Bamban Bridge

15°15′37.51″N 120°33′35.21″E

Bamban Bridge
Coordinates	15°15′38″N 120°33′35″E
Carries	2 lanes of N2 (MacArthur Highway), vehicular traffic and pedestrians
Crosses	Sacobia River
Locale	Bamban, Tarlac and Mabalacat, Pampanga
Maintained by	Department of Public Works and Highways
Characteristics
Design	Basket Handle Nielsen-Lohse
Material	Steel
Total length	174 m (571 ft)
History
Construction start	1996
Construction end	1998
Location

Banban Bridge is a highway bridge in Central Luzon, Philippines^[1] which is part of the MacArthur Highway (N2).^[2]

The bridge was constructed from 1996 to 1998,^[2] as part of the rehabilitation efforts on MacArthur Highway, following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. It replaced the old bridge that was destroyed during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.^[3] It is one of the longest basket handle Nielsen-Lohse bridges in the world spanning a 174 meters (571 ft) long and is one of the first of its kind in the Philippines.^[4]

References

1. "Banban Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
2. "Philkoei International Inc". Retrieved August 11, 2020.
3. Martinez, Ma. Mylene L.; Arboleda, Ronaldo A.; Delos Reyes, Perla J.; Gabinete, Elmer; Dolan, Michael T. "Observations of 1992 Lahars along the Sacobia-Bamban River System". FIRE and MUD: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
4. "Banban Bridge" (PDF). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Technical Review. 40 (2). January 2003. Retrieved August 11, 2020.