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Santa Cruz - McArthur Bridge

October 31, 2008

Since 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.

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(MacArthur Bridge - Oct 2008 Photo)

The Santa Cruz Bridge (also known as McArthur Bridge) is youngest bridge that was constructed to cross Pasig River during the American regime.

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(MacArthur Bridge - Oct 2008 Photo)

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.

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(Old Photo)

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.

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(1945 Photo)

During the liberation of Manila in 1945, old bridges in the area got heavy damages. However those bridges were reconstructed after the war.

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(McArthur Bridge - Oct 2008 Photo)

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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one of the first bridges built (Jones bridge or puente de espana being the first) linking the intramuros and malate area in the south side of pasig river to downtown manila of sta cruz, quiapo district.

Posted by ronald a.liongson at May 2, 2010, 3:21 pm

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