Puente Colgante | |
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| Coordinates | 14°35′43.8″N 120°58′55.5″E / 14.595500°N 120.982083°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians and carriages |
| Crosses | Pasig River |
| Locale | Manila |
| Other name(s) | Clavería Bridge (before 1930s) |
| Named for | Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, 1st Count of Manila |
| Owner | Ynchausti y Compañia City of Manila |
| Preceded by | Puente de Convalecencia (1880) |
| Followed by | Puente Grande (1852) Puente de España (1875) Jones Bridge (1916) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Iron structure, wooden deck |
| Total length | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Width | 7 m (23 ft) |
| No. of spans | One |
| Piers in water | None |
| History | |
| Designer | Matia, Menchacatorre y Cía. |
| Constructed by | Ynchausti y Compañia |
| Construction start | 1849 |
| Construction end | 1852 |
| Opened | January 4, 1852 |
| Replaced by | Quezon Bridge (1939) |
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The Puente Colgante (lit. 'Hanging Bridge'), originally called Puente de Clavería (Clavería Bridge), was a suspension bridge that connected the Manila districts of Quiapo and Ermita across the Pasig River in the Philippines. Designed by Matia, Menchacatorre and Cía., completed in 1852, it was the first modern wire-cable suspension bridge in Asia and the first toll bridge of its kind in the Philippines.[1] It was replaced by Quezon Bridge in 1939.
- ^ Noche, Manolo (April 5, 2006). "Bridge Over Not So Troubled Waters: Spanning Communities and Building Relationships". ICOMOS Philippines. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.