Ayala Bridge, in
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''"Tulay ng Ayala"'' and in
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''"Puente de Ayala"'', is a steel
truss bridge
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over 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 its surrounding urban area into northern and southern halves. Its ...
in
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
,
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. It connects the districts of
Ermita
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and
San Miguel, passing over the western tip of
Isla de Convalecencia
Isla de la Convalecencia (), commonly known as simply Isla de Convalecencia (also spelled ''Isla de Convalescencia'' and sometimes erroneously called ''Isla de Convalencia''), is a small narrow river island in the Pasig River in Manila, the Phi ...
. It carries
Circumferential Road 1
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(C-1) and
National Route 180 (N180), linking Ayala Boulevard in Ermita to P. Casal Street in San Miguel.
History
![2015 Ayala Bridge rehabilitation](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/2015_Ayala_Bridge_rehabilitation.jpg)
Ayala Bridge was originally two separate timber-built bridges (divided into the "San Miguel" and "Concepcion" sections after each side's point of origin, converging into
Isla de la Convalecencia) when it was first built in 1872 by
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Jacobo Zóbel y Zangroniz of Casa Róxas (the present-day
Ayala Corporation
Ayala Corporation (Spanish: ''Corporación Ayala'', formerly ''Ayala y Compañía'' (Ayala & Company)) is the publicly listed holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by Domingo Róxas and A ...
).
Scarcely 10 years after it was opened to traffic, the bridge's condition had degenerated considerably that in 1899, the "San Miguel" portion collapsed, with "Concepcion" following suit months later. Steel became the main material in 1908, and Ayala Bridge became the first steel bridge in the
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. Its current form is attributed to a 1930s reconstruction, when it was decided to unify the bridge in a singular route.
Ayala Bridge was closed to the public in early 2015 to undergo rehabilitation and structural repairs to ensure structural integrity. It was raised by , enabling it to withstand a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The bridge fully reopened to the motorists in November 2015.
See also
*
List of crossings of the Pasig River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Pasig River in Metro Manila, Philippines.
The crossings are listed in order starting from its mouth at Manila Bay and proceeding upstream to its source at Laguna de Bay.
As of , there are a ...
Notes
References
Bridges in Manila
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1872 establishments in the Philippines
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