Marcos Bridge

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The Marcos Bridge is a road bridge that connects the Barangays of Calumpang and Barangka in Marikina in Metro Manila, Philippines

The bridge is part of the Marcos Highway (Marikina–Infanta Highway). It consists of an inner bridge and an outer bridge.

The outer bridge was constructed in 2008 with the construction of the SM City Marikina which also doubled as an access road to and from the mall. The length of the inner bridge from its two abutments is {{convert|341.65|m|ft|sp=us}}, while the outer bridge is at {{convert|426.21|m|ft|sp=us}}. The outer bridge have 2 westbound lanes in total and a junction at the Calumpang side of the bridge connects to the nearby Macapagal Bridge.

A separate but unconnected rail bridge of the Manila Light Rail Transit System's Line 2 line exists parallel to the road bridge. The rail bridge that runs beside the road bridge was constructed by the Hanjin-Itochu Consortium and has a length of {{convert|363.39|m|ft|sp=us}} and a width of {{convert|9.4|m|ft|sp=us}}.

According to a December 2013 report by Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Marcos Bridge has a high traffic volume of jeepneys, with 6 thousand vehicles crossing the bridge daily.{{cite web|title=The Project For Study on Improvement of Bridges Through Disaster Mitigating Measures for Large Scale Earthquakes in the Republic of the Philippines - Final Report|url=http://open_jicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12145991_01.pdf|publisher=JICA|access-date=January 8, 2018|pages=15–134|date=December 2003}}

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On April 30, 2019, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced the rehabilitation of the Marcos Bridge.{{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2019/04/30/mmda-announces-marcos-bridge-rehabilitation/|title=MMDA announces Marcos bridge rehabilitation|website=Manila Bulletin|author1=De Vera, Ellalyn|author2=Noriega, Richa|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2021}} The rehabilitation started on May 25, 2019, resulting in closure of the eastbound section that was first rehabilitated,{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/695653/eastbound-lane-of-marcos-bridge-in-marikina-closed-to-traffic/story/|title=Eastbound lane of Marcos Bridge in Marikina closed to traffic|website=GMA News Online|date=May 26, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2021}} followed by the westbound section four months later.{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/705811/marcos-bridge-westbound-lanes-to-be-closed-to-traffic-for-4-months/story/|title=Marcos Bridge westbound lanes to be closed to traffic for 4 months|website=GMA News Online|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2021}} The rehabilitation was finished on October 31, 2019, and the bridge was fully reopened on the same day. The bridge can now withstand a magnitude 7.2 earthquake.{{cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/31/19/dpwh-opens-marcos-bridge-in-marikina-can-withstand-72-magnitude-quake|title=DPWH opens Marcos Bridge in Marikina, can withstand 7.2-magnitude quake|website=ABS-CBN News|first=Adrian|last=Ayalin|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2021}}