Marcos Bridge

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Marcos Bridge

Tulay ng Marcos
Marcos Bridge Marikina (Metro Manila; 2023-08-11) E911a 16.jpg
The bridge in 2023
Coordinates 14°37′35.42″N121°4′56.09″E / 14.6265056°N 121.0822472°E / 14.6265056; 121.0822472
Carries6 lanes of N59 (Philippines).svg N59 (Marcos Highway) and pedestrians
Crosses Marikina River
Locale Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Characteristics
Design I-beam Girder bridge
Total lengthInner bridge: 341.65 m (1,120.9 ft)
Outer bridge: 426.21 m (1,398.3 ft)
WidthInner bridge: 18.7 m (61 ft)
Outer bridge:11.0 m (36.1 ft)
Load limit20 metric tons (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
No. of lanes 6 (2 lanes eastward direction, 4 lanes westward direction)
History
Construction end1979
Statistics
Daily traffic 6,400 vehicles per hour (2019) [1]
Location
Marcos Bridge

The Marcos Bridge is a road bridge that connects the Barangays of Calumpang and Barangka in Marikina in Metro Manila, Philippines

The bridge is part of the Marcos Highway (Marikina–Infanta Highway). It consists of an inner bridge and an outer bridge.

The outer bridge was constructed in 2008 with the construction of the SM City Marikina which also doubled as an access road to and from the mall. The length of the inner bridge from its two abutments is 341.65 meters (1,120.9 ft), while the outer bridge is at 426.21 meters (1,398.3 ft). The outer bridge have 2 westbound lanes in total and a junction at the Calumpang side of the bridge connects to the nearby Macapagal Bridge.

A separate but unconnected rail bridge of the Manila Light Rail Transit System's Line 2 line exists parallel to the road bridge. The rail bridge that runs beside the road bridge was constructed by the Hanjin-Itochu Consortium and has a length of 363.39 meters (1,192.2 ft) and a width of 9.4 meters (31 ft).

According to a December 2013 report by Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Marcos Bridge has a high traffic volume of jeepneys, with 6 thousand vehicles crossing the bridge daily. [2]

The bridge in 2023 after rehabilitation (2019) Marcos Bridge Marikina (Metro Manila; 2023-08-11) E911a 19.jpg
The bridge in 2023 after rehabilitation (2019)

On April 30, 2019, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced the rehabilitation of the Marcos Bridge. [3] The rehabilitation started on May 25, 2019, resulting in closure of the eastbound section that was first rehabilitated, [4] followed by the westbound section four months later. [5] The rehabilitation was finished on October 31, 2019, and the bridge was fully reopened on the same day. The bridge can now withstand a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. [6]


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References

  1. "Marcos Bridge-Eastbound Portion Closed Starting May 25". Metropolitan Manila Development Authority . May 23, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. "The Project For Study on Improvement of Bridges Through Disaster Mitigating Measures for Large Scale Earthquakes in the Republic of the Philippines - Final Report" (PDF). JICA. December 2003. pp. 15–134. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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