2 Alabama bridges make listing of longest within the U.S.-Jubilee Parkway

In Alabama’s coastal panorama, two Alabama bridges quietly stand among the many longest within the United States. 

A brand new World Atlas rating of the 11 longest bridges in the United States is a reminder that not all crossings are so forgettable. These are the spans that stretch the thought of a “quick drive” into one thing else totally.

As World Atlas notes, the nation’s roughly 617,000 bridges are largely routine. The ones on this listing “swallow the horizon,” turning open water right into a roadway that may take ten or fifteen minutes to cross. 

Louisiana dominates the rating, however Alabama additionally makes its presence identified with two entries: the Jubilee Parkway and the General W.Ok. Wilson Jr. Bridge.

Jubilee Parkway: Alabama’s 7.5-mile bridge ranks No. 7 amongst longest in US

Ranked at No. 7 on World Atlas’ listing, the Jubilee Parkway carries Interstate 10 throughout Mobile Bay as a pair of parallel viaduct bridges stretching 7.5 miles between Mobile and Spanish Fort/Daphne. Opened in 1978, the four-lane crossing is usually known as the “Bayway.”

The World Atlas says the bridge takes its identify from Mobile Bay’s “jubilee” phenomenon, when marine life is pushed into shallow water, making it unusually simple to catch.

General W.Ok. Wilson Jr. Bridge: 6.08-mile span ranks No. 10 in U.S.

The General W.Ok. Wilson Jr. Bridge ranks No. 10 on the World Atlas listing, stretching 6.08 miles throughout the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta northeast of Mobile as a part of Interstate 65.

World Atlas says the bridge is best identified regionally because the “Dolly Parton Bridge,” a nickname impressed by the paired arch design that, locals say, resembles a particular silhouette when seen from sure angles.

Completed in 1980, it options twin parallel weathering-steel arches and concrete viaducts carrying 4 lanes over the vast, marshy delta.

Longest bridges within the U.S. Full World Atlas rating

World Atlas ranks these because the longest bridges within the U.S.:

1. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway: 23.83 miles
2. Manchac Swamp Bridge: 22.8 miles
3. Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge: 18.2 miles
4. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: 17.6 miles
5. Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge: 11 miles
6. Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge: 8.26 miles
7. Jubilee Parkway: 7.5 miles
8. San Mateo-Hayward Bridge: 7 miles
9. Seven Mile Bridge: 6.79 miles
10. General W.Ok. Wilson Jr. Bridge: 6.08 miles
11. Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge: 5.8 miles

Jennifer Lindahl is a Breaking and Trending Reporter in Alabama for USA TODAY’s Deep South Connect Team. Connect along with her on X @jenn_lindahl and e-mail at jlindahl@usatodayco.com.