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San Juanico Bridge connects the
third largest island in the Philippines which is Samar to the island of Leyte.
The bridge is 2.16 kilometers or 1.34 miles, and considered the longest bridge
in the Philippines. The bridge has an arch-shaped design made up majorly of
steel. San Juanico Bridge has 43 spans and large boats can pass beneath the
largest and highest arch which is up to 41 meters above sea level.
The bridge
is considered as one of the most beautiful bridge not only in the Philippines
but also in Asia because of its unique architectural design.
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The construction of the bridge
started in 1969 from Cabalawan, Tacloban City (Leyte) to the municipality of
Sta. Rita (Samar), and was completed in the year 1973. The construction is
worth 21.9 Million Dollars and was made by the Construction and Development
Corporation of the Philippines which is now called the Philippines National
Construction Corporation in coordination with skilled and experts engineers
from Japan who conducted the studies and designed and engineered the project.
People believed that the San
Juanico Bridge or the Marcos Bridge was built to present as a Gift and
“Testimonial of Love” by the late President Ferdinand Marcos to the first lady,
Madame Imelda Marcos who is a native of Leyte.
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The bridge is not only a
tourist destination because of its architectural design and historical value
but at the same time, crossing the bridge offers a stunning view of both
Islands and the San Juanico Straight. The bridge offers picturesque views like
the thousand whirlpools and different islets scattered within San Juanico
Straight.
The bridge is just 10 minutes
away from Tacloban City by jeepney, bus, van and other land public utility
vehicles or private vehicles.
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Basey6720
San Juanico Bridge is very nice! Great photos! - Sakit.info
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