Mactan-Mandaue Bridge
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First Mandaue-Mactan Bridge | |
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Mactan-Mandaue Bridge, seen from Mactan
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Carries | 2 lanes of vehicular traffic; pedestrian sidewalks |
Crosses | Mactan Channel |
Locale | Metro Cebu |
Official name | Mandaue-Mactan Bridge |
Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss Bridge |
Total length | 864 m |
Width | 9 m |
Longest span | 145 m |
History | |
Construction begin | 1970 |
Construction end | 1972 |
Opened | 1972 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | Two-way |
Mactan-Mandaue Bridge or popularly called The First Mactan-Mandaue Bridge is the first of two bridges spanning across the Mactan Channel and connecting the islands of Cebu and Mactan.
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History
The 846-meter long and 9-meter wide box truss bridge was constructed during the term of the late President Ferdinand Marcos. The construction began in 1970, a year after the declaration of Mandaue as a chartered city.[1] It was inaugurated on July 4, 1971.[2] Finished in 1972 at a cost of 65 million pesos.[3] The bridge was designed and created wholly by Filipino engineers.[1]
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