Quezon Bridge

Quezon Bridge is a combined arch and prestressed concrete girder bridge crossing the Pasig River between Quezon Boulevard in Quiapo and Padre Burgos Avenue in Ermita in Manila, Philippines.

Quezon Bridge
Quezon Bridge in 2020
Coordinates	14°35′43.8″N 120°58′55.5″E
Carries	4 lanes of N170, vehicles and pedestrians
Crosses	Pasig River
Locale	Manila, Philippines
Official name	Manuel L. Quezon Memorial Bridge[1]
Other name(s)	M. Quezon Bridge
Named for	Manuel L. Quezon
Maintained by	Department of Public Works and Highways
Preceded by	MacArthur Bridge
Followed by	Ayala Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Arch / PSC girder bridge
Material	Steel & "Pre-stressed" Reinforced concrete
Total length	447 m (1,467 ft)[2]
Width	22.50 m (74 ft)[2]
Traversable?	Yes
No. of spans	8[3]
Load limit	5 t (5,000 kg)
No. of lanes	4 (2 per direction)
History
Constructed by	Pedro Siochi and Company
Construction end	1939
Rebuilt	1946
Replaces	Puente Colgante
Location

Quezon Bridge was built to take the much greater and heavier 20th-century vehicular traffic than the 19th-century Puente Colgante, which it replaced. It was constructed in 1939 under the supervision of the engineering firm Pedro Siochi and Company. The bridge was designed as an Art Deco-style arch bridge inspired by the design of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.^[2][4] It was named in honor of Manuel Luis Quezon, the President of the Philippines at the time of its construction.

It was damaged during World War II and subsequently rebuilt in 1946. Due to increasing utilization, age, and, at one point, fire damage in 2014, it has been subject to frequent repairs, reinforcement, and retrofits through the years.^[5][6] As a result, the bridge became restricted only to light vehicles.^[7] Its last major reconstruction was done in 1996.^[8] In February 2022, new LED lights were installed on the bridge.^[9][10]

In popular culture

The bridge is the establishing location in the first episode and appears in other episodes of the Philippine action series FPJ's Batang Quiapo starring Coco Martin.

Gallery

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  The bridge in 1940
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  The bridge in war-devastated Manila in July 1945
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  Marker of its rehabilitation
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  The bridge from Quiapo
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  The bridge southbound