The Nagtahan Link Bridge is a series of

road bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

crossing the

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between the districts of

Paco Paco is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. According to folk etymology, the nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the father of the Franciscan order; his name was written in Latin by the order as ''Pater Communitatis'' (fath ...

and

Santa Mesa Santa Mesa is a district in Manila, Philippines. It is surrounded by Pasig River on the southwestern side, and by the San Juan River on its southern and eastern side. Land borders include the districts of San Miguel to the west and Sampaloc t ...

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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. Constructed from 1996 to 1998, the road links and bridges pass along the Paco-Santa Mesa Road, which is also referred to as Tomas Claudio Street.

Link Bridge 1

Nagtahan Link Bridge 1 is a elevated one-way road flyover located in

and

Pandacan Pandacan is a district in Manila, Philippines which is known in recent history for its former Pandacan oil depot which supplies the majority of oil exports in the country. Profile In 2000, Pandacan had a total population of close to 82,194. T ...

. The flyover was constructed in 1998 and serves as the eastbound side of Tomas Claudio Street from

Quirino Avenue President Elpidio Quirino Avenue, more commonly known as Quirino Avenue, is a 6-10 lane divided highway in Manila, Philippines. It runs for in a northeast–southwest direction from Nagtahan Bridge (now Mabini Bridge) across from Santa Mesa in ...

, 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 road, known as Nagtahan Link Road 1, 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.

Link Bridge 3

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Nagtahan Link Bridge 3, also known as Santa Mesa Bridge, Padre Jacinto Zamora Bridge, and Pandacan Bridge is a two-way four lane (two lane per direction) bridge that crosses the

and connects the districts of Pandacan and

. The road then terminates at an intersection with Valenzuela Street, which provides access to

Victorino Mapa Street Victorino Mapa Street, also known by its short form V. Mapa Street, is the main north–south road in the district of Santa Mesa in Manila, Philippines. The street, including its eastern extension, runs for from the junction with Magsaysay Boulev ...

Magsaysay Boulevard Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, also known simply as Magsaysay Boulevard and formerly as Santa Mesa Boulevard, is the principal artery of Santa Mesa, Manila, Santa Mesa in Manila, Philippines. It is a six-lane divided roadway that travels east–west ...

and P. Sanchez Road. It was constructed in 1998 and renamed in 2000 after martyred priest

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, who was born in Pandacan. This bridge is parallel to the Pandacan Railway Bridge, a steel railway bridge used by the

PNR Metro Commuter Line The PNR Metro Commuter Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Philippine National Railways. It was first inaugurated as the Metro Manila Commuter Service in 1970, and originally served the North Main Line and the South Main Lines, as w ...

, and an aqueduct held by Maynilad.

Link Bridge 4

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Nagtahan Link Bridge 4, also known as Tomas Claudio Bridge, is a 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

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. The entire road and bridge were closed during the construction of Skyway Stage 3 beginning in 2019.

Link Bridge 5

Nagtahan Link Bridge 5 is a short 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 closed during the construction of Skyway Stage 3, which has since been restored.

Intersections

References

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