Longest sea crossing bridge
The current longest sea crossing bridge record is 34.2 miles, held by Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), set on October 23, 2018. Last checked October 14, 2026.
34.2
miles
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB)
- Holder
- Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB)
- Record
- 34.2 miles
- Metric
- 55 km
- Location
- Pearl River Estuary, connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, China
- Date set
- October 23, 2018
- Recognized by
- Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Put it in perspective
At 34.2 miles, it is as long as 1.3 marathons laid end to end.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB)34.2 miles
A marathon26.2 miles
English Channel, narrowest crossing20.7 miles
Manhattan, end to end13.4 miles
Golden Gate Bridge8,980 ft
Sources
- hzmb.gov.hk Read the source
- hzmb.gov.hk Read the source
- guinnessworldrecords.com Longest bridge over water (aggregate length)
- apnews.com Engineering ap top news macau international news hong kong 9be35c9a9d814d2891d7256de8fc3ee8
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