Here are all types of bridges.
Type | Sub-type | Length range | Complexity | Image | Longest span | Longest total |
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Arch bridge |
Arch bridge (concrete) |
Through arch bridge |
Beam bridge |
Log bridge (beam bridge) |
Cavity wall viaduct |
Bowstring arch |
Box girder bridge |
Cable-stayed bridge | 1104 m (Russky Bridge) | 10100 m (Jiashao Bridge) |
Cantilever bridge | 549 m (Quebec bridge) | 1042.6 m (Forth Bridge) |
Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge |
Clapper bridge |
Covered bridge |
Girder bridge |
Continuous span girder bridge |
Integral bridge |
Extradosed bridge |
Moon bridge |
Movable bridge |
Pigtail bridge |
Plate girder bridge |
Pontoon bridge |
Rigid-frame bridge |
Roving bridge |
Segmental bridge |
Self-anchored suspension bridge |
Side-spar cable-stayed bridge |
Simple suspension bridge (Inca rope bridge) |
Step-stone bridge |
Stressed ribbon bridge |
Suspension bridge |
Transporter bridge |
Trestle |
Truss arch bridge |
Truss bridge |
Vierendeel bridge |
Brown truss |
Covered bridge | Burr Arch Truss |
Lattice truss bridge (Town lattice truss) |
Tubular bridge |
Vlotbrug |