Magapit Suspension Bridge

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|image = Magapit Suspension Bridge (National Road, Lal-lo, Cagayan; 11-21-2022).jpg

|caption = The bridge in 2022

|official_name = Magapit Suspension Bridge

|other_name = Magapit Bridge

|carries = 2 lanes of {{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name2=Maharlika Highway}}, vehicular traffic and pedestrian sidewalks

|crosses = Cagayan River

|locale = Lal-lo, Cagayan

|maint = Department of Public Works and Highways

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|design = Suspension bridge

|material = Steel

|mainspan = {{convert|257|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|length = {{convert|449.14|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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|load = {{convert|20|MT|kg|abbr=on}}

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|lanes = Two-lane single carriageway

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|open = 1978

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The Magapit Bridge is suspension bridge spanning {{convert|257|m|ft|sp=us}} that connects the east and west sides of the Cagayan River in Lal-lo, Cagayan, Philippines. Opened in 1978, it carries Maharlika Highway, linking Barangays Bangag and Magapit in Lal-lo. The bridge was also named by the locals as the "Golden Gate of Cagayan". This bridge is one of the only two bridges in the province that runs across the mighty waterway of the Cagayan River.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

The late Engr. Angel G. Villanueva was the project engineer of Magapit suspension bridge under IWCDC (owned by the Dys) and Japanese consultants.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

Rehabilitation

The bridge undergone rehabilitation that started on May 16, 2012 and ended November 20, 2012. Traffic in that area were serviced by ferry boats in lieu of the rehabilitation. The rehabilitation project had an estimated cost of {{Philippine peso|100 million|link=yes}}.DPWH: Magapit Bridge closed starting May 16 for repair {{cite web |url=http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=461336016291 |title=PIA | Philippine Information Agency | DPWH: Magapit Bridge closed starting May 16 for repair |website=Philippine Information Agency |access-date=2012-05-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120805112547/http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=461336016291 |archivedate=2012-08-05 }}

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