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The list of bridges contains various notable bridges around the world. The list is sorted by continent, and within continents, sorted alphabetically by country.

Africa

Algeria

  • Ouadi El Roukham Bridge

Botswana

  • Kazungula Bridge (connects with Zambia)
  • Mohembo Bridge

Egypt

  • 6th October Bridge
  • Boulak Bridge
  • El Ferdan Railway Bridge
  • Suez Canal Bridge
  • Long Live Egypt Bridge in Rod El Farag, Cairo, inaugurated on 15 May 2019, is the world's widest suspension bridge with 67.3 metres (221 ft) across.

Ghana

  • Adome Bridge

Liberia

Libya

  • Wadi el Kuf Bridge

Mozambique

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Dona Ana Bridge
  • Dona Ana Bridge
  • Unity Bridge

Namibia

  • Katima Mulilo Bridge

Nigeria

  • Carter Bridge
  • Eko Bridge
  • Niger Bridge
  • Third Mainland Bridge

Réunion

  • Bras de la Plaine Bridge

South Africa

Tanzania

Zimbabwe and Zambia

  • Victoria Falls Bridge – linking Zimbabwe to Zambia, built in 1905 as part of the projected Cape-Cairo railway.

Asia

Afghanistan

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

  • Jamuna Bridge
  • Rupsha Bridge
  • Karnafuli Bridge
  • Bhairab Bridge
  • Surma Bridge
  • Padma Bridge
  • Lalon Shah Bridge
  • Shah Amanat Bridge
  • Khan Jahan Ali Bridge
  • Payra Bridge
  • Hardinge Bridge

Brunei

Cambodia

  • Monivong Bridge
  • Prek Tamak Bridge
  • Chroy Changva Bridge
  • Techo Morakot Bridge
  • Twin Dragon Bridge
  • Koh Kong Bridge
  • Kizuna Bridge
  • Stung Treng Bridge
  • Neak Loeung Bridge
  • Prek Kdam Bridge
  • Prek Pnov Bridge

China

Donghai Bridge
The Donghai Bridge, China is the second longest cross-sea bridge in the world
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The Lupu Bridge, China
  • Donghai Bridge—Second-longest over-sea bridge
  • Duge Bridge—Highest bridge in the world as of late 2016
  • Fengyu bridge
  • Lupu Bridge
  • Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge
  • Tongling Bridge
  • Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge

Hong Kong

India

Atal Pedestrian Bridge at Night
Atal Pedestrian Bridge in Ahmedabad
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Chicham Bridge is Asia's one of the highest bridge, the deck is 150m above spiti valley
Bhopal lake view
Raja Bhoj Setu in Bhopal
Burdwan Railway overbridge India's One the longest cable based railway overbridge
Burdwan Hanging Railway Bridge
  • Ambhora bridge, Maharashtra
  • Atal Pedestrian Bridge
  • Atal Setu, Goa
  • Bandra–Worli Sea Link
  • Barddhaman Hanging Railway Bridge
  • Bhavnagar Cable Stayed Bridge
  • Chicham Bridge, One of Asia's highest bridge
  • Coronation Bridge
  • Devisaur Arch Bridge
  • Dobra Chanti Suspension Bridge, Uttarakhand One of the most stunning bridge in north india
  • Durgam Cheruvu Bridge
  • Ellis Bridge
  • Godavari Bridge, Rajahmundry
  • Golden Bridge
  • Howrah Bridge, the world's dirtiest cantilever bridge
  • Hatania-Doania Bridge
  • Janeshwar Mishra bridge, Balia
  • Janki Setu
  • Jubilee Bridge
  • Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge
  • Karimnagar Bridge, one of the longest cable stay bridge
  • Kalwa Bridge
  • Kolia Bhomora Setu
  • Mahatma Gandhi Setu
  • Majerhat Bridge
  • Manohar Setu
  • Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
  • Napier bridge
  • Nehru Setu or Sone Bridge
  • Nehru Bridge
  • New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad
  • Nivedita Setu
  • Pamban Bridge
  • Pipaldali Bridge
  • Phaphamau New Bridge, prayagraj (upcoming longest bridge in india).[1]
  • Ponte Conde de Linhares
  • P. V. Narasimha Rao Expressway, Hyderabad
  • Raja Bhoj Setu
  • Ram Jhula, Nagpur
  • Saraighat Bridge
  • Siyom Bridge
  • Syansu Bridge
  • Vashi Bridge
  • Vallarpadam Bridge, Kochi
  • Vembanad Rail Bridge, Kochi
  • Vidyasagar Setu
  • Vivekananda Setu
  • Prakasam Barrage, Vijayawada
  • Kanpur over-bridge
  • Kolia Bhomora Setu
  • Kota Chambal Bridge
  • Panipat Elevated Expressway
  • Adam's Bridge
  • Mothoor hanging bridge
  • Kampli Bridge, Karnataka.
  • Wahrew Bridge

Indonesia

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Suramadu Bridge from Surabaya side

Iran

  • Khaju Bridge
  • Kohneh Bridge
  • Shahrestan bridge
  • Si-o-se Pol
  • Vahid Bridge
  • Veresk Bridge
  • Old Bridge of Dezful
  • Tabiat Bridge

Iraq

  • Al-Aaimmah bridge
  • Al-Sarafiya bridge

Israel

  • Ad Halom
  • Allenby Bridge
  • Chords Bridge
  • Emek Ayalon Bridge
  • Zohar Bridge

Japan

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The cable-stayed Tatara Bridge has an 860 m span
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The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge has the largest span of any bridge
  • Aioi Bridge, Hiroshima
  • Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world
  • Akinada Bridge
  • Bandai Bridge
  • Chikugo River Lift Bridge
  • Great Seto Bridge
  • Hakata–Ōshima Bridge
  • Hakuchō Bridge
  • Hirado Bridge
  • Hitsuishijima Bridge
  • Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project
  • Hōrai Bridge the longest wood bridge in the world
  • Innoshima Bridge
  • Iwakurojima Bridge
  • Jotaro bridge
  • Kanmon Bridge
  • Kansai International Airport access bridge ("The Sky Gate Bridge R")
  • Kintai Bridge
  • Kita Bisan–Seto Bridge
  • Konohana Bridge
  • Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge
  • Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges
  • Minami Bisan–Seto Bridge
  • Minato Bridge
  • Naruto Bridge
  • Nihonbashi
  • Ōnaruto Bridge
  • Rainbow Bridge
  • Shimotsui–Seto Bridge
  • Tatara Bridge
  • Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
  • Tokyo Gate Bridge
  • Tsūjun Bridge
  • Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge
  • Wakato Narrows Bridge
  • Yokohama Bay Bridge
  • Yoshima Bridge

Jordan

  • Abdoun Bridge
  • King Hussein Bridge

Kazakhstan

  • Ramstore Bridge
  • Semey Bridge

Korea, North

  • Bridge of No Return
  • Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge (Sinŭiju)

Korea, South

  • 2nd Jindo Grand Bridge
  • Bridge of No Return
  • Banghwa of No Return
  • Banpo of No Return
  • Cheongdam Bridge
  • Chiak Bridge
  • Dangsan Railway Bridge
  • Dongho Bridge
  • Dongjak Bridge
  • Gimpo Bridge
  • Gwangan Bridge
  • Gumbit(Geogeum) Grand Bridge
  • Geomga Bridge
  • Heangju Bridge
  • Hannam Bridge
  • Han River Bridge
  • Han River Rail Way Bridge
  • Hoengseong Grand Bridge
  • Ilseon Grand Bridge
  • Incheon Bridge
  • Jindo Grand Bridge
  • Nakdong River Bridge
  • Namhae Bridge
  • Noryang Bridge
  • Masan Bay Bridge
  • Magok Bridge
  • Mapo Bridge
  • Muyung Bridge
  • New Heangju Bridge
  • Olympic Bridge
  • Samrangjin Bridge
  • Seohae Bridge
  • Seogang Bridge
  • Seongsan Bridge
  • Seongsu Bridge
  • Seonimgyo Bridge
  • Ulsan Grand Bridge
  • Unnam Bridge
  • Yanghwa Bridge
  • Yangpyeong Bridge
  • Yeongdo Bridge
  • Yeongdong Bridge
  • Yeongjong Bridge
  • Yi Sun-sin Bridge
  • Wonhyo Bridge

Kuwait

  • Jahra Road Bridge

Laos

  • Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
  • Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
  • Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
  • Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
  • Myanmar–Lao Friendship Bridge
  • Pakse Bridge
  • Chaiyaburi and Luang Prabang Bridge
  • Oudomxay Bridge
  • Muang Khong Bridge

Lebanon

Macau

Malaysia

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Seri Wawasan Bridge
  • Batang Baram Bridge
  • Bukit Bunga-Ban Buketa Bridge
  • Buloh Kasap Bridge
  • Connaught Bridge
  • Dabong Bridge
  • Jambatan Iskandariah
  • Jambatan Kota
  • Jambatan Permatang Bendahari
  • Jambatan Raja Pemaisuri Bainun
  • Jambatan Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah
  • Jambatan Sultan Abu Bakar
  • Jambatan Sultan Ahmad Shah
  • Jambatan Sultan Azlan Shah
  • Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II
  • Jambatan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
  • Jambatan Sultan Yusuf
  • Kuala Krai Bridge
  • Lake Temenggor Bridge
  • Malaysia–Singapore Second Link
  • Merdeka Bridge, Malaysia
  • Monorail Suspension Bridge
  • Muar Second Bridge
  • Parit Sulong Bridge
  • Penang Bridge
  • Penang Second Bridge
  • Permas Jaya Bridge
  • Prai River Bridge
  • Pulau Bunting Bridge
  • Putra Bridge
  • Selat Lumut Bridge
  • Seri Bakti Bridge
  • Seri Bestari Bridge
  • Seri Gemilang Bridge
  • Seri Perdana Bridge
  • Seri Saujana Bridge
  • Seri Setia Bridge
  • Seri Wawasan Bridge
  • Sultan Ahmad Shah II Bridge
  • Sultan Ismail Bridge
  • Sultan Ismail Petra Bridge
  • Sultan Mahmud Bridge
  • Sungai Johor Bridge
  • Sungai Linggi Bridge
  • Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge
  • Victoria Bridge, Malaysia

Myanmar

  • Anawrahta Bridge
  • Attaran Bridge
  • Ava Bridge
  • Dedaye Bridge
  • Hsinbyushin Bridge
  • Irrawaddy Bridge
  • Kattel Bridge
  • Kyungon Bridge
  • Maha Bandula Bridge
  • Pakokku Bridge
  • Sittaung Bridge (Moppalin)
  • Tarsan Bridge
  • Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine)
  • Thanlyin Bridge
  • Thanlyin Bridge 2
  • Thegon Bridge
  • U Bein Bridge

Pakistan

Philippines

San Juanico Bridge
San Juanico Bridge
  • Candaba Viaduct
  • Buntun Bridge
  • Mactan-Mandaue Bridge
  • Magapit Suspension Bridge
  • Marcelo Fernan Bridge
  • Quezon Bridge
  • San Juanico Bridge

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

  • Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge

Taiwan

New Taipei Bridge
New Taipei Bridge

Tajikistan

  • Tajik-Afghan Friendship Bridge

Thailand

Turkey

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The Severan Bridge
  • Aesepus Bridge
  • Akköprü, Ankara Province
  • Arapsu Bridge
  • Bosphorus Bridge (Boğaziçi Köprüsü), Istanbul, connects Asia and Europe.
  • Constantine's Bridge (Mysia)
  • Çanakkale 1915 Bridge (1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü), Çanakkale, also known as Dardanelles Bridge.
  • Demirköprü, Adana
  • Eurymedon Bridge (Aspendos)
  • Eurymedon Bridge (Selge)
  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (F.S.M. Köprüsü), Istanbul
  • Galata Bridge (Galata Köprüsü), Istanbul
  • Karamagara Bridge
  • Kemer Bridge
  • Limyra Bridge
  • Macestos Bridge
  • Malabadi Bridge (Malabadi Köprüsü), Diyarbakır
  • Nysa Bridge
  • Kömürhan Bridge, Eastern Anatolia
  • Bridge at Oinoandai Antalya Province
  • Penkalas Bridge
  • Pergamon Bridge
  • Sangarius Bridge
  • Saraçhane Bridge, Edirne
  • Severan Bridge (Cendere Köprüsü), Adıyaman
  • Taşköprü, Adana
  • Valens Aqueduct
  • Varda Bridge (Varda Köprüsü), railway bridge in Adana Province
  • White Bridge (Mysia)

Turkmenistan

  • Atamurat-Kerkichi Bridge

Uzbekistan

  • Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge
  • Amu Daria River Bridge

Vietnam

  • Bãi Cháy Bridge in Hạ Long
  • Bính Bridge in Hai Phong
  • Cát Lái Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City and Đồng Nai Province
  • Cần Thơ Bridge in Cần Thơ and Vĩnh Long Province
  • Cao Lãnh Bridge in Đồng Tháp
  • Đò Quan Bridge in Nam Dinh City
  • Dragon Bridge in Da Nang
  • Đà Rằng Bridge in Tuy Hòa
  • Hàn River Bridge in Da Nang
  • Hiền Lương Bridge in Vĩnh Linh District, Quảng Trị Province
  • Mỹ Lợi Bridge in Long An Province and Tiền Giang Province
  • Mỹ Thuận Bridge in Vĩnh Long and Tiền Giang Province
  • Long Biên Bridge in Hanoi
  • Nguyễn Văn Trỗi Bridge in Da Nang
  • Nhật Tân Bridge in Hanoi
  • Phú Mỹ Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Rạch Miễu Bridge in Tiền Giang Province and Bến Tre Province
  • Saigon Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Sông Chanh Bridge in Quảng Ninh
  • Thanh Hóa Bridge in Thanh Hóa
  • Thanh Trì Bridge in Hanoi
  • Thị Nại Bridge in Qui Nhơn
  • Thủ Thiêm Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Thuận Phước Bridge in Da Nang
  • Trần Thị Lý Bridge in Da Nang
  • Tuyên Sơn Bridge in Da Nang
  • Vân Đồn Bridge in Quảng Ninh
  • Vĩnh Tuy Bridge in Hanoi
  • Yên Lệnh Bridge in Hà Nam Province and Hưng Yên Province

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Belarus

  • Kirov Bridge
  • Sozh Floating Bridge

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Croatia

Denmark

  • Farø Bridges, between Falster and Zealand
  • Frederick IX Bridge spans the Guldborgsund strait between the islands of Falster and Lolland at Nykøbing Falster
  • Great Belt Bridge, between Halsskov on Zealand and Knudshoved on Funen, second longest section span of 1.6 km.
  • Guldborgsund Bridge spans the northern end of the Guldborgsund, between the islands of Lolland and Falster
  • Masnedsund Bridge crosses Masnedsund between the islands Masnedø and Zealand, part of route to Falster
  • New Little Belt Bridge, between Fredericia in Jutland and Middelfart on Funen
  • Old Little Belt Bridge, between Fredericia in Jutland and Middelfart on Funen
  • Øresund Bridge, Copenhagen, Denmark to Malmö, Sweden. Built 2000, connects Sweden with Denmark and Northern Europe with Europe
  • Queen Alexandrine Bridge crosses Ulv Sund between the islands of Zeeland and Møn
  • Sallingsund Bridge between the island Mors and the Salling peninsula on the mainland Jutland
  • Storstrøm Bridge between Falster and Zealand via Masnedø
  • Svendborgsund Bridge between the town of Svendborg on Fyn and Vindeby on the island of Tåsinge
  • Vejle Fjord Bridge between Mølholm and Nørremarken near the town of Vejle
  • Vilsund Bridge crosses Vildsund between Mors and Thy

Estonia

Finland

Georgia

  • Ananuri Bridge
  • Baratashvili Bridge
  • Besleti Bridge
  • Bridge of Peace
  • Dandalo bridge
  • Red Bridge (border)
  • Varjanauli Bridge

Germany

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Blue Wonder, spanning the River Elbe
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Moselle Viaduct, spanning the River Moselle
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Schierstein Bridge, spanning the River Rhine
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Theodor Heuss Bridge (Mainz-Wiesbaden), spanning the River Rhine
  • Blue Wonder, or Loschwitz Bridge
  • Charlotten Bridge
  • Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge
  • Elster Viaduct (Pirk)
  • Fehmarn Sound Bridge
  • Flehe Bridge
  • Göltzsch Viaduct
  • Gedser-Rostock Bridge
  • Hochmosel Bridge
  • Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen
  • Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge
  • Kennedy Bridge (Bonn)
  • Kocher Viaduct
  • Köhlbrand Bridge
  • Körsch Viaduct
  • Lindaunis Bridge
  • Ludendorff Bridge, the Bridge at Remagen, destroyed in the Second World War
  • Mangfall Bridge
  • Moselle Viaduct
  • Mülheim Bridge, Cologne
  • Neckar Viaduct, Weitingen
  • Nibelungen Bridge (Regensburg)
  • Oberbaum Bridge
  • Osten Transporter Bridge
  • Pfaffendorf Bridge
  • Pierre Pflimlin Bridge
  • Roman Bridge (Trier)
  • Schierstein Bridge
  • Strelasund Crossing
  • Tauber Bridge, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
  • Theodor Heuss Bridge (Düsseldorf)
  • Theodor Heuss Bridge (Frankenthal)
  • Theodor Heuss Bridge (Mainz-Wiesbaden)
  • Waldschlösschen Bridge
  • Weidendammer Bridge
  • Weihe Viaduct
  • Werra Viaduct, Hedemünden
  • Wommen Viaduct

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

  • Borgarfjarðarbrú
  • Hvítá bridge

Ireland

Italy

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Ponte Duca d'Aosta

Lithuania

Luxembourg

  • Adolphe Bridge
  • Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge
  • Passerelle
  • Pulvermuhl Viaduct
  • Victor Bodson Bridge

Malta

  • Aldo Moro Street Bridge in Marsa, Malta
  • Manwel Dimech Bridge in San Ġiljan
  • Grand Harbour Breakwater Bridge in Valletta, Malta

Moldova

  • Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni
  • Lipcani-Rădăuți Bridge
  • Stânca-Costești Dam

Montenegro

Netherlands

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Erasmusbrug
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Slauerhoffbrug
  • Admiraliteitsbrug, Rotterdam
  • Blauwbrug, Amsterdam
  • Boezembrug, Rotterdam
  • Enneüs Heerma Bridge, Amsterdam
  • Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam
  • Hoge Brug, Maastricht
  • Hollandse Brug, Gooimeer and Ijmeer
  • John Frost Bridge, Arnhem
  • John S. Thompsonbrug, Grave
  • Ketelbrug, Ketelmeer
  • Magere Brug, Amsterdam
  • Moerdijk bridges, Dordrecht
  • Muntplein, Amsterdam
  • Python Bridge, Amsterdam
  • Sint Servaasbrug, Maastricht
  • Slauerhoffbrug, Leeuwarden
  • Van Brienenoordbrug, Rotterdam
  • Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge, Vlaardingen
  • Waalbrug, Nijmegen
  • Willemsbrug, Rotterdam
  • Zeeland Bridge, Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland

North Macedonia

  • Stone Bridge

Norway

Poland

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The Solidarity Bridge in Płock, Poland
  • Solidarity Bridge

Portugal

Romania

Russia

  • Crimean Bridge
  • Krasnoyarsk Bridge
  • Khabarovsk Bridge
  • Khanty-Mansiysk Bridge
  • Ladozhsky Bridge
  • Millennium Bridge
  • Saratov Bridge
  • Surgut Bridge
  • President Bridge

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

  • Älvsborg Bridge, 933 m (418 m span)
  • Höga Kusten Bridge, 1,867 m (1,210 m span)
  • Igelsta Bridge, 2,140 m
  • Lejonströmsbron, 207 m. The oldest wooden bridge in Sweden, from 1737.
  • Lidingöbron, 997 m. There was a 750-metre-long (2,460 ft) bridge there already 1802.
  • Öland bridge, 6,072 m
  • Öresund Bridge, from Sweden to Denmark. 7,845 m (of which 5,300 m in Sweden. 490 m span)
  • Tjörnbron Bridge, 664 m (366 m span)
  • Uddevalla Bridge, 1,712 m (414 m span)

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

North America

Bermuda

  • Somerset Bridge, Bermuda

Canada

Cayman Islands

Costa Rica

  • Puente La Amistad de Taiwán
  • Puente del Rio Virilla

Dominican Republic

  • Puente Juan Bosch, In Santo Domingo
  • Mauricio Báez Bridge, In San Pedro De Macoris

Faroe Islands

Mexico

Panama

Puerto Rico

United States

Just a few of the most famous bridges in the U.S. are:

South America

Argentina

Aruba

Brazil

  • Fraternity Bridge (connects with Argentina)
  • Friendship Bridge (Paraguay-Brazil) (connects with Paraguay)
  • Hercilio Luz Bridge
  • Juscelino Kubitschek bridge
  • Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge (connects with Argentina)
  • Rio-Niterói Bridge
  • Journalist Roberto Marinho bridge (in São Paulo)
  • Bridge Builder João Alves (Aracaju)
  • Newton Navarro Bridge (Natal)

Chile

  • Calle-Calle Bridge
  • Cau-Cau Bridge
  • Juan Pablo II Bridge
  • Malleco Viaduct
  • Pedro de Valdivia Bridge
  • Río Cruces Bridge
  • Santa Elvira Bridge

Colombia

Curaçao

  • Juliana Bridge
  • Emma Bridge
  • Wilhelmina Bridge
  • John Smith Bridge

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

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Jules Wijdenbosch Brug, spanning The Suriname River, connecting Paramaribo with Meerzorg
  • Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge, Span of 1,504 metres (4,934 ft)
  • Coppename Bridge

Venezuela

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Lists of bridges by type

  • List of bridge types
  • Lists of covered bridges
  • List of road–rail bridges

Lists of bridges by measurement

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