Guadalupe Bridge
The Guadalupe Bridge is a road bridge that connects the cities of Makati and Mandaluyong in Metro Manila, Philippines
Guadalupe Bridge Tulay ng Guadalupe | |
|---|---|
Guadalupe Bridge in 2017 | |
| Coordinates | 14°34′06.5″N 121°02′45.6″E |
| Carries | 10 lanes of AH 26 (N1) (EDSA), vehicular traffic and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Pasig River |
| Locale | Makati and Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority |
| Preceded by | Estrella–Pantaleon Bridge |
| Followed by | BGC-Ortigas Center Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge (outer bridges) Tied-arch bridge (inner bridge) |
| Material | Prestressed and reinforced concrete (Outer bridges) Steel (Inner bridges) |
| Total length | Inner bridge: 135 m (443 ft) Outer bridges: 114.44 m (375.5 ft) |
| Width | Inner bridge: 9.1 m (30 ft) Outer bridges: 18.7 m (61 ft) each |
| Load limit | Outer bridges: 20 metric tons (20 long tons; 22 short tons) |
| No. of lanes | 10 (5 per outer bridge) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | Double-track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrified | Yes; through 750 V DC overhead lines |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Umali-Pajara Construction Company (outer bridges) EEI Corporation (inner bridge) |
| Construction start | 1962 or 1963 |
| Construction end | 1966 1974 (widening) 1979 (two outer lanes) |
| Inaugurated | 1999 (inner bridge) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 220,000 vehicles (2013) |
| Location | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.