MacArthur Bridge (Manila)
| MacArthur Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 14°35′41″N 120°58′53″E / 14.5947°N 120.9813°ECoordinates: 14°35′41″N 120°58′53″E / 14.5947°N 120.9813°E |
| Carries | Four lanes of N150 |
| Crosses | Pasig River |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| Preceded by | Quezon Bridge |
| Followed by | Jones Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete beam |
| Total length | 0.1 |
| Traversable? | Yes |
| Load limit | 20 tons |
| History | |
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Replaces | Santa Cruz Bridge |
MacArthur Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Pasig River between Padre Burgos Avenue in Ermita and Carlos Palanca Street in Santa Cruz. It replaced the Santa Cruz Bridge, which was destroyed in World War II.
MacArthur Bridge replaced the older Santa Cruz Bridge which was bombed when the Japanese retreated on the Battle of Manila. The bridge was constructed after the war and opened in 1952.
The bridge is originally used as part of the route of the procession during the Feast of the Black Nazarene every January 9. From 2014, after the Department of Public Works and Highways called the bridge unstable to carry millions of devotees, processions are rerouted to the adjacent Jones Bridge.
A monument for Douglas MacArthur stood on the foot of the south end of the bridge. The monument first stood in the facade of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, before it was moved into its present location after 1997.
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