List of bridge types

Here are all types of bridges.

Type Sub-type Length range Complexity Image
Longest span Longest total
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
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
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