Longest U.S. Suspension Bridges

Updated June 22, 2023 | Infoplease Staff

Here is a list of the longest suspension bridges in the United States, by main span length. Also included is the date the bridge was completed.

Rank Name Location Feet Completed
1. Verrazano-Narrows Lower New York Bay 4,260 1964
2. Golden Gate San Francisco Bay 4,200 1937
3. Mackinac Mackinac Straits, Mich. 3,800[1] 1957
4. George Washington Hudson River at New York City 3,500 1931
5. Tacoma Narrows II Puget Sound at Tacoma, Wash. 2,800 1950
6. Al Zampa Memorial Bridge Carquinez Strait, Calif. 2,388 2003
7. San Francisco–Oakland Bay San Francisco Bay 2,310 1936
8. Bronx–Whitestone East River, New York City 2,300 1939
9. Delaware Memorial Delaware River near Wilmington, Del. 2,150 1951, 1968
10. Walt Whitman Delaware River at Philadelphia 2,000 1957


 
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[1] Mackinac Bridge Authority: Facts & Figures. Mackinacbridge.org. Retrieved June 22, 2023 from https://www.mackinacbridge.org/history/facts-figures/

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