China's Changtai Yangtze River Bridge holds the record with a 1,176-metre main span, ahead of Russia's Russky Bridge at 1,104 metres.
The longest cable-stayed span in the world belongs to China's Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, at 1,176 metres. It opened in September 2025. Russia's Russky Bridge is second at 1,104 metres and China's Husutong Yangtze River Bridge is third at 1,092 metres. The ranking covers completed bridges by main-span length, as of 18 October 2026.
In a cable-stayed bridge, cables run straight from the towers down to the deck. The design now reaches past one kilometre, and China has built most of the longest examples, many of them across the Yangtze. This list ranks completed cable-stayed bridges by main span, which is the distance between the two main towers. A longer main span does not always mean a longer bridge overall, but it is the standard measure for comparing cable-stayed bridges.
Opened to road traffic on 9 September 2025, the Changtai bridge took the cable-stayed record from Russky Bridge with a 1,176-metre main span. It is a double-deck road-rail crossing of the Yangtze, and its 352-metre towers also make it the tallest bridge structure in the world.
Russky Bridge carries traffic across the Eastern Bosphorus strait from Vladivostok to Russky Island. Its 1,104-metre main span was the longest of any cable-stayed bridge from 2012 until the Changtai bridge opened in 2025.
A combined road and rail crossing of the lower Yangtze, the Husutong bridge opened in 2020 with a 1,092-metre main span, 12 metres short of Russky Bridge.
When it was completed in 2008, the Sutong bridge's 1,088-metre main span broke Tatara Bridge's record. It held the cable-stayed record until Russky Bridge opened in 2012.
Stonecutters Bridge links Tsing Yi with Stonecutters Island in Hong Kong. It was completed in 2009 with a 1,018-metre main span.
The Qingshan bridge carries Wuhan's Fourth Ring Road across the Yangtze on an eight-lane deck. It opened on 30 April 2021 with a 938-metre main span.
Opened in 2010 near Huangshi in Hubei province, the Edong bridge crosses the Yangtze with a 926-metre main span.
Opened on 28 November 2019, the Jiayu bridge crosses the Yangtze between Jiayu County and Honghu in Hubei with a 920-metre main span.
Tatara Bridge links the islands of Ikuchijima and Ōmishima in the Seto Inland Sea. Its 890-metre main span was the cable-stayed record from 1999 until the Sutong bridge opened in 2008.
The Pont de Normandie crosses the Seine estuary between Le Havre and Honfleur. Its 856-metre main span was the longest cable-stayed span in the world from 1995 until Tatara Bridge opened in 1999.
| # | Name | Main span | Location | Country | Year completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changtai Yangtze River Bridge | 1,176 m | Changzhou–Taizhou, Jiangsu | China | 2025 |
| 2 | Russky Bridge | 1,104 m | Vladivostok–Russky Island | Russia | 2012 |
| 3 | Husutong Yangtze River Bridge | 1,092 m | Nantong–Suzhou, Jiangsu | China | 2020 |
| 4 | Sutong Yangtze River Bridge | 1,088 m | Suzhou–Nantong, Jiangsu | China | 2008 |
| 5 | Stonecutters Bridge | 1,018 m | Tsing Yi–Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong | China | 2009 |
| 6 | Qingshan Yangtze River Bridge | 938 m | Wuhan, Hubei | China | 2021 |
| 7 | Edong Yangtze River Bridge | 926 m | Huangshi, Hubei | China | 2010 |
| 8 | Jiayu Yangtze River Bridge | 920 m | Jiayu County–Honghu, Hubei | China | 2019 |
| 9 | Tatara Bridge | 890 m | Ikuchijima (Hiroshima)–Ōmishima (Ehime) | Japan | 1999 |
| 10 | Pont de Normandie | 856 m | Le Havre–Honfleur | France | 1995 |
Bridges are ranked by main-span length in metres, as given in Wikipedia's List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans (completed bridges table), as of 18 October 2026. That list covers bridges carrying road or rail traffic and excludes suspension bridges, footbridges and pipeline bridges. Only completed bridges are ranked. The Guanyinsi Yangtze River Bridge (1,160 m) is still listed as under construction, so it is excluded until it opens. Completion years and locations come from the same table, and opening dates come from each bridge's Wikipedia article. There are no ties in the top 10.
By main span, the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge in Jiangsu, China, is the longest, at 1,176 metres. It opened to road traffic on 9 September 2025 and took the record from Russky Bridge (1,104 m).
A cable-stayed bridge hangs its deck from cables that run straight to the towers. A suspension bridge hangs its deck from vertical hangers attached to main cables, which are draped over the towers and anchored at each end. Suspension bridges reach longer spans.
The Guanyinsi Yangtze River Bridge in Hubei, China, has a 1,160-metre main span. It is still listed as under construction, and it would rank second once it opens. Among completed bridges, the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor opened on 27 July 2026 with an 853-metre main span, which places it 11th, just behind the Pont de Normandie.
China, with seven of the ten: Changtai, Husutong, Sutong, Stonecutters, Qingshan, Edong and Jiayu. Six of the seven cross the Yangtze.
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