Nagtahan Link Bridge
Carries2-4 lanes of N141 (Paco-Santa Mesa Road), vehicular traffic and pedestrians
CrossesPasig River
LocaleManila, Philippines
Maintained byDepartment of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office[1]
Preceded byMabini Bridge
Followed byMetro Manila Skyway
Characteristics
MaterialConcrete
Total length2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Width7.1 to 15.7 m (23 to 52 ft)
HeightMaximum 1.8 to 9 m (5.9 to 29.5 ft)
No. of spans42
Load limit15 t (15,000 kg)
No. of lanes2 to 4 (1 to 2 per direction)
Design life4 to 13 years
History
Construction end1998 (all bridges)

The Nagtahan Link Bridge is a series of road bridges crossing the Pasig River between the districts of Paco and Santa Mesa in Manila, Philippines. Constructed from 1996 to 1998,[2] the road links and bridges pass along the Paco-Santa Mesa Road, which is also referred to as Tomas Claudio Street.

Nagtahan Link Bridge 1 is a 410-meter (0.25 mi)[1] elevated one-way road flyover located in Paco and Pandacan. The flyover was constructed in 1998 and serves as the eastbound side of Tomas Claudio Street from Quirino Avenue, crossing over the Philippine National Railways and the streets of Beata, Menandro, Dr. M.L. Carreon, and Kahilum II before it descends near the San Miguel Yamamura packaging plant.

The eastbound section of the road is officially named Nagtahan Link Road 1.[1] It becomes one-way eastbound again as it meets with the start of the one-way westbound Nagtahan Link Bridge 4. The combined four-lane road continues east as Nagtahan Link Bridge 3. Prior to the construction of the Skyway Stage 3, the road and flyover has since become two-way.

Nagtahan Link Bridge 3/Padre Jacinto Zamora Bridge (right) with the Pandacan Railway Bridge (left)

Nagtahan Link Bridge 3, also known as Santa Mesa Bridge, Padre Jacinto Zamora Bridge, and Pandacan Bridge is a 148-meter (0.092 mi)[1] two-way four lane (two lane per direction) bridge that crosses the Pasig River and connects the districts of Pandacan and Santa Mesa. The road then terminates at an intersection with Valenzuela Street, which provides access to Victorino Mapa Street, Magsaysay Boulevard and P. Sanchez Road. It was constructed in 1998 and renamed in 2000 after Jacinto Zamora, a member of the martyred Gomburza priests who was born in Pandacan.[3]

This bridge is parallel to the Pandacan Railway Bridge, a steel railway bridge used by the PNR Metro Commuter Line, and an aqueduct held by Maynilad.

Nagtahan Link Bridge 4

Nagtahan Link Bridge 4, also known as Tomas Claudio Bridge, is a 663-meter (0.412 mi)[1] elevated flyover located in Pandacan. The flyover was constructed in 1998 and serves as the westbound side of Tomas Claudio Street from the end of Padre Jacinto Zamora Bridge (Link Bridge 3) and crosses over the Beata Street, and Pandacan station of the PNR Metro Commuter Line until it terminates at an intersection with Menandro, Laura, and Dr. M. L. Carreon Streets, where it continues westbound to Nagtahan Link Bridge 5.

The westbound section is officially named Nagtahan Link Road 2.[1] The entire road and bridge were closed during the construction of Skyway Stage 3 beginning in 2019.[4]

Nagtahan Link Bridge 5 is a short 12.2-meter (40 ft)[1] road bridge carrying the westbound side of Tomas Claudio Street over the Estero de Pandacan (which becomes the Beata Creek) bordering the districts of Pandacan and Paco. Westbound access to Paco was temporarily closed during the construction of Skyway Stage 3.

Intersections

The entire route is located in Manila. 

ProvinceCity/Municipalitykm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Manila85.0 N141 (Valenzuela Street)Eastbound access only. One-way towards Paco-Santa Mesa Road.
85.0Maui Oasis Access RoadWestbound access only.
Santa Mesa Bridge
West end of the one-way westbound Tomas Claudio Bridge.
Beata StreetEastbound access only.
74.3Nagtahan Link Bridge 4 (westbound), Beata Bridge (eastbound)
74.3East end of the one-way eastbound Nagtahan Link Bridge 1.
West end of the one-way westbound Tomas Claudio Bridge.
Menandro Street / Dr. M. L. Carreon StreetWestbound access only.
Nagtahan Link Bridge 5 (westbound), Nagtahan Link Bridge 1 (eastbound)
Kahilum II StreetWestbound access only.
Labores StreetWestbound access only.
West end of the one-way eastbound Nagtahan Link Bridge 1.
63.7 N140 (Quirino Avenue)Western terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "ROAD AND BRIDGE INFORMATION APPLICATION". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. "Transport Project Review" (PDF). Metro Manila Urban Transportation Integration Study. 7: 11. March 1999 via JICA.
  3. Presidential Proclamation No. 228, s. 2000 (January 13, 2000), Changing the name of the Nagtahan Link Road to Padre Jacinto Zamora Bridge., retrieved October 2, 2021
  4. Dela Cruz, Raymond Carl (July 31, 2019). "Tomas Claudio Bridge to be closed for Skyway construction". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

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