Suspension Bridges Crossing Pasig River
This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Pasig River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1852: Colgante de Manila
Manila, Philippines - Pasig River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2112 (added 2006-09-03) |
| Year Completed: | 1852 |
| Name: | Colgante de Manila |
| Also Known As: | Claveria |
| Location: | Manila, Philippines |
| Crossing: | Pasig River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Replaced, 1940 |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 110 meters (360.9 feet) |
| Deck width: | 7 meters |
Notes:
- Rene Sumodobila writes: "It had a single lane in each travel way to allow passage of horse-drawn carriages and a pedestrian island in the middle. The Puente Colgante is said to be first suspension bridge in the Far East. The bridge materials were imported from England by Matia Menchacatorre y Cia, a Spanish company, in joint venture with Ayala y Cia, a local company. The contruction was supervised by M. Gabaud, a French engineer. Inaugurated in January 4, 1852, it went into service until 1940 in order to give way to the modern-day Quezon Bridge"
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