List of bridges in the United States by height
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This is a list of the highest bridges in the United States sorted by their height over land or water, and then by name for bridges with the same height. Height in this list refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest point in the land or water below. A bridge's deck height is greater than its clearance below, which is measured from the bottom of the deck structure, with the difference being equal to the thickness of the deck structure at the point with the greatest clearance below. Official figures for a bridge's height are often provided only for the clearance below, so those figures may be used instead of actual deck height measurements. For bridges that span tidal water, the clearance below is measured at mean high water level which is the average of high tides.
The minimum height for inclusion in this list is 130 ft (40 m), which may be either the deck height or the clearance below depending on available references. Note that the following types of bridges are not included in the list: demolished high bridges; historic high bridges such as those over reservoirs—regardless of current reservoir levels—that were filled after the bridge was complete, unless the dam has since been removed; and vertical-lift bridges, even those with raised span heights greater than this list's minimum height.
The clearance below required under bridges for the largest ships—container ships, ocean liners and cruise ships—is around 220 feet (67 m) so there are often bridges with approximately that height located in coastal cities with bays or inlets, such as New York City's Verrazano–Narrows Bridge and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.[1]
The top ten
The ten highest bridges in the United States:
- Royal Gorge Bridge—955'
- Foresthill Bridge—730'
- Perrine Bridge—486'
- Navajo Bridge—470'
List of bridges
See also
- Bridges portal
- United States portal
- List of highest bridges
- List of longest bridges
- List of tallest bridges
References
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- ↑ "Wrangell-St Elias National Park & Preserve: McCarthy Road Guide". National Park Service. n.d. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Liebler, Kathy; Agnello, Joe (May 18, 1999). "New Mon/Fayette construction contract includes what will be the highest bridges on Pennsylvania Turnpike system". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Cridlebaugh, Bruce (August 21, 2002). "Bridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County & Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh West > East Street Bridge". pghbridges.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Lieberman, William (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission; Retention of an Engineering or Construction Management Firm ... Reference No. – 5-087 [old name ref]" (PDF). Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "The General Assembly of Pennsylvania; House Bill No. 1779; Session of 2009 [new name ref]". Pennsylvania General Assembly. June 24, 2009. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Benesch Transportation Projects [height ref: see 5th photo by scrolling down photo gallery, click on Clarks Summit Bridge photo, caption states height as 150 feet]". Benesch. n.d. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Turner, Jack (n.d.). "Rocky Mountain Exploration Part 3: Cumbres & Toltec Railroad". trainweb.org. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: Scenery Departing Chama, New Mexico". cumbrestoltec.com. n.d. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.