List of bridge types
Here are all types of bridges.
| Type | Sub-type | Length range | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest span | Longest total | |||
| Arch bridge | ![]() | |||
| Arch bridge (concrete) | ![]() | |||
| Through arch bridge | ![]() | |||
| Beam bridge | ![]() | |||
| Log bridge (beam bridge) | ![]() | |||
| Viaduct | ![]() | |||
| 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 | 1,920m Arrah–Chhapra 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) |
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| Tubular bridge | ![]() | |||
| Vlotbrug | ![]() | |||
Bridges in Nature
| Type | Sub-type | Length range | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest span | Longest total | |||
| Ant bridge | ![]() | |||
| Natural bridge | ![]() | |||
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