Santa Cruz - McArthur Bridge
October 31, 2008Since Manila was built on a river delta, its not surpising to find that the city is linked together by a network of bridges. Traffic finds means of crossing the Pasig River by four different historic century-old bridges.
The Santa Cruz Bridge (also known as McArthur Bridge) is youngest bridge that was constructed to cross Pasig River during the American regime.
Its construction has greatly relieved the congestion of traffic which a few years since was a source of annoyance and frequent danger in the crowded Escolta during that time.
Originally a suspension bridge, the Santa Cruz Bridge was constructed by American engineers and was completed in 1902. The property of individuals who derived revenued from it by charging a small amount of toll for in order to cross the bridge.
During the liberation of Manila in 1945, old bridges in the area got heavy damages. However those bridges were reconstructed after the war.
At present, the Manila city government is making several restorations to invigorate the beauty of these bridges by installing these bubbly street lights.
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