Santa Cruz Bridge
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Santa Cruz Bridge Tulay ng Santa Cruz |
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The Santa Cruz Bridge in either 1896 or 1900.
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| Coordinates | 14°35′48.5″N 120°58′49.5″E / 14.596806°N 120.980417°ECoordinates: 14°35′48.5″N 120°58′49.5″E / 14.596806°N 120.980417°E |
| Carries | Vehicular traffic and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Pasig River |
| Locale | Santa Cruz District to the center of Manila |
| Owner | City of Manila |
| Preceded by |
Puente Colgante (1902–1930s) Quezon Bridge (1930s–1945) |
| Followed by |
Bridge of Spain (1902–1914) Jones Bridge (I) (1916–1945) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1900 |
| Construction end | 1902 |
| Construction cost | $184,769.10 |
| Opened | March 1, 1902 |
| Collapsed | 1945 |
Santa Cruz Bridge was a bridge that spanned the Pasig River in the city of Manila in the Republic of the Philippines. The steel truss bridge was the fourth to span the river connecting the district of Santa Cruz from Plaza Goiti to Arroceros Street in the old city center of Manila. The construction of the bridge was started by the Spanish colonial government in Manila but completed by the Americans after gaining sovereignty of the country from Spain after the Spanish–American War. The bridge was opened on March 1, 1902 but was destroyed in World War II during the liberation of Manila. A simpler reinforced concrete beam bridge was constructed after the war and the span was renamed as MacArthur Bridge after General Douglas MacArthur.
During the last few years of the Spanish Government in the islands, a bridge was in the project to span across the Pasig from the district of Santa Cruz at Plaza Goiti (now Plaza Lacson) to the south bank of the river connecting to Calle Arroceros (now Padre Burgos St.). The foundations were put down and the piers, two in number, and abutments were built to low-water mark, when the work ceased due to the growing instability in the country.
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