1.

Candaba Viaduct
Construction Started: 1974
Opened: 1977
Construction Price:

The Candaba Viaduct (also known as Pulilan–

Apalit Bridge) is a 5 km (3 mi). Bridge passing over the Candaba Swamp and adjacent Pampanga
River in the North Luzon Expressway. It is one of the longest bridges in the Philippines consists of 4
lanes (2 northbound and 2 southbound). Overlooking Mount Arayat, viaduct is raised over Candaba
Swamp which keeps the highway open to traffic, even when the swamp gets flooded during the
rainy season.

This bridge is the reference in a joke, “Mula sa kabila, itlog. Pagtawid naging ‘ibon’ na sa haba ng
tulay” (“From the other end, was still an egg. When they reached the other end, it became a ‘bird’
due to the bridge’s length”).

2. Magapit Suspension Bridge

Opened:1978
Construction Price: 100 million pesos

The Magapit Bridge is suspension bridge that opened in 1978 to connect the east and west
sides of the Cagayan River in the province of Cagayan. It is located in Magapit, Lal-lo, Cagayan,
Philippines. The bridge was also named by the locals as the "Golden Gate of Cagayan". This bridge is
one of the only two bridges in the province that runs across the mighty waterway of the Cagayan
River

It is the first hanging bridge in Asia. It spans the Cagayan River at Lal-lo and is 0.76 kilometers
long.. Travellers can have a good view of the hanging bridge on their way to Aparri.

3. San Juanico Bridge

Construction start: 1969
Construction end: 197
Construction Price: $21.9 million-dollar

San Juanico Bridge is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and stretches from Samar to Leyte
across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on
reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length of
2.16 kilometers, it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater.

4. Mactan –Mandaue Bridge

There are two bridges that span the Mactan Channel, connecting the islands of Cebu and
Mactan. The first is the First Mandaue-Mactan Bridge and the second is the Second
Mandaue-Mactan Bridge or more popularly known as the Marcelo Fernan Bridge. Both
bridges have become major landmarks of Cebu and they directly connect Mandaue City to
Lapu-Lapu City.
The First Mandaue-Mactan Bridge is a box truss type of bridge that is 846 meters long
(2,775 feet) and 9 meters wide (29 feet)
 Construction start: 1970
Inaugurated in: 1972
Construction Price: 65 million pesos
The Second Mandaue-Mactan Bridge is named after the late Marcelo B. Fernan, a former
senator and Chief Justice of the Philippine’s Supreme Court. During the term of former
President Joseph Estrada. The bridge has a total length of 1,237 meters (4,058.40 feet) with
a center span of 185 meters (606.96 feet).
Construction of the bridge began in 1998
Inaugurated in August 1999

The two bridges have immensely contributed to the economic development of Cebu. Before the First
Mandaue-Mactan Bridge was constructed, the only travel connection between Mactan Island to the
mainland was through ferries and boats, which took some time and was subjected to the sea
conditions of the Mactan Channel.
Both bridges have facilitated the travel of goods and services between Mactan Island and the
mainland and greatly contributed to the economic development of Cebu. This is signified by the
presence in Mactan Island of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the two export processing
facilities of the Mactan Economic Zones 1 and 2, and numerous tourist destinations like hotels and
resorts, beaches, bars and restaurants, shopping malls, historical landmarks, and other tourist
destinations.