Crosses San Juanico Strait Total length 2,200 m Height 41 m Bridge type Truss bridge | Other name(s) Marcos Bridge Construction started 1969 Opened 1973 | |
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Carries 2 lanes of vehicular traffic; pedestrian sidewalks Locale Santa Rita, Samar
and Tacloban, Leyte Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways Design Arch-shaped truss bridge Address Pan-Philippine Hwy, Santa Rita, Leyte, Philippines Location Tacloban, Santa Rita, Samar Similar MacArthur Landing Memorial, STO NINO SHRINE AND HE, Agas‑Agas Bridge, Lake Danao, Canigao Island | ||
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San Juanico Bridge (Filipino: Tulay ng San Juanico) is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi), it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater. The bridge was dedicated to Ferdinand Marcos' wife, Imelda Marcos.
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- Construction
- Economic Benefits
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The bridge was slightly damaged by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 but repaired.
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Construction
The Philippine government's project of the $21.9 million-dollar bridge was contracted to the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (now the Philippine National Construction Corporation), which together with Japanese engineers conducted studies and designed the actual project under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. Construction commenced in 1969 over San Juanico Strait from Cabalawan, Tacloban City to the municipality of Santa Rita, Samar, with completion in 1973.
Economic Benefits
Connecting Tacloban City on the Leyte side and Santa Rita town on the Samar side, the bridge offers many picturesque views, especially of the San Juanico Strait with its thousand whirlpools as well as the islets of the province. It is approximately 10 minutes from downtown Tacloban City and is accessible by passenger jeepney, bus, motorcab or private vehicle. The bridge has 43 spans and medium size boats can pass beneath its large main arch the top of which rises 41 meters above the sea.