The Longest Bridges in the United States
Notable spans, ranked by length.
From the Golden Gate to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel, these are notable American bridges ranked by length. Figures reflect total structure length where available.
| # | Place | Length (mi) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Chesapeake Bay Bridge-TunnelA 17-mile crossing of bridges and undersea tunnels |
18 mi 28 km |
| 2 |
 Seven Mile BridgeThe Overseas Highway's long leap through the Florida Keys |
7 mi 11 km |
| 3 |
 Mackinac BridgeThe five-mile span linking Michigan's two peninsulas |
5 mi 8 km |
| 4 |
 Sunshine Skyway BridgeThe golden cable-stayed span across Tampa Bay |
3 mi 6 km |
| 5 |
 Verrazzano-Narrows BridgeThe longest suspension span in the Americas |
3 mi 4 km |
| 6 |
 Golden Gate BridgeSan Francisco's iconic orange suspension span |
2 mi 3 km |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn BridgeThe historic stone-towered span over the East River |
1 mi 2 km |
| 8 |
 Tacoma Narrows BridgeThe Puget Sound span famous for its 1940 collapse |
1 mi 2 km |
| 9 |
 George Washington BridgeThe double-decked Hudson River span into Manhattan |
1 mi 1 km |
| 10 |
 New River Gorge BridgeWest Virginia's great steel arch over the New River |
1 mi 1 km |
| 11 |
 Royal Gorge BridgeOne of the highest bridges in the United States |
0 mi 0 km |
Figures are drawn from standard government and reference sources and shown in both imperial and metric units. See each entry for full details and citations. Browse all guides or open the explore map.