This article discusses the advancements in bridge engineering in China over the past 40 years. Different methods like free cantilevering and incremental launching were used to build concrete bridges, while metal bridges like the Dukou, Dongying, and Nanpu bridges were constructed using cable stayed designs. Steel railway bridges like the Nanjing continuous truss bridge and the Hanjiang bridge were also built. Notably, there are over 30 cable stayed bridges in China, with some having main spans exceeding 200m. The largest concrete bridge span is 260m, and the largest metal bridge span is 288m. Currently, several cable stayed bridges with main spans between 400m and 600m are either under construction or in the design phase.