List of longest masonry arch bridge spans

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The masonry arch bridges of stone or brick are the most genuine of arch bridges, some lasting a thousand years. Because they are made of worked stone, there is a slight chance they might even stand without mortar, like the Pont du Gard aqueduct. Yet arch bridges using rough hewn stones like Changhong Bridge need mortar to stand. Arches with a core of reinforced concrete covered by facade stone for decoration are not to be included in this list, the load-bearing part of the arch should be cut stone or brick, or as follows, unreinforced concrete.

In a closed spandrel stone arch bridge the hollow space can be filled with rubble and loose material. It can also be filled with concrete, in which case the filling itself become able to bear load in addition to the load carried by the ring of voussoirs. If the voussoir stones are thin they can not take a lot of weight so instead it is the concrete filling that becomes the structural part of the arch. The next step is to remove the voussoir stones completely, or only use them as facade stones. An unreinforced concrete arch is technically a masonry arch that use only very small stones, that is the aggregate of the concrete, sand and gravel. Such an arch would not stand without mortar.

Some modern bridges are built masonry style with precast concrete blocks, like Gladesville Bridge that has a span of 305 metres (1000 ft). These types are not in this list because their blocks are most likely made of reinforced concrete, that may make the assembled arch to have more in common with a modern reinforced concrete arch than a stone masonry arch.

The Maidenhead Railway Bridge may have the two longest arches made of bricks, 39 metres (128 ft).

Building new masonry arch bridges today is a solely Chinese business. There are 18 stone arch bridges with spans exceeding 100 m (330 ft).^[1] There are probably several dozens of stone arches exceeding 40m in the Fujian province only.^[2] Almost all bridges were built after 1950.

This list contains the longest masonry arch spans ever built being at least 50 metres (164 ft).

Rank	Name	Span metres	Span feet	Note	Year opened	Location	Country	Ref
1	[fr] 丹河大桥	146 m	479 ft	Concrete deck	2001	Jincheng, Shanxi 35°28′15.0″N 112°59′43.0″E / 35.470833°N 112.995278°E / 35.470833; 112.995278	China	^[3]^[4]
2	乌巢河大桥	120 m	394 ft	Concrete deck	1990	Fenghuang County, Hunan 28°04′42.3″N 109°23′58.7″E / 28.078417°N 109.399639°E / 28.078417; 109.399639	China	^{[S 1]}
3	九溪溝橋	116 m	381 ft	Concrete deck	1972	Fengdu County, Chongqing 29°47′09.1″N 107°49′27.9″E / 29.785861°N 107.824417°E / 29.785861; 107.824417	China	^{[S 2]}
4	长虹桥	112 m	367 ft		1961	Kaiyuan, Yunnan 23°48′55.9″N 103°16′34.4″E / 23.815528°N 103.276222°E / 23.815528; 103.276222	China	^{[S 3]}
5	富顺红旗大桥	111 m	364 ft		1968	Fushun County, Sichuan 29°10′57.8″N 105°00′22.1″E / 29.182722°N 105.006139°E / 29.182722; 105.006139	China	^[5]
6		108 m	354 ft		1989		China	^[5]
7		108 m	354 ft		1996		China	^[5]
8	险峰渡槽	106 m	348 ft		1976	Ci County, Hebei 36°25′01.6″N 114°05′23.7″E / 36.417111°N 114.089917°E / 36.417111; 114.089917	China	^[6]
9		105 m	344 ft		1972	Henan	China	^[7]
10		105 m	344 ft		1977		China	^[5]
11		105 m	344 ft		1983		China	^[5]
12		105 m	344 ft		1990		China	^[5]
13		102 m	335 ft		1970		China	^[5]
14		100 m	328 ft		1954		China	^[5]
15	游渡河大桥	100 m	328 ft		1973	Jiangjin District, Chongqing 28°52′23.4″N 106°20′12.4″E / 28.873167°N 106.336778°E / 28.873167; 106.336778	China	^[5]
16	红渡桥	100 m	328 ft		1977	Mashan County - Du'an County, Guangxi 23°50′29.2″N 108°09′04.1″E / 23.841444°N 108.151139°E / 23.841444; 108.151139	China	^{[S 4]}
17		100 m	328 ft		1979	Guangxi	China	^[7]
18		100 m	328 ft		2003		China	^[5]
19		100 m	328 ft				China
20		100 m	328 ft				China
21	金山大桥	99 m	325 ft		1972	Hua'an County, Fujian 24°55′23.7″N 117°30′16.7″E / 24.923250°N 117.504639°E / 24.923250; 117.504639	China	^[5]
22	现有红江桥	97 m	318 ft		1970	Enshi City, Hubei 30°17′50.7″N 109°28′45.2″E / 30.297417°N 109.479222°E / 30.297417; 109.479222	China	^[8]
23	[fr]	96 m	315 ft	Unreinforced concrete arches Concrete deck	1919	Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne 44°24′17.2″N 0°42′20.5″E / 44.404778°N 0.705694°E / 44.404778; 0.705694	France	^{[S 5]}
24	[de]	90 m	295 ft		1905	Plauen, Saxony 50°29′56.4″N 12°07′35.8″E / 50.499000°N 12.126611°E / 50.499000; 12.126611	Germany	^{[S 6]}
25	龙门大桥	90 m	295 ft	Two 60-meter side spans	1961	Luoyang, Henan 34°33′33.0″N 112°28′21.4″E / 34.559167°N 112.472611°E / 34.559167; 112.472611	China	^{[S 7]}
26	Solkan Bridge	85 m	279 ft	Destroyed in 1916 Rebuilt in 1927	1906	Nova Gorica, Goriška 45°58′43.5″N 13°39′06.3″E / 45.978750°N 13.651750°E / 45.978750; 13.651750	Slovenia	^{[S 8]}
27	Adolphe Bridge	84 m	276 ft	Concrete deck	1904	Luxembourg City 49°36′30.5″N 6°07′36.9″E / 49.608472°N 6.126917°E / 49.608472; 6.126917	Luxembourg	^{[S 9]}
28	[fr] Pont des Pierres	80 m	262 ft	Destroyed in 1944	1910	Montanges, Ain 46°09′55.0″N 5°48′40.3″E / 46.165278°N 5.811194°E / 46.165278; 5.811194	France	^{[S 10]}
29	[fr]	79 m	259 ft		1928	La Mure, Isère 44°54′51.0″N 5°49′44.7″E / 44.914167°N 5.829083°E / 44.914167; 5.829083	France	^{[S 11]}
30	Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge	72 m	236 ft	Destroyed in 1416	1377	Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy 45°36′43.8″N 9°31′24.7″E / 45.612167°N 9.523528°E / 45.612167; 9.523528	Italy	^{[S 12]}
31		70 m	230 ft		1904	, Upper Austria 47°48′15.4″N 14°09′47.5″E / 47.804278°N 14.163194°E / 47.804278; 14.163194	Austria	^[9]
32	[fr]	68 m	223 ft		1912	Constantine, Constantine Province 36°21′45.1″N 6°36′49.6″E / 36.362528°N 6.613778°E / 36.362528; 6.613778	Algeria	^{[S 13]}
33	Union Arch Bridge	67 m	220 ft		1864	Cabin John, Maryland 38°58′22.1″N 77°08′54.8″W / 38.972806°N 77.148556°W / 38.972806; -77.148556	United States	^{[S 14]}
34	[de]	66 m	217 ft		1914	Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°14′30.4″N 7°06′11.3″E / 51.241778°N 7.103139°E / 51.241778; 7.103139	Germany	^{[S 15]}
35	Veresk Bridge	66 m	217 ft		1936	Veresk, Mazandaran Province 35°54′12.0″N 52°59′24.9″E / 35.903333°N 52.990250°E / 35.903333; 52.990250	Iran	^{[S 16]}
36		64 m	210 ft		1900	Lenzkirch, Baden-Württemberg 47°53′00.4″N 8°15′08.0″E / 47.883444°N 8.252222°E / 47.883444; 8.252222	Germany	^{[S 17]}
37	[de]	64 m	210 ft	Tamped concrete arch	1906	Kempten, Bavaria 47°42′54.9″N 10°19′19.1″E / 47.715250°N 10.321972°E / 47.715250; 10.321972	Germany	^{[S 18]}
38	[de]	64 m	210 ft	Tamped concrete arch	1906	Kempten, Bavaria 47°42′53.2″N 10°19′19.7″E / 47.714778°N 10.322139°E / 47.714778; 10.322139	Germany	^{[S 18]}
39	[fr]	64 m	210 ft		1946	Peyrieu, Ain - La Balme, Savoie 45°42′32.3″N 5°43′36.3″E / 45.708972°N 5.726750°E / 45.708972; 5.726750	France	^{[S 19]}
40	[de]	63 m	207 ft		1901	Munich, Bavaria 48°08′30.2″N 11°35′42.7″E / 48.141722°N 11.595194°E / 48.141722; 11.595194	Germany	^{[S 20]}
41	[de]	63 m	207 ft		1902	Munich, Bavaria 48°08′57.0″N 11°35′54.7″E / 48.149167°N 11.598528°E / 48.149167; 11.598528	Germany	^{[S 21]}
42	Grosvenor Bridge	61 m	200 ft		1832	Chester, North West England 53°11′00.9″N 2°53′46.0″E / 53.183583°N 2.896111°E / 53.183583; 2.896111	England	^{[S 22]}
43	[fr]	61 m	200 ft		1884	Lavaur, Tarn 43°42′11.8″N 1°49′26.5″E / 43.703278°N 1.824028°E / 43.703278; 1.824028	France	^{[S 23]}
44		60 m	197 ft		1889	Uzerche - Saint-Ybard, Corrèze 45°25′10.0″N 1°32′01.0″E / 45.419444°N 1.533611°E / 45.419444; 1.533611	France	^{[S 24]}
45		60 m	197 ft		1904	Wechselburg, Saxony 50°58′46.3″N 12°45′52.2″E / 50.979528°N 12.764500°E / 50.979528; 12.764500	Germany	^{[S 25]}
46	[no]	60 m	197 ft		1921	Rennebu, Sør-Trøndelag 62°43′30.4″N 9°59′49.7″E / 62.725111°N 9.997139°E / 62.725111; 9.997139	Norway	^[10]
47	黄虎港大桥	60 m	197 ft		1959	, Hunan 29°55′41.2″N 110°47′31.6″E / 29.928111°N 110.792111°E / 29.928111; 110.792111	China	^{[S 26]}
48		57 m	187 ft	Tamped concrete arch Destroyed in 1945	1905	Ulm, Baden-Württemberg	Germany	^{[S 27]}
49	Skodje Bridge	57 m	187 ft		1922	Skodje, Møre og Romsdal 62°30′09.1″N 6°36′59.6″E / 62.502528°N 6.616556°E / 62.502528; 6.616556	Norway	^[11]^[10]
50		56 m	184 ft		1909	Escot, Pyrénées-Atlantiques 43°04′14.0″N 0°36′21.6″W / 43.070556°N 0.606000°W / 43.070556; -0.606000	France	^{[S 28]}
51	Ballochmyle Viaduct	55 m	180 ft		1848	Mauchline - Catrine, East Ayrshire 55°29′58.1″N 4°21′44.7″W / 55.499472°N 4.362417°W / 55.499472; -4.362417	Scotland	^{[S 29]}
52	Wiesen Viaduct	55 m	180 ft		1909	Davos Wiesen, Grisons 46°41′39.9″N 9°42′46.3″W / 46.694417°N 9.712861°W / 46.694417; -9.712861	Switzerland	^{[S 30]}
53	[fr]	55 m	180 ft		1919	Pélussin, Loire 45°24′57.0″N 4°40′43.3″E / 45.415833°N 4.678694°E / 45.415833; 4.678694	France	^{[S 31]}
54		55 m (x2)	180 ft (x2)	Concrete deck	1924	Rabastens - Coufouleux, Tarn 43°49′11.7″N 1°43′35.5″E / 43.819917°N 1.726528°E / 43.819917; 1.726528	France	^{[S 32]}
55	Pont de Vieille-Brioude	54 m	177 ft	Destroyed many times Rebuilt in 1832 with 45 meters span	1479	Vieille-Brioude, Haute-Loire 45°15′38.2″N 3°24′30.6″E / 45.260611°N 3.408500°E / 45.260611; 3.408500	France	^{[S 33]}
56	[no]	54 m	177 ft		1918	Dombås, Oppland 62°05′35.3″N 9°06′19.5″E / 62.093139°N 9.105417°E / 62.093139; 9.105417	Norway	^[10]
57	一线天桥	54 m	177 ft	Concrete deck	1966	Hanyuan County, Sichuan 29°18′24.1″N 102°57′04.3″E / 29.306694°N 102.951194°E / 29.306694; 102.951194	China	^{[S 34]}
58	Gignac Bridge	50 m	164 ft		1810	Gignac, Hérault 43°39′13.2″N 3°32′08.0″E / 43.653667°N 3.535556°E / 43.653667; 3.535556	France	^{[S 35]}
59	[fr]	50 m (x4)	164 ft (x4)	Destroyed during the World War II	1856	Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne 48°49′55.9″N 2°29′48.3″E / 48.832194°N 2.496750°E / 48.832194; 2.496750	France	^{[S 36]}
60		50 m	164 ft	Tamped concrete arch Destroyed in 1945	1893	Munderkingen, Baden-Württemberg 48°14′13.8″N 9°38′37.2″E / 48.237167°N 9.643667°E / 48.237167; 9.643667	Germany	^{[S 37]}
61	[fr]	50 m	164 ft		1914	Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône 43°19′58.1″N 5°11′06.2″E / 43.332806°N 5.185056°E / 43.332806; 5.185056	France	^{[S 38]}
62	[no]	50 m	164 ft		1918	Treungen, Telemark 59°01′03.9″N 8°31′28.4″E / 59.017750°N 8.524556°E / 59.017750; 8.524556	Norway	^[10]
63	[zh] 白沙大桥	50 m (x2)	164 ft (x2)		1960	Jiande, Zhejiang 29°28′12.8″N 119°16′43.1″E / 29.470222°N 119.278639°E / 29.470222; 119.278639	China	^{[S 39]}

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^ "Vieille-Brioude Bridge".
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