<page_title> List of longest suspension bridge spans </page_title> <section_title> History of longest suspension spans </section_title> <table> <cell> Bear Mountain Bridge <col_header> Bridge </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1924–1926 <col_header> Year(s) of longest span </col_header> </cell> <cell> Benjamin Franklin Bridge <col_header> Bridge </col_header> </cell> </table>
From the time of Bear Mountain Bridge's completion in 1924, it held the record for the longest suspension bridge until it was surpassed by the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.