Mabini Bridge

Mabini Bridge

Tulay Mabini
Mabini Bridge; Tulay Mabini
Coordinates	14°35′45″N121°00′05″E / 14.5958°N 121.0014°E
Carries	8 lanes of N140 (Circumferential Road 2), vehicular traffic and pedestrians
Crosses	Pasig River
Locale	Manila, Philippines
Other name(s)	Nagtahan Bridge
Named for	Apolinario Mabini
Maintained by	Department of Public Works and Highways - North Manila District Engineering Office
Preceded by	Ayala Bridge
Followed by	Nagtahan Link Bridge ; Pandacan Rail Bridge
Characteristics
Material	Concrete
Total length	201 m (659 ft)
Width	26.40 m (86.6 ft)
No. of spans	17
Load limit	20 t (20,000 kg)
No. of lanes	8 (4 per direction)
History
Constructed by	US Army Corps of Engineers
Construction end	1945
Location

Last updated August 18, 2023

Mabini Bridge, formerly and still referred as Nagtahan Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the Pasig River between Nagtahan Street in Santa Mesa and Quirino Avenue in Paco to the west and Pandacan to the east. It was constructed between January and February in 1945. It initially served as a pontoon bridge transporting U.S. Army jeeps and evacuate citizens caught in the crossfire during the Liberation of Manila.^[2]

History

There were plans for a new bridge to connect the Mendiola route to Malacañang Palace was made even before the emergence of World War II. However, the construction did not push through.^[2] The pontoon bridge stood for several decades after the World War II despite the construction materials used to build it. It was made out of inflated rubber rafts placed side by side - spanning until the opposite bank of the Pasig River. Two parallel perforated steel planks, each measuring about 1 meter (3.3 ft) wide and 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) apart were laid upon its surface. It was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers - enough to carry pedestrian traffic as well as light vehicles.^[3] On August 17, 1960, a barge collided against the wooden piles of the bridge. It caused major damages to the bridge, which caused flooding within the nearby residences.^[2]

In 1963, a permanent bridge was constructed, named Nagtahan. It connected Paco with Pandacan. However, the Mabini Shrine, the former residence of Apolinario Mabini, was situated on the north bank. The government, then, relocated the house at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Santa Mesa. In lieu with the 103rd birth anniversary of Apolinario Mabini on July 22, 1967, President Ferdinand Marcos issued the Proclamation No. 234, s. 1967, renaming Nagtahan Bridge as the Mabini Bridge, in memory of Apolinario Mabini, the Sublime Paralytic.^[2]

In 2014, the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) recommended changes, of the existing road signs to read Mabini Bridge, to the Department of Public Works and Highways – as a fitting contribution to the Mabini Sesquicentennial.^[2]

Present condition

Of the 13 bridges that crosses the Pasig River as of that time, only the Mabini Bridge did not undergo major face-lifting procedures during 1998. Its huge brass profiles on the sides that illuminates at varying hues were the distinctive features of the Mabini Bridge.^[4]

Marker from the National Historical Commission

The marker of Mabini Bridge was installed on July 22, 1967, on the occasion of the 103rd Birthday Anniversary of Apolinario Mabini. It was located along Nagtahan Boulevard - connecting Santa Mesa, Manila and Paco, Manila.^[5]

Filipino inscription	English inscription
ANG TULAY NA ITO, DATING NAGTAHAN, AY PINANGALANANG TULAY MABINI NG PANGULONG FERDINAND E. MARCOS NOONG HULYO 22, 1967 NANG IPAGDIWANG ANG IKA-103 KAARAWAN NI APOLINARIO MABINI.^[5]	THIS BRIDGE, FORMERLY CALLED NAGTAHAN, WAS RENAMED MABINI BRIDGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 103RD ANNIVERSARY OF APOLINARIO MABINI. ON 22 JULY 1967, BY PRESIDENT FERDINAND E. MARCOS.^[5]

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References

1 2 "Detailed Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Legaspi, Mark (July 21, 2014). "Briefer: Mabini Bridge and the Mabini Shrine at PUP" . Retrieved November 24, 2014.
↑ Litton, James (2009). Reminiscences of the Battle of Manila: February 3 - March 3, 1945. Battling Bastards of Bataan.
↑ Ocampo, Ambeth (September 9, 2009), "Hidden history of the Pasig River", Philippine Daily Inquirer, archived from the original on December 19, 2014, retrieved November 24, 2014
1 2 3 Historical Markers: Metropolitan Manila. National Historical Institute. 1993.

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[bridges-1] 1 2 "Detailed Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[Malacanang-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Legaspi, Mark (July 21, 2014). "Briefer: Mabini Bridge and the Mabini Shrine at PUP" . Retrieved November 24, 2014.

[Litton-3] Litton, James (2009). Reminiscences of the Battle of Manila: February 3 - March 3, 1945. Battling Bastards of Bataan.

[Hidden-4] Ocampo, Ambeth (September 9, 2009), "Hidden history of the Pasig River", Philippine Daily Inquirer, archived from the original on December 19, 2014, retrieved November 24, 2014

[Marker-5] 1 2 3 Historical Markers: Metropolitan Manila. National Historical Institute. 1993.

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