List of tallest bridges

For a list of the highest bridges (ranked by deck height), see List of highest bridges.

This list of tallest bridges includes bridges with a structural height of at least 200 metres (660 ft). The structural height of a bridge is the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a bridge, such as the top of a bridge tower, to the lowermost exposed part of the bridge, where its piers, towers, or mast pylons emerge from the surface of the ground or water. Structural height is different from deck height, which measures the maximum vertical distance between the bridge deck (the road bed of a bridge) and the ground or water surface beneath the bridge span. A separate list of highest bridges ranks bridges by deck height.

There may be differences between the various heights given, as the heights do not always include the same elements depending on the information provided by the design offices. In the lower part, the level may be the water level or the highest water level, the lower part of the foundation header, or the upper part of the tower base. In the upper part, the level may be the concrete or steel structure of the tower, the axis or IP (Intersection Point) of the main cable, or the highest structural or architectural elevation. The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge gains 16 metres (52 ft) with its tower-top ornament.

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