The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City was the longest suspension bridge in 1883. It spans the East River and connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, is 101 meters (331 feet) high.
As of now, the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China holds the record as the longest bridge in the world, spanning approximately 164.8 kilometers (102.4 miles).
The longest bridge in the UK as at 2006, is the Humber Estuary bridge, completed in 1981 at a length of 1,410 metres. At the time of construction, it was the longest bridge in the world, but is now the 4th longest in the world.
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You should define your question before or after Europian settlement in North America. There were some outstanding native built suspension bridges built without metal or cable before white settlers arrived. Noteabley the Hagwilget bridges.
The longest non-suspension bridge is the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge at 164.8 km long. The longest non-suspension bridge over water is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway at 38.35 km long. The longest non-suspension bridge span is the Russky Bridge at 1.104 km long.
It is a suspension bridge (the longest one in the world, in fact).
mackinac bridge
The longest suspension bridge in Japan and the world is the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, located in the city of Kobe and completed in 1998 at a length of 1,991 metres.
The Golden Gate Bridge is famous because it is the tenth longest suspension bridge in the world.
The Golden Gate Bridge
The world's longest suspension bridge is the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Kobe, Japan.
Longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
The Varrazano Narrows Bridge
The longest bridge in the UK as at 2006, is the Humber Estuary bridge, completed in 1981 at a length of 1,410 metres. At the time of construction, it was the longest bridge in the world, but is now the 4th longest in the world.
If the question is which type of bridge the answer is a suspension bridge.
The longest suspension bridge in Japan and the world is the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, completed in 1998 at a length of 1,991 metres.