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This is a list of bridges in the Philippines. This list includes notable viaducts or land bridges built over land mass, on coastal areas, riverbanks and on diversion roads. This list includes notable viaducts or land bridges built over land mass, on coastal areas, riverbanks and on diversion roads.
In February 1976, Fritjof Voss, a German scientist who studied the geology of the Philippines, questioned the validity of the theory of land bridges. He maintained that the Philippines was never part of mainland Asia. He claimed that it arose from the bottom of the sea and, as the thin Pacific crust moved below it, continued to rise.
Through arch bridges in the Philippines (1 P) Pages in category "Bridges in the Philippines" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The Makati–Mandaluyong Bridge is a four-lane road bridge crossing the Pasig River between Makati and Mandaluyong in Metro Manila, Philippines. It connects P. Burgos Extension, a continuation of Makati Avenue in Poblacion, Makati, at the south bank of the river, to Coronado Street in Hulo, Mandaluyong, at its north bank. The bridge was opened ...
The bridge will have clearances below of 40.5 m (133 ft) (North Channel Bridge) and 72.3 m (237 ft) (South Channel Bridge) to allow large ships to pass under it since Manila Bay is a major shipping route accommodated by the Port of Manila. A shorter Nearshore Navigation Bridge (main span of 150 meters) located on the southern segment of the ...
Although H. Otley Beyer argued in favor of a settlement of the Philippines across land bridges during the last ice age, modern bathymetric soundings have shown that the centers of the Sibutu Passage and the Mindoro Strait are both deep enough that they probably still existed at that time, although the Sulu and other Philippine Islands beyond ...
The bridge is part of the Pan–Philippine Highway (commonly known as the Maharlika Highway), a network of roads, bridges, and sea routes that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the country. The highway was proposed in 1965, and constructed as part to serve as the country's backbone of transportation.
There were several proposals to build bridges linking the islands in Visayas. In 1999, the Japan International Cooperation Agency created a master plan for two bridges connecting Panay, Guimaras, and Negros; the first bridge, spanning 20.6 kilometers (12.8 mi), was planned to link Leganes, Iloilo to Buenavista, Guimaras, while the second bridge also measuring 20.6 kilometers (12.8 mi) was ...