List of Suspension Bridges.
Name Country Span
(Metres)		 Year of opening
to Traffic		 Carriageway
width (Metres)
 
Akashi Kaikyo Japan 1990 1998 30.0
Great Belt Denmark 1624 1998 23.6
Runyang China 1490 2005 39.2
Humber England 1410 1981 18.2
Jiangyin Jiangsu China 1385 1999 30.0
Tsing Ma Hong Kong 1377 1997 30.7
Verrazano Narrows U.S.A. 1298 1964 25.3
Golden Gate U.S.A. 1280 1937 25.0
Hoga Kusten Denmark 1210 1997 17.8
Mackinac U.S.A. 1158 1957 16.0
Mihami Bison Seto Japan 1100 1988 22.5
Bosporus II Turkey 1090 1988 30.8
Bosporus I Turkey 1074 1973 28.0
George Washington U.S.A. 1067 1931 27.5
Kurishima-3 Japan 1030 1999 27.0
Kurishima-2 Japan 1020 1999 27.0
 
Ancillary Items
There are extensive car, coach and lorry parking areas and toll plaza sited on the northern end of the bridge. Aircraft warning lights are fitted on the towers and for river traffic there are navigation lights fitted to the underside of the bridge deck. Emergency telephones and matrix signs are located along the bridge and early warning signs are provided on the approaches to the bridge. The Humber Bridge country park is situated on the north side in what used to be a chalk quarry until it closed in 1960 and it has been developed into an area of natural beauty. There are many trails to explore within the park and a play area on the foreshore.
There is also a Tourist Information Centre, Cafeteria and public toilets.