List of highest bridges
This list of highest bridges includes bridges with a deck height of at least. The of a bridge is the maximum vertical drop distance between the bridge deck and the ground or water surface beneath the bridge span.
Deck height is different from, which is a measure of the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a bridge, such as the top of a bridge tower to the lowermost exposed part of the bridge, where its piers emerge from the surface of the ground or water.
Structural height and deck height
The difference between tall and high bridges can be explained in part because some of the highest bridges are built across deep valleys or gorges. For example, the Duge Bridge is the highest bridge in the world, but only the tenth tallest. This bridge spans a deep river gorge. The bridge's two towers, built on either rim of the gorge, are tall, but due to the depth of the river gorge, the deck height of the Duge Bridge is.The Millau Viaduct, is a cable-stayed bridge that is both tall and high. The tallest Millau Viaduct tower is situated near the valley floor, which gives the viaduct a structural height of, and a deck height of above the valley floor. The Millau Viaduct is the tallest bridge, but only the twenty-sixth highest bridge in the world.
Completed bridges
The ranking of the highest bridges in the world, currently open for use. Only bridges with a height of or greater are included. Bridges under construction or demolished are not included.Under construction
The list below includes the highest bridges in the world currently under construction. Only bridges with a height of 200 metres or greater are included.| Name | Height | Span | Expected completion | Carries | Design | Location | ||
| Jin'an Bridge | Road G4216 Chengdu–Lijiang Expy | Suspension Jinsha River | Lijiang, Yunnan | |||||
| Chenab Bridge | Railway Jammu–Baramulla line | Arch Chenab River | Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir | |||||
| Zhaozhuang Bridge | Road Railway Xingyi Metro line 1 | Arch Maling River | Xingyi, Guizhou | |||||
| Chajiaotan Bridge | Road Xugu Expy | Suspension Chishui River | Xishui County, Guizhou | |||||
| Xiang River Bridge | Road Zunyu Expy | Suspension Xiang River | Zunyi, Guizhou | |||||
| Lancangjiang River Railway Bridge | Railway | Arch Mekong | Baoshan, Yunnan | |||||
| Jinshajiang Bridge Hutiaoxia 虎跳峡金沙江特大桥 | Road | Suspension Jinsha River | Hutiaoxiazhen, Yunnan | |||||
| Dahe Bridge 六盘水大河特大桥 | Road | Suspension | Liupanshui, Guizhou | |||||
| Jinshajiang Railway Bridge Hutiaoxia 虎跳峡金沙江特大桥 | Railway | Suspension Jinsha River | Hutiaoxiazhen, Yunnan | |||||
| Wujiang Bridge Zunyu 遵余高速乌江特大桥 | Road Zunyu Expy | Suspension Wu River | Meitan County, Guizhou | |||||
| Malinghe Bridge Three 马岭河大桥 | Road Railway Xingyi Metro line 4 | Suspension Maling River | Xingyi, Guizhou | |||||
| Yuanjiang Railway Bridge 元江大桥 | Railway | Truss Red River | Yuanjiang, Yunnan | |||||
| Mtentu Bridge | Road N2 road | Beam Mtentu | Lundini, Eastern Cape | |||||
| Nujiang Railway Bridge Darui 怒江特大桥 | Railway Dali–Ruili Railway | Arch Salween River | Lamengxiang, Yunnan | |||||
| Gasajiang Bridge 嘎洒江特大桥 | Road Yuxi-Lincang Expy | Beam Red River | Jiasazhen, Yunnan | |||||
| Hongxi Bridge 洪溪特大桥 | Road | Beam | Taishun County, Zhejiang |
Timeline
The list below shows the historical progression of the highest bridge in the world.| Name | Record | Location | Height | Main span | Year opened | Carries |
| Duge Bridge | 2016– |  near Liupanshui in Guizhou | 2016 | G56 | ||
| Sidu River Bridge | 2009–16 | Yesanguanzhen | 496 m/1,627 ft | 900 m/2,952 ft | 2009 | G50 |
| Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge | 2005–09 |  Otoma, Papua New Guinea | 393 m/1,289 ft | 470 m/1,542 ft | 2005 | pipeline |
| Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge | 2003–05 | Xingbeizhen | 366 m/1,200 ft | 388 m/1,273 ft | 2003 | highway |
| Liuguanghe Bridge | 2001–03 | Liu Guangzhen | 297 m/975 ft | 240 m/787 ft | 2001 | G321 |
| Royal Gorge Bridge | 1929–2001 |  Cañon City, Colorado | 291 m/955 ft | 286 m/938 ft | 1929 | road |
| 1922–29 |  Niouc | 190 m/623 ft | 190 m/623 ft | 1922 | pipeline | |
| Sidi M'Cid Bridge | 1912–22 |  Constantine, Algeria | 175 m/575 ft | 160 m/525 ft | 1912 | road |
| 1839–1912 |  Allonzier-la-Caille | 147 m/482 ft | 183 m/600 ft | 1839 | pedestrian | |
| Puente Nuevo | 1751–1839 |  Ronda | 120 m/394 ft | 100 m/328 ft | 1793 | road |
| 1350–1751 |  Spoleto | 80 m/262 ft | 1350 | Aqueduct | ||
| Alcántara Bridge | 106–1350 | Alcántara | 48 m/157 ft | 29 m/95 ft | 106 | Roman bridge |
| Pont d'Aël | 3 BC – 106 | Aymavilles | 66 m/217 ft | 14 m/46 ft | 3 BC | Roman aqueduct |