From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The masonry arch bridges of stone or brick are the most genuine of arch bridges, some lasting a thousand years. Because they are made of worked stone, there is a slight chance they might even stand without mortar, like the Pont du Gard aqueduct. Yet arch bridges using rough hewn stones like Changhong Bridge need mortar to stand. Arches with a core of reinforced concrete covered by facade stone for decoration are not to be included in this list, the load-bearing part of the arch should be cut stone or brick, or as follows, un reinforced concrete.
In a closed spandrel stone arch bridge the hollow space can be filled with rubble and loose material. It can also be filled with concrete, in which case the filling itself becomes able to bear load in addition to the load carried by the ring of voussoirs . If the voussoir stones are thin they cannot take much weight so instead it is the concrete filling that becomes the structural part of the arch. The next step is to remove the voussoir stones completely, or only use them as facade stones. An unreinforced concrete arch is technically a masonry arch that use only very small stones, that is the aggregate of the concrete , sand and gravel. Such an arch would not stand without mortar.
Some modern bridges are built masonry style with precast concrete blocks, like Gladesville Bridge that has a span of 305 metres (1000 ft). These types are not in this list because their blocks are most likely made of reinforced concrete, that may make the assembled arch to have more in common with a modern reinforced concrete arch than a stone masonry arch.
The Maidenhead Railway Bridge may have the two longest arches made of bricks , 39 metres (128 ft).
Building new masonry arch bridges today is a solely Chinese business. There are 18 stone arch bridges with spans exceeding 100 m (330 ft).[ 1] There are probably several dozens of stone arches exceeding 40m in the Fujian province only.[ 2] Almost all bridges were built after 1950.
This list contains the longest masonry arch spans ever built being at least 50 metres (164 ft).
Rank
Name
Span metres
Span feet
Note
Year opened
Location
Country
Ref
1
Danhe Bridge [fr ] 丹河大桥
146 m
479 ft
Concrete deck
2001
Jincheng , Shanxi 35°28′15.0″N 112°59′43.0″E / 35.470833°N 112.995278°E / 35.470833; 112.995278
China
[ 3] [ 4]
2
Wuchaohe Bridge 乌巢河大桥
120 m
394 ft
Concrete deck
1990
Fenghuang County , Hunan 28°04′42.3″N 109°23′58.7″E / 28.078417°N 109.399639°E / 28.078417; 109.399639
China
[ S 1]
3
Jiuxigou Bridge 九溪溝橋
116 m
381 ft
Concrete deck
1972
Fengdu County , Chongqing 29°47′09.1″N 107°49′27.9″E / 29.785861°N 107.824417°E / 29.785861; 107.824417
China
[ S 2]
4
Changhong Bridge 长虹桥
112 m
367 ft
1961
Kaiyuan , Yunnan 23°48′55.9″N 103°16′34.4″E / 23.815528°N 103.276222°E / 23.815528; 103.276222
China
[ S 3]
5
Fushun Tuojiang Bridge 富顺红旗大桥
111 m
364 ft
1968
Fushun County , Sichuan 29°10′57.8″N 105°00′22.1″E / 29.182722°N 105.006139°E / 29.182722; 105.006139
China
[ 5]
6
Shengli Bridge
108 m
354 ft
1989
China
[ 5]
7
First Sizhuang Bridge
108 m
354 ft
1996
China
[ 5]
8
Xianfeng Aqueduct Bridge 险峰渡槽
106 m
348 ft
1976
Ci County , Hebei 36°25′01.6″N 114°05′23.7″E / 36.417111°N 114.089917°E / 36.417111; 114.089917
China
[ 6]
9
Huwan Bridge
105 m
344 ft
1972
Henan
China
10
New Tongshan Bridge
105 m
344 ft
1977
China
[ 5]
11
First Danhe Bridge
105 m
344 ft
1983
China
[ 5]
12
Jiangpinghe Bridge
105 m
344 ft
1990
China
[ 5]
13
Yugong Bridge
102 m
335 ft
1970
China
[ 5]
14
Gongtan Bridge
100 m
328 ft
1954
China
[ 5]
15
Youduhe Bridge 游渡河大桥
100 m
328 ft
1973
Jiangjin District , Chongqing 28°52′23.4″N 106°20′12.4″E / 28.873167°N 106.336778°E / 28.873167; 106.336778
China
[ 5]
16
Hongdu Bridge 红渡桥
100 m
328 ft
1977
Mashan County - Du'an County , Guangxi 23°50′29.2″N 108°09′04.1″E / 23.841444°N 108.151139°E / 23.841444; 108.151139
China
[ S 4]
17
Longwu Bridge
100 m
328 ft
1979
Guangxi
China
18
Fujin Bridge
100 m
328 ft
2003
China
[ 5]
19
Jianjin Bridge
100 m
328 ft
China
20
Daliushu Bridge
100 m
328 ft
China
21
Jin-shan Bridge 金山大桥
99 m
325 ft
1972
Hua'an County , Fujian 24°55′23.7″N 117°30′16.7″E / 24.923250°N 117.504639°E / 24.923250; 117.504639
China
[ 5]
22
Xiaoduchuan Bridge 现有红江桥
97 m
318 ft
1970
Enshi City , Hubei 30°17′50.7″N 109°28′45.2″E / 30.297417°N 109.479222°E / 30.297417; 109.479222
China
[ 8]
23
Pont de la Libération [fr ]
96 m
315 ft
Unreinforced concrete arches Concrete deck
1919
Villeneuve-sur-Lot , Lot-et-Garonne 44°24′17.2″N 0°42′20.5″E / 44.404778°N 0.705694°E / 44.404778; 0.705694
France
[ S 5]
24
Syratal Viaduct [de ]
90 m
295 ft
1905
Plauen , Saxony 50°29′56.4″N 12°07′35.8″E / 50.499000°N 12.126611°E / 50.499000; 12.126611
Germany
[ S 6]
25
Longmen Bridge 龙门大桥
90 m
295 ft
Two 60-meter side spans
1961
Luoyang , Henan 34°33′33.0″N 112°28′21.4″E / 34.559167°N 112.472611°E / 34.559167; 112.472611
China
[ S 7]
26
Solkan Bridge
85 m
279 ft
Destroyed in 1916 Rebuilt in 1927
1906
Nova Gorica , Goriška 45°58′43.5″N 13°39′06.3″E / 45.978750°N 13.651750°E / 45.978750; 13.651750
Slovenia
[ S 8]
27
Adolphe Bridge
84 m
276 ft
Concrete deck
1904
Luxembourg City 49°36′30.5″N 6°07′36.9″E / 49.608472°N 6.126917°E / 49.608472; 6.126917
Luxembourg
[ S 9]
28
Bridge of Stones [fr ] Pont des Pierres
80 m
262 ft
Destroyed in 1944
1910
Montanges , Ain 46°09′55.0″N 5°48′40.3″E / 46.165278°N 5.811194°E / 46.165278; 5.811194
France
[ S 10]
29
Roizonne Viaduct [fr ]
79 m
259 ft
1928
La Mure , Isère 44°54′51.0″N 5°49′44.7″E / 44.914167°N 5.829083°E / 44.914167; 5.829083
France
[ S 11]
30
Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge
72 m
236 ft
Destroyed in 1416
1377
Trezzo sull'Adda , Lombardy 45°36′43.8″N 9°31′24.7″E / 45.612167°N 9.523528°E / 45.612167; 9.523528
Italy
[ S 12]
31
Steyrling Bridge
70 m
230 ft
1904
Steyrling , Upper Austria 47°48′15.4″N 14°09′47.5″E / 47.804278°N 14.163194°E / 47.804278; 14.163194
Austria
[ 9]
32
Sidi Rached Bridge [fr ]
68 m
223 ft
1912
Constantine , Constantine Province 36°21′45.1″N 6°36′49.6″E / 36.362528°N 6.613778°E / 36.362528; 6.613778
Algeria
[ S 13]
33
Union Arch Bridge
67 m
220 ft
1864
Cabin John , Maryland 38°58′22.1″N 77°08′54.8″W / 38.972806°N 77.148556°W / 38.972806; -77.148556
United States
[ S 14]
34
Sonnborner Eisenbahnbrücke [de ]
66 m
217 ft
1914
Wuppertal , North Rhine-Westphalia 51°14′30.4″N 7°06′11.3″E / 51.241778°N 7.103139°E / 51.241778; 7.103139
Germany
[ S 15]
35
Veresk Bridge
66 m
217 ft
1936
Veresk , Mazandaran Province 35°54′12.0″N 52°59′24.9″E / 35.903333°N 52.990250°E / 35.903333; 52.990250
Iran
[ S 16]
36
Gutach Bridge
64 m
210 ft
1900
Lenzkirch , Baden-Württemberg 47°53′00.4″N 8°15′08.0″E / 47.883444°N 8.252222°E / 47.883444; 8.252222
Germany
[ S 17]
37
Kempten Iller Road Bridge [de ]
64 m
210 ft
Tamped concrete arch
1906
Kempten , Bavaria 47°42′54.9″N 10°19′19.1″E / 47.715250°N 10.321972°E / 47.715250; 10.321972
Germany
[ S 18]
38
Kempten Iller Railway Bridge [de ]
64 m
210 ft
Tamped concrete arch
1906
Kempten , Bavaria 47°42′53.2″N 10°19′19.7″E / 47.714778°N 10.322139°E / 47.714778; 10.322139
Germany
[ S 18]
39
La Balme Bridge [fr ]
64 m
210 ft
1946
Peyrieu , Ain - La Balme , Savoie 45°42′32.3″N 5°43′36.3″E / 45.708972°N 5.726750°E / 45.708972; 5.726750
France
[ S 19]
40
Luitpold Bridge [de ]
63 m
207 ft
1901
Munich , Bavaria 48°08′30.2″N 11°35′42.7″E / 48.141722°N 11.595194°E / 48.141722; 11.595194
Germany
[ S 20]
41
Max-Joseph Bridge [de ]
63 m
207 ft
1902
Munich , Bavaria 48°08′57.0″N 11°35′54.7″E / 48.149167°N 11.598528°E / 48.149167; 11.598528
Germany
[ S 21]
42
Grosvenor Bridge
61 m
200 ft
1832
Chester , North West England 53°11′00.9″N 2°53′46.0″E / 53.183583°N 2.896111°E / 53.183583; 2.896111
United Kingdom
[ S 22]
43
Lavaur Viaduct [fr ]
61 m
200 ft
1884
Lavaur , Tarn 43°42′11.8″N 1°49′26.5″E / 43.703278°N 1.824028°E / 43.703278; 1.824028
France
[ S 23]
44
Pont du Gour Noir
60 m
197 ft
1889
Uzerche - Saint-Ybard , Corrèze 45°25′10.0″N 1°32′01.0″E / 45.419444°N 1.533611°E / 45.419444; 1.533611
France
[ S 24]
45
Wechselburg-Göhrer Bridge
60 m
197 ft
1904
Wechselburg , Saxony 50°58′46.3″N 12°45′52.2″E / 50.979528°N 12.764500°E / 50.979528; 12.764500
Germany
[ S 25]
46
Orkla Bridge [no ]
60 m
197 ft
1921
Rennebu , Sør-Trøndelag 62°43′30.4″N 9°59′49.7″E / 62.725111°N 9.997139°E / 62.725111; 9.997139
Norway
[ 10]
47
Huanghugang Bridge 黄虎港大桥
60 m
197 ft
1959
Hupingshanzhen , Hunan 29°55′41.2″N 110°47′31.6″E / 29.928111°N 110.792111°E / 29.928111; 110.792111
China
[ S 26]
48
Wallstraßenbrücke
57 m
187 ft
Tamped concrete arch Destroyed in 1945
1905
Ulm , Baden-Württemberg
Germany
[ S 27]
49
Skodje Bridge
57 m
187 ft
1922
Skodje , Møre og Romsdal 62°30′09.1″N 6°36′59.6″E / 62.502528°N 6.616556°E / 62.502528; 6.616556
Norway
[ 11] [ 10]
50
Escot Viaduct
56 m
184 ft
1909
Escot, Pyrénées-Atlantiques 43°04′14.0″N 0°36′21.6″W / 43.070556°N 0.606000°W / 43.070556; -0.606000
France
[ S 28]
51
Ballochmyle Viaduct
55 m
180 ft
1848
Mauchline - Catrine , East Ayrshire 55°29′58.1″N 4°21′44.7″W / 55.499472°N 4.362417°W / 55.499472; -4.362417
United Kingdom
[ S 29]
52
Wiesen Viaduct
55 m
180 ft
1909
Davos Wiesen , Grisons 46°41′39.9″N 9°42′46.3″W / 46.694417°N 9.712861°W / 46.694417; -9.712861
Switzerland
[ S 30]
53
Pélussin Viaduct [fr ]
55 m
180 ft
1919
Pélussin , Loire 45°24′57.0″N 4°40′43.3″E / 45.415833°N 4.678694°E / 45.415833; 4.678694
France
[ S 31]
54
Rabastens Bridge
55 m (x2)
180 ft (x2)
Concrete deck
1924
Rabastens - Coufouleux , Tarn 43°49′11.7″N 1°43′35.5″E / 43.819917°N 1.726528°E / 43.819917; 1.726528
France
[ S 32]
55
Pont de Vieille-Brioude
54 m
177 ft
Destroyed many times Rebuilt in 1832 with 45 meters span
1479
Vieille-Brioude , Haute-Loire 45°15′38.2″N 3°24′30.6″E / 45.260611°N 3.408500°E / 45.260611; 3.408500
France
[ S 33]
56
Jora Bridge [no ]
54 m
177 ft
1918
Dombås , Oppland 62°05′35.3″N 9°06′19.5″E / 62.093139°N 9.105417°E / 62.093139; 9.105417
Norway
[ 10]
57
Yixiantian Bridge 一线天桥
54 m
177 ft
Concrete deck
1966
Hanyuan County , Sichuan 29°18′24.1″N 102°57′04.3″E / 29.306694°N 102.951194°E / 29.306694; 102.951194
China
[ S 34]
58
Gignac Bridge
50 m
164 ft
1810
Gignac , Hérault 43°39′13.2″N 3°32′08.0″E / 43.653667°N 3.535556°E / 43.653667; 3.535556
France
[ S 35]
59
Nogent-sur-Marne Viaduct [fr ]
50 m (x4)
164 ft (x4)
Destroyed during the World War II
1856
Nogent-sur-Marne , Val-de-Marne 48°49′55.9″N 2°29′48.3″E / 48.832194°N 2.496750°E / 48.832194; 2.496750
France
[ S 36]
60
Munderkingen Bridge
50 m
164 ft
Tamped concrete arch Destroyed in 1945
1893
Munderkingen , Baden-Württemberg 48°14′13.8″N 9°38′37.2″E / 48.237167°N 9.643667°E / 48.237167; 9.643667
Germany
[ S 37]
61
Eaux-salées Viaduct [fr ]
50 m
164 ft
1914
Carry-le-Rouet , Bouches-du-Rhône 43°19′58.1″N 5°11′06.2″E / 43.332806°N 5.185056°E / 43.332806; 5.185056
France
[ S 38]
62
Tveitsund Bridge [no ]
50 m
164 ft
1918
Treungen , Telemark 59°01′03.9″N 8°31′28.4″E / 59.017750°N 8.524556°E / 59.017750; 8.524556
Norway
[ 10]
63
Baisha Bridge [zh ] 白沙大桥
50 m (x2)
164 ft (x2)
1960
Jiande , Zhejiang 29°28′12.8″N 119°16′43.1″E / 29.470222°N 119.278639°E / 29.470222; 119.278639
China
[ S 39]
Structurae.com , International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
^ Hu, C-W; Hu; Liu; Zhou (2001). "The longest span stone arch bridge in the world". ARCH'01 (PDF ) . Paris: Presses des Ponts. p. 667. ISBN 9782859783471 . Retrieved 2009-01-18 .
^ Ou, Z.; Chen, B. Stone arch bridges in Fujian, China (PDF) . Fuzhou University. p. 271. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2017 .
^ "Shanxi Danhe Bridge" . Arch-bridges.cn . College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, China. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2017 .{{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ Danhe Bridge , on HighestBridges.com
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Handbook of International Bridge Engineering , p. 1322.
^ "险峰渡槽" . Ccxbk.info (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2017 .
^ "这次是真的了吧,闲置8年的红江桥明年2月通车" . V4.cc (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2017 .
^ Humar, Gorazd. World famous arch bridges in Slovenia . Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2017 .
^ a b c d Steinhvelvbruer, Vegvesenets Håndbokserie (PDF ) (in Norwegian). Vol. 230. Statens Vegvesen. December 2002. p. 66. ISBN 82-7207-522-9 .
^ Enkeltobjekter 131-158 (Nord-Trøndelag, Sør Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal og Sogn og Fjordane) (PDF ) . Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Retrieved 27 January 2017 .
Structural types Lists of bridges by type Lists of bridges by size Additional lists Related