Longest Bridge in the Philippines

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Longest Bridge in the Philippines

                Do you know that the San Juanico Bridge was the longest bridge in South East Asia from 1979 to 1985. The longest bridge now in South East Asia is in Malaysia, the Penang Bridge.

                But do you know also that the San Juanico Bridge is the longest rail-carrying span bridge in the world until now?

               The San juanico bridge is still considered the longest bridge in the Philippines with total length of 2.16 kilometers. The bridge is made up of steel structure that connects the islands Samar and Leyte.

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            San Juanico Bridge is also called Marcos Bridge and is part of the Maharlika Highway with 43 spans with the highest which is 41 meters above the sea.

           But the news now is that there is a new bridge under construction and will be considered the longest bridge in the country. A cable suspension bridge that will connect Metro Manila to the provinces of Cavite and Bataan, and this bridge is designed just like the Tokyo Bay Aqualine which connects Kisarazu City to the Kanagawa Prefecture in Kawasaki, Japan.

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              The longest bridge now in the world is in China, the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge which is a high-speed railway that connects Beijing from Shanghai and the next four longest bridges are all found in China, namely Tianjin Grand Bridge, Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge, Beijing Grand Bridge and Jiaozhou Bay Bridge.

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