7.Balinghe River Bridge. Guanling, Guizhou, China.
Description: 1,214 feet high / 370 meters high
3,570 foot span / 1,088 meter span.2009

With a height of 1,214 feet (370 mtrs) from deck to water, the Balinghe River bridge is the second highest bridge in China and the 3rd highest road bridge in the world. Located near the town of Guanling about a third of the way along the 300 mile (483 km) Guiyang to Kunming Highway in China’s mountainous Guizhou Province, Balinghe is one of two super high suspension bridges along the 4-lane route.
Of the world’s 300 or so highest bridges, Balinghe is unique for having the 2nd longest span length with a distance between towers of 3,570 feet (1088 mtrs) - nearly as long as the Golden Gate bridge! The gap is so great the bridge appears to be floating among the clouds as it connects two mountain ranges. Balinghe is one of 4 high Chinese suspension bridges with extremely long spans. The other three being the Siduhe, Aizhai and Beipanjiang 2009 highway bridges. Prior to these spans, the longest bridge of any notable height was the New River Gorge bridge in West Virginia with an arch span of 1,700 feet (518 mtrs). In 2012 the world's longest span high level bridge record will go to China's Aizhai Bridge with a span of 3,858 feet (1,176 mtrs).
8.Millau Viaduct, Millau, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Description: 909 feet high / 277 meters high
1,122 foot span / 342 meter span,2004

No other high bridge in history caught the eye of the media more than the opening of the Millau Viaduct in 2004. Comprised of 8 consecutive cable stayed spans totaling 8,100 feet (2460 mtrs), the viaduct is the tallest bridge structure in the world with a pier and mast rising a lofty 1,100 feet (335 mtrs) above the ground. With a roadway 909 feet (277 mtrs) above the Tarn River, it is also the highest cable stayed bridge in the world, a record it will retain until 2012 when Mexico’s Baluarte bridge opens. Despite being the highest bridge in Europe, the massive structure ranks only 13th among all high bridges of the world. The bridge has rightfully been described as beautiful, breathtaking, spectacular and awe-inspiring.
Located near the southern end of France, the bridge was the last major connection on the A75 motorway, a 4-lane highway that has been under construction in one form or another since 1975. Several routes were proposed that would have put the Tarn River crossing either east or west of the small town of Millau.