Humber Bridge single-span suspension bridge for 16 years from its opening in July 1981, until the opening of the Great Belt Bridge in June 1997, and was relegated to third place with the opening of the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in April 1998. It is now the eighth longest single-span suspension bridge. The central span, at 1410 m (4640 ft), is the UK's longest. It remains the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world that one can cross on foot or by bicycle. The bridge is crossed twice during the annual Humber Bridge half marathon. In July 2013, work began on introducing a
Sanchaji Bridge Sanchaji Bridge The Sanchaji Bridge () is a self-anchored suspension bridge in Changsha, Hunan, China. Completed on June 8, 2006, it has a main span of and total length of . It is signed as part of the North Second Ring Road. The bridge crosses the Xiang River between Yuelu District and Kaifu District. The name of the bridge comes from the historic place "Sanchaji", which is a community in Yuelu District now. The bridge over the Xiang River had the longest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world]] when it was completed in June 2006–. This was a record during