In the military and civil area a long-span temporary bridge for rapid construction is recently in demand. In this study the current state of technology and market is investigated as part of the planning research. The results show that the existing temporary bridges consist mainly of about 20m long span, and it takes 6 to 8 weeks to complete the construction. For an emergency restoration project in a short period a long-span temporary bridge for rapid construction requires the high-performance materials and the latest construction technology