Highest bridges in the world Top 10 tallest bridge in the world : The majority of the tallest deck bridges above ground level are in China, with the Huajiang Canyon Bridge first placed on the list (625 meters) a 1.73 and since late 2025 being at position onehighest position among tall decks bridges above valley floor (“deck height”). Most of these engineering feats are located in the mountainous Guizhou Province and they all follow suspension designs.
Worlds Tallest Bridges (Ranked by Deck Height)
- Bridge of Tu Hu Mur (China) — 2,052 feet (625 meters)
- Yongchang Lancangjiang Bridge (China): 610m (2,001ft)
- Bridge Name: Beipanjiang Bridge Duge (China)vertical Range: 565 m (1,854 ft)
- Tianmen Bridge (China) : 560m (1,837ft)
- Number 5 Sidu River Bridge (China) : 496 m
- Puli Bridge (China) — 485 meters (1,591 feet)
- Qingshuihe Bridge, China: ~406m (est.)
- 375 metersLiuguanghe Xiqian Expressway Bridge (China)
- Baling River Bridge (China): 370meters
- Chenab Bridge (India): 359 meters (tallest railway arch span bridge)
Key Details
Aeric added: Location Leader: 9 of top 10 Highest Bridges in the World and almost all are in China, especially from Guizhou Province
All-time High: The Huajiang Canyon Bridge, opened in 2025, slashed the travel time over its canyon to just one minute.
Measurement: The list ranks the bridges by height of deck (from road to ground/water distance), rather than structural height (height of the towers) for some bridges.
Bridge rankings are subject to change with new construction, so this list is as of January 2026 for tallest bridge structures.
The engineering community distinguishes between highest bridges — the distance between the deck and ground below — and tallest bridges which is the analysis of the actual structure/pillars.
More than two-thirds of the most extreme bridge crossings in the world are found in China, which currently dominates both lists.
Top 10 Highest Bridges (Deck Height).
List of the highest bridges in Asia by height from road deck to water or valley floor.
| Rank | Bridge Name | Height (Metric) | Height (Imperial) | Location |
| 1 | Duge Bridge | 565 m | 1,854 ft | China |
| 2 | Puli Bridge | 485 m | 1,591 ft | China |
| 3 | Yachi River Bridge | 434 m | 1,424 ft | China |
| 4 | Qingshui River Bridge | 406 m | 1,332 ft | China |
| 5 | Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge | 393 m | 1,289 ft | Papua New Guinea |
| 6 | Baluarte Bridge | 390 m | 1,280 ft | Mexico |
| 7 | Liuguhe River Bridge | 375 m | 1,230 ft | China |
| 8 | Baling River Bridge | 370 m | 1,210 ft | China |
| 9 | Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge | 366 m | 1,201 ft | China |
| 10 | Dimuhe River Bridge | 360 m | 1,180 ft | China |
The Top 10 Tallest Bridges (Structural Height)
These bridges are ranked by the height of their tallest point (usually the support towers or pylons).
| Rank | Bridge Name | Height (Metric) | Height (Imperial) | Location |
| 1 | Millau Viaduct | 343 m | 1,125 ft | France |
| 2 | Pingtang Bridge | 332 m | 1,089 ft | China |
| 3 | Hutong Yangtze River Bridge | 330 m | 1,083 ft | China |
| 4 | Yachi River Bridge | 320 m | 1,050 ft | China |
| 5 | Russky Bridge | 320 m | 1,050 ft | Russia |
| 6 | Sutong Yangtze River Bridge | 306 m | 1,004 ft | China |
| 7 | Stonecutters Bridge | 298 m | 978 ft | Hong Kong |
| 8 | Chishi Bridge | 288 m | 945 ft | China |
| 9 | Akashi Kaikyō Bridge | 282.8 m | 928 ft | Japan |
| 10 | Yi Sun-sin Bridge | 270 m | 886 ft | South Korea |
Key Highlights
Millau Viaduct: Ambiguous title — not the highest point from which something drops below it, but tallest structure. A mast taller than the Eiffel Tower and one of the most photographed pieces of engineering in Europe.
Duge Bridge: This is a bridge found at an immense gorge between two of the provinces in China. More than that? You could fit a 200-floor skyscraper under the road deck, which is as much as 565 meters high.
Chenab Bridge (Honorable Mention): This is currently the highest railway bridge in the world 359 meters (1,178 ft) over the river bed and taller than the Eiffel tower in India.
