SAN JUANICO
BRIDGE - #570111
Samar and Leyte
SAN JUANICO BRIDGE is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and stretches
from Samar to Leyte acroos the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Construction
commenced in 1969 over San Juanico Strait from Cabalawan, Tacloban City
to the municipality of Santa Rita, Samar, with completion in 1973. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct
built on reinforced concrte piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss
design. With a total length of 2.16 km.
it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater.
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