The Quezon Bridge is a combined

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and

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crossing the

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between

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and

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. Quezon Bridge was built to take the much greater and heavier 20th-century vehicular traffic than the 19th-century Puente Colgante was designed for, which it replaced. It was constructed in 1939 under the supervision of the engineering firm Pedro Siochi and Company. The bridge was designed as an

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-style

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inspired by the design of the

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. It was named in honor of Manuel Luis Quezon, the

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at the time of its construction. It was damaged during

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and subsequently rebuilt in 1946. Due to increasing utilization, age, and, at one point, fire damage in 2014, it has been subject to frequent repairs, reinforcement, and retrofits through the years. As a result, the bridge became restricted only to light vehicles. Its last major reconstruction was done in 1996. In February 2022, new LED lights were installed on the bridge.

In popular culture

The bridge is the establishing location in the first episode and appears in other episodes of the Philippine action series '' FPJ's Batang Quiapo'' starring Coco Martin.

Gallery

File:Philippine Island - Manila - NARA - 68156603.jpg, left, The bridge in 1940 File:Quezon Bridge, Manila - 10 July 1945.jpg, The bridge in war-devastated Manila in July 1945 File:09791jfQuiapo Quezon Boulevard Manila Bridge Riverfvf 11.jpg, Marker of its rehabilitation File:09697jfQuiapo Quezon Boulevard Manila Bridge Riverfvf 03.jpg, The bridge from

File:Quezon Bridge (Quiapo, Manila; 02-07-2021).jpg, The bridge southbound

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External links

* Bridges in Manila Arch bridges in the Philippines Art Deco architecture in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Ermita Buildings and structures in Quiapo, Manila Bridges completed in 1939 {{Philippines-bridge-struct-stub Buildings and structures of the Philippines destroyed during World War II