 1929 | Suspension | Michigan-Ontario | Longest bridge in the world 1929-1931 |
| 15 | Ben Franklin Bridge | 1,750 ft (533 m) | 1926 | Suspension | Pennsylvania-New Jersey | Longest suspension bridge in the world 1926-1929 |
| 16 | New River Gorge Bridge | 1,700 ft (518 m) | 1977 | Arch | West Virginia | Longest arch bridge in the world 1977-2003 |
| 17 | Bayonne Bridge | 1,675 ft (510 m) | 1931 | Arch | New York-New Jersey | Longest arch bridge in the world 1931-1977 |
| 18 | Commodore Barry Bridge | 1,644 ft (501 m) | 1974 | Cantilever | Pennsylvania-New Jersey | Longest cantilever bridge in the United States 1974-present |
| 19 | Bear Mountain Bridge | 1,632 ft (497 m) | 1924 | Suspension | New York | Longest suspension bridge in the world 1924-1926 |
| 20 | Williamsburg Bridge | 1,600 ft (490 m) | 1903 | Suspension | New York | Longest suspension bridge in the world 1903-1924 |
| 20 | First Chesapeake Bay Bridge | 1,600 ft (490 m) | 1951 | Suspension | Maryland | Spans side-by-side of different design |
| 20 | Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge | 1,600 ft (490 m) | 1969 | Suspension | Rhode Island | Longest bridge in New England |
| 20 | Second Chesapeake Bay Bridge | 1,600 ft (490 m) | 1973 | Suspension | Maryland | Spans side-by-side of different design |
| 24 | Brooklyn Bridge | 1,595 ft (486 m) | 1883 | Suspension | New York | Longest bridge in the world 1883-1890 |
| 25 | Second Crescent City Connection | 1,594 ft (486 m) | 1988 | Cantilever | Louisiana | Twin spans side-by-side |
| 26 | John James Audubon Bridge | 1,583 ft (482 m) | 2011 | Cable-Stayed | Louisiana | Longest cable-stayed bridge in the United States |
| 27 | First Crescent City Connection | 1,575 ft (480 m) | 1958 | Cantilever | Louisiana | Twin spans side-by-side |
| 29 | Arthur Ravenel Bridge | 1,546 ft (471 m) | 2005 | Cable-Stayed | South Carolina | Replaced Grace Memorial Bridge |
| 30 | Vincent Thomas Bridge | 1,500 ft (457 m) | 1963 | Suspension | California | Longest bridge in Southern California |
| 30 | Mid-Hudson Bridge | 1,500 ft (457 m) | 1930 | Suspension | New York | Northern most suspension span on the Hudson River |
| 30 | Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge | 1,500 ft (457 m) | 2014 | Cable-stayed | Missouri-Illinois | Built to relieve pressure on the Poplar Street Bridge |
| 33 | Manhattan Bridge | 1,480 ft (451 m) | 1909 | Suspension | New York | First bridge to employ deflection theory |
| 34 | Veterans Memorial Bridge | 1,460 ft (445 m) | 1995 | Cantilever | Louisiana | Built to replace ferry |
| 35 | Greenville Bridge | 1,378 ft (420 m) | 2010 | Cable-Stayed | Arkansas-Mississippi | Replaced Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge |
| 36 | San Francisco Bay Bridge Eastern Span | 1,263 ft (385 m) | 2013 | Self-Anchored Suspension | California | Replaced original cantilever structure |
| 37 | Fremont Bridge | 1,255 ft (383 m) | 1973 | Tied Arch | Oregon | Longest span over the Willamette River |
| 38 | Horace Wilkinson Bridge | 1,235 ft (376 m) | 1968 | Cantilever | Louisiana | Longest span at Baton Rouge |
| 39 | Astoria-Megler Bridge | 1,233 ft (376 m) | 1966 | Cantilever Through-Truss ("Continuous") | Oregon-Washington | Longest span over the Columbia River |
| 40 | St. John's Bridge | 1,207 ft (368 m) | 1931 | Suspension | Oregon | Longest suspension span in the Pacific Northwest |
| 41 | Mount Hope Bridge | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 1929 | Suspension | Rhode Island | First span over 1,000 feet in New England |
| 41 | Lewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River) | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 1930 | Cantilever | Oregon-Washington | Longest cantilever span in the United States 1930-1958 |
| 41 | Francis Scott Key Bridge | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 1977 | Cantilever Through-Truss ("Continuous") | Maryland | Longest bridge in Greater Baltimore |
| 41 | Sunshine Skyway | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 1987 | Cable-Stayed | Florida | Replaced twin cantilever spans after bridge collapse |
| 41 | William H. Natcher Bridge | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 2002 | Cable-Stayed | Kentucky-Indiana | Tied for longest span over the Ohio River |
| 41 | Lewis and Clark Bridge (Ohio River) | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 2016 | Cable-stayed | Kentucky-Illinois | Tied for longest span over the Ohio River |
| 41 | Second Tappan Zee Bridge | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 2017 | Cable-stayed | New York | Replaced 1955 Cantilever Span |