List of bridges in the United States by height

This is a list of the highest bridges in the United States by height over land or water. Height in this list refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest point on the land, or the water surface, directly below. A bridge's deck height is greater than its clearance below, which is measured from the bottom of the deck structure, with the difference being equal to the thickness of the deck structure at the point with the greatest clearance below. Official figures for a bridge's height are often provided only for the clearance below, so those figures may be used instead of actual deck height measurements. For bridges that span tidal water, the clearance below is measured at the average high water level.

Royal Gorge Bridge, highest bridge in the United States

The minimum height for inclusion in this list is 130 ft (40 m), which may be either the deck height or the clearance below depending on available references. Note that the following types of bridges are not included in this list: demolished high bridges; historic high bridges such as those over reservoirsregardless of current reservoir levelsthat were filled after the bridge was complete, unless the dam has since been removed; and vertical-lift bridges, even those with raised span heights greater than this list's minimum height.

The clearance below required under bridges for the largest shipscontainer ships, ocean liners and cruise shipsis around 220 feet (67 m) so there are often bridges with approximately that height located in coastal cities with bays or inlets, such as New York City's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.[1]

List of bridges

NameHeight (ft)SpansCompletedState(s)
Royal Gorge Bridge955Arkansas River1929Colorado
Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge900Colorado River2010Arizona / Nevada
New River Gorge Bridge876New River1977West Virginia
Foresthill Bridge730American River1973California
Glen Canyon Dam Bridge700Colorado River1959Arizona
Phil G. McDonald Bridge (Glade Creek Bridge)700Glade Creek1988West Virginia
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge565Rio Grande1965New Mexico
Perrine Bridge486Snake River1976Idaho
Navajo Bridge (dual spans; the 1929 span is 467 ft high)470Colorado River1929 / 1995Arizona
Moyie River Canyon Bridge464Moyie River1965Idaho
Pine Valley Creek Bridge450Pine Valley Creek1974California
Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge400Cold Spring Canyon1964California
Burro Creek Bridge (dual spans)[2][3][4][note 1]388Burro Creek1966 / 2005Arizona
High Steel Bridge375Skokomish River1929Washington
Hoffstadt Creek Bridge[5][6]370Hoffstadt Creek1994Washington
Lewiston–Queenston Bridge370Niagara River1962New York / Ontario (Canada)
Hansen Bridge350Snake River1966Idaho
Vance Creek Bridge347Vance Creek1929Washington
Thomas Creek Bridge345Thomas Creek1961Oregon
Fred G. Redmon Bridge325Selah Creek1971Washington
Crooked River Railroad Bridge320Crooked River1911Oregon
Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge300Crooked River2000Oregon
Hurricane Gulch Bridge296Hurricane Gulch1921Alaska
Crooked River High Bridge295Crooked River1926Oregon
Galena Creek Bridge295Galena Creek2012Nevada
Sunlight Creek Bridge[7]285Sunlight Creek1985Wyoming
Young's High Bridge283Kentucky River1889Kentucky
High Bridge of Kentucky275Kentucky River1877Kentucky
Pecos River High Bridge275Pecos River1944Texas
Pecos River Highway Bridge[8]273Pecos River1957Texas
Emlenton Bridge270Allegheny River1968Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 460 Connector Bridge[9][10]265Grassy Creek2016Kentucky / Virginia
Bixby Creek Bridge260Bixby Creek1932California
Confusion Hill Bridges (south span)255South Fork Eel River2009California
Fairfax Bridge250Carbon River1921Washington
Mingo Creek Viaduct250Mingo Creek2002Pennsylvania
Clays Ferry Bridge[11]245Kentucky River1946 / 1963 / 1998Kentucky
George Westinghouse Bridge240Turtle Creek1932Pennsylvania
Jeremiah Morrow Bridge239Little Miami River2016Ohio
Kuskulana River Bridge[12]238Kuskulana River1910Alaska
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge228The Narrows1964New York
Peter Guice Memorial Bridge225Green River1972North Carolina
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge225Niagara River1897New York / Ontario (Canada)
Golden Gate Bridge220Golden Gate1937California
Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge220Laurel Creek2002North Carolina
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (western span)220San Francisco Bay1936California
George Washington Bridge212Hudson River1931New York / New Jersey
Valley View Bridge212Cuyahoga Valley1977Ohio
Walkway over the Hudson212Hudson River1889New York
Lewis and Clark Bridge210Columbia River1930Oregon / Washington
Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge206Narragansett Bay1969Rhode Island
Gerald Desmond Bridge205Back Channel, Port of Long Beach2020California
St. Johns Bridge205Willamette River1931Oregon
U.S. Route 53 Bridge[13][14]204Rouchleau Mine Pit2017Minnesota
Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge203Fox River1981Wisconsin
Rainbow Bridge202Niagara River1941New York / Ontario (Canada)
Hite Crossing Bridge200Colorado River1966Utah
Mackinac Bridge200Straits of Mackinac1957Michigan
Mon–Fayette Expressway Bridge200Monongahela River2013Pennsylvania
Red Cliff Bridge200Eagle River1940Colorado
San Diego–Coronado Bridge200San Diego Bay1969California
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (dual spans)200Tacoma Narrows1950 / 2007Washington
Astoria–Megler Bridge196Columbia River1966Oregon / Washington
Commodore Barry Bridge192Delaware River1974Pennsylvania / New Jersey
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (eastern span)191San Francisco Bay2013California
Hawk Falls Bridge[15]190Mud Run1957Pennsylvania
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge186Cooper River2005South Carolina
Chesapeake Bay Bridge (dual spans)186Chesapeake Bay1952 / 1973Maryland
Francis Scott Key Bridge185Patapsco River1977Maryland
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge185San Francisco Bay1956California
Sidney Lanier Bridge185Brunswick River2003Georgia
Talmadge Memorial Bridge185Savannah River1991Georgia
Vincent Thomas Bridge185Los Angeles Harbor1963California
Soo Line High Bridge184St. Croix River1911Minnesota / Wisconsin
Sunshine Skyway Bridge181Tampa Bay1987Florida
Deception Pass Bridge180Puget Sound1935Washington
Fred Hartman Bridge178Houston Ship Channel1995Texas
Rainbow Bridge177Neches River1936Texas
Dames Point Bridge175St. Johns River1989Florida
Fremont Bridge175Willamette River1973Oregon
Horace Wilkinson Bridge175Mississippi River1968Louisiana
Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge175Houston Ship Channel1982Texas
Wilson Creek Bridge175Wilson Creek2001Virginia
Delaware Memorial Bridge (dual spans)174Delaware River1951 / 1968Delaware / New Jersey
Beaver River Bridge170Beaver River1952Pennsylvania
Crescent City Connection (dual spans)170Mississippi River1958 / 1988Louisiana
E. H. Swindell Bridge[16]170East Street Valley1930Pennsylvania
Sunshine Bridge170Mississippi River1964Louisiana
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge170Wissahickon Creek1932Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Turnpike's Westfield River Bridge[17]166Westfield River1957Massachusetts
Veterans Memorial Bridge165Mississippi River1995Louisiana
Quechee Gorge Bridge163Ottauquechee River1911Vermont
Hi-Line Railroad Bridge162Sheyenne River1908North Dakota
High Bridge160Mississippi River1987Minnesota
Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge158Mississippi River1983Louisiana
Tulip Trestle157Richland Creek1906Indiana
Bear Mountain Bridge155Hudson River1924New York
Blue Water Bridge (dual spans)155St. Clair River1938 / 1997Michigan / Ontario (Canada)
Gerald Desmond Bridge155Back Channel, Port of Long Beach1968California
Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish)153Mississippi River1935Louisiana
Walt Whitman Bridge153Delaware River1957Pennsylvania / New Jersey
Ambassador Bridge152Detroit River1929Michigan / Ontario (Canada)
Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge152Hudson River1957New York
Mathews Bridge152St. Johns River1953Florida
Bayonne Bridge151Kill Van Kull1931New York / New Jersey
Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge150Coos Bay1936Oregon
John E. Fitzgerald Bridge (Clarks Summit Bridge)[18][19][20]150U.S. Routes 6 and 111955Pennsylvania
Paul Bryant Bridge150Black Warrior River2004Alabama
Rosendale Trestle150Rondout Creek1872New York
Thousand Islands Bridge150Saint Lawrence River1937New York / Ontario (Canada)
Varina-Enon Bridge150James River1990Virginia
Carquinez Bridge (dual spans)148Carquinez Strait1958 / 2003California
Cut River Bridge147Cut River1947Michigan
Walnut Lane Bridge147Wissahickon Creek1908Pennsylvania
Jordan Bridge145Southern Branch Elizabeth River2012Virginia
Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge145State Route 961994Tennessee
Rip Van Winkle Bridge145Hudson River1935New York
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge[21]145James River2002Virginia
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge144Columbia River1982Oregon / Washington
Henry Hudson Bridge143Spuyten Duyvil Creek1936New York
Outerbridge Crossing143Arthur Kill1928New York / New Jersey
Triborough Bridge (Robert F. Kennedy Bridge)143East River1936New York
Throgs Neck Bridge142East River1961New York
Hart Bridge141St. Johns River1967Florida
Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge140Mobile River1991Alabama
Confusion Hill Bridges (north span)140South Fork Eel River2008California
Goethals Bridge140Arthur Kill1928New York / New Jersey
Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge140Patuxent River1977Maryland
High Bridge (Aqueduct Bridge)140Harlem River1848 / 1927New York
Israel LaFleur Bridge140Calcasieu River1962Louisiana
New Tappan Zee Bridge (Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge)139Hudson River2017New York
Albertus L. Meyers Bridge138Little Lehigh Creek1913Pennsylvania
Benicia–Martinez Bridge (dual spans)138Carquinez Strait1962 / 2007California
Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge138Port of Corpus Christi1959Texas
Tappan Zee Bridge138Hudson River1955New York
Cascade Creek Trestle[22][23]137Cascade Creek1889Colorado
U.S. Route 20 Iowa River Bridge[24][25]137Iowa River2003Iowa
Antioch Bridge135San Joaquin River1978California
Benjamin Franklin Bridge135Delaware River1926Pennsylvania / New Jersey
Betsy Ross Bridge135Delaware River1976Pennsylvania / New Jersey
Bourne Bridge, Sagamore Bridge135Cape Cod Canal1935Massachusetts
Bronx–Whitestone Bridge135East River1939New York
Brooklyn Bridge135East River1883New York
Calcasieu River Bridge135Calcasieu River1952Louisiana
Castleton Bridge135Hudson River1959New York
Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge135Taunton River1965Massachusetts
Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge135Delaware River1956Pennsylvania / New Jersey
Girard Point Bridge[26]135Schuylkill River1985Pennsylvania
Gold Star Memorial Bridge (dual spans)135Thames River1943 / 1973Connecticut
Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge135Potomac River1940Maryland / Virginia
Hell Gate Bridge135East River1916New York
Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge135Narragansett Bay1992Rhode Island
Manhattan Bridge135East River1909New York
Mid-Hudson Bridge135Hudson River1930New York
Mount Hope Bridge135Mount Hope Bay1929Rhode Island
Newburgh–Beacon Bridge (dual spans)135Hudson River1963 / 1980New York
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory135Penobscot River2006Maine
San Mateo–Hayward Bridge135San Francisco Bay1967California
Sidney Sherman Bridge135Houston Ship Channel1973Texas
Tobin Bridge135Mystic River1950Massachusetts
Williamsburg Bridge135East River1903New York
All-America Bridge134Little Cuyahoga River1982Ohio
Washington Bridge134Harlem River1888New York
Henderson County Bridge[27][28]132Green River1927North Carolina
Queensboro Bridge (59th Street Bridge)130East River1909New York

The ten highest bridges in the United States:

See also

Notes

  1. The americanbridge.net reference for Burro Creek Bridge provides a vertical clearance figure of 370 ft (113 m) which is 18 ft (5 m) lower than the deck heights for the two spans of this bridge as provided by highestbridges.com, the difference being due to the deck truss height.

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