Puente Colgante
Puente Colgante literally means "hanging bridge", which is the term used for suspension bridges in Spanish. Puente Colgante may refer to: *Vizcaya Bridge, a bridge commonly called Puente Colgante, which spans the Nervion River in the Biscay province of Spain. *Puente Colgante (Manila), a suspension bridge that used span the Pasig River The Pasig River ( fil, Ilog Pasig) is a water body in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Stretching for , it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and Metro Manila, its surrounding urban area into northern and souther ...

Vizcaya Bridge
The Vizcaya Bridge (''Bizkaiko Zubia'' in Basque, ''Puente de Vizcaya'' in Spanish) is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas (part of Getxo) in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion River. People in the area, and even the official website, commonly call it the Puente Colgante (literally "hanging bridge", used for ''suspension bridge'' in Spanish), although its structure is quite different from a suspension bridge. History The Vizcaya Bridge was built to connect the two banks which are situated at the mouth of the Nervion River. It is the world's oldest transporter bridge and was built in 1893, designed by Alberto Palacio, one of Gustave Eiffel's disciples. The Engineer Ferdinand Joseph Arnodin was in charge, and the main financier of the project was Santos Lopez de Letona. It was the solution given by the engineer to the problem of connecting the towns of Portugalete and Getxo without disrupting the maritime traffic ...
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Puente Colgante (Manila)
The Puente Colgante (), originally called Puente de Clavería (), was a suspension bridge that connected the Manila districts of Quiapo and Ermita across the Pasig River in the Philippines. Designed by Matia, Menchacatorre and Cía., completed in 1852, it was the first suspension bridge in Asia and the first toll bridge of its kind in the Philippines. It was replaced by Quezon Bridge in 1939. History Puente Colgante (which is the term for a suspension bridge in Spanish; literally, ''hanging bridge''), the second bridge built over Pasig river, was the first suspension bridge built in Asia when it was completed in 1852. It was built and owned by Ynchausti y Compañia, the business headed by Jose Joaquín de Ynchausti. He commissioned the wire-cable suspension design from Spanish-Basque engineer Matias Menchacatorre. The bridge was first named ''Puente de Clavería'', likely in honor of the Governor-General of the Philippines Narciso Clavería, who served from 1844 to 1849. ...
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