Magapit Suspension Bridge

Magapit Suspension Bridge
Coordinates 18°07′20″N 121°40′22″E / 18.122258°N 121.672672°E / 18.122258; 121.672672Coordinates: 18°07′20″N 121°40′22″E / 18.122258°N 121.672672°E / 18.122258; 121.672672
Crosses Cagayan River
Locale Cagayan
Official name Magapit Suspension Bridge
Other name(s) Magapit Bridge
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Characteristics
Design Suspension Bridge
Total length 449.14m
Longest span 257 m
Load limit 20 Tons
History
Construction end 1978
Opened 1978
Statistics
Daily traffic 2 lanes of vehicular traffic; pedestrian sidewalks

The Magapit Bridge is suspension bridge that opened in 1978 to connect the east and west sides of the Cagayan River in the province of Cagayan. It is located in Magapit, Lal-lo, Cagayan. The bridge was also named by the locals as the "Golden Gate of Cagayan". This bridge is one of the only two bridges in the province that runs across the mighty waterway of the Cagayan River.

Rehabilitation


Today, the bridge is undergoing rehabilitation that will run from May 16, 2012 to November 20, 2012. Traffic in that area shall be serviced by ferry boats in lieu of the rehabilitation. The rehabilitation project has an estimated cost of 100 million pesos. [1]

References

  1. DPWH: Magapit Bridge closed starting May 16 for repair http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=461336016291
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