Record: 1140 m
Height Record: 178 m
Main Span Record: 200 m
Clearance below Record: 197 m
Located about 50 miles (80 km) south of the famous 3 Gorges region of the Yangtze River in China’s mountainous Hubei Province, the Longtanhe bridge is tie with Germany's Kochertal as the world’s largest beam bridge viaduct. The cable stayed Millau Viaduct in France is the world’s largest viaduct overall.
The definition of what constitutes a viaduct may be open to debate but Longtanhe follows the form with 3 repetitive and equal sized spans of 656 feet (200 meters) rather than just one central span flanked by much smaller approaches. The 584 foot (178 mtr) tall piers are the second highest in China and tied with Germany’s Kochertal as the 5th highest in the world. Only the Millau Viaduct, Labajin and Mexico’s El Carrizo and San Marcos bridges have taller piers. The term “viaduct” is also used within the name of Italy’s super high Platano and Italia bridges but the definition only applies to the approaches, not the main spans.