Quezon Bridge

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| bridge_name = Quezon Bridge

| image = Quezon Bridge, Manila City.jpg

| caption = Quezon Bridge in 2020

|official_name = Manuel L. Quezon Memorial Bridge{{cite web|title=Manuel L. Quezon Memorial Bridge|url=http://heritagefestival.ph/exhibit/american-colonial-bridges/manuel-l-quezon-memorial-bridge.html#|website=Filipino Heritage Festival|access-date=October 2, 2015|date=August 11, 2015}}

| other_name = M. Quezon Bridge

|carries = 4 lanes of {{jct|country=PHL|N|170}}, vehicles and pedestrians

| crosses = Pasig River

| named_for = Manuel L. Quezon

| locale = Manila, Philippines

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| maint = Department of Public Works and Highways

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| design = Arch / PSC girder bridge

| material = Steel & "Pre-stressed" Reinforced concrete

|length = {{Convert|447|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|width = {{Convert|22.50|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

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|number_spans = 8{{cite web|url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/gis/dbi|title=Detailed Bridge Inventory|website=Department of Public Works and Highways|accessdate=March 17, 2021}}

|load = {{convert|5|MT|kg|abbr=on}}

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| lanes = 4 (2 per direction)

| builder = Pedro Siochi and Company

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| complete = 1939

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| rebuilt = 1946

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| preceded = MacArthur Bridge

| followed = Ayala Bridge

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| replaces = Puente Colgante

| traversable = Yes

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|coordinates = {{coord|14|35|43.8|N|120|58|55.5|E|region:PH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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The Quezon Bridge is a combined arch and prestressed concrete girder bridge crossing the Pasig River between Quezon Boulevard in Quiapo and Padre Burgos Avenue in Ermita in Manila, Philippines.

Quezon Bridge was built to take the much greater and heavier 20th-century vehicular traffic than the 19th-century Puente Colgante was designed for, which it replaced. It was constructed in 1939 under the supervision of the engineering firm Pedro Siochi and Company. The bridge was designed as an Art Deco-style arch bridge inspired by the design of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.{{cite web|last1=De Vera|first1=Ricardo|title=Terms of Reference for the Proposed Rehabilitation of Quezon Bridge and Approaches in Manila|url=http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/Doing_Business/procurement/civil_works/..%5C..%5C..%5Cpost%5Ccw%5Cpdf%5Ccw/ad/15/september/tor%20quezon%20%20bridge.docx|website=Department of Public Works and Highways|access-date=October 2, 2015}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.icomosphilippines.com/2006/04/bridge-over-not-so-troubled-waters.html|title = Bridge Over Not So Troubled Waters: Spanning Communities and Building Relationships|date = April 5, 2006|access-date = September 11, 2014|website= ICOMOS Philippines|last = Noche|first = Manolo}} It was named in honor of Manuel Luis Quezon, the President of the Philippines at the time of its construction.

It was damaged during World War II and subsequently rebuilt in 1946. Due to increasing utilization, age, and, at one point, fire damage in 2014, it has been subject to frequent repairs, reinforcement, and retrofits through the years.{{cite news|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2014/04/10/latest-stories/breakingnews/3-children-injured-in-quezon-bridge-fire/88903|title=3 children injured in Quezon Bridge fire|work=The Manila Times|date=April 10, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/business/55551-dpwh-fortify-damaged-quezon-bridge/|title=DPWH bares measures to fortify Quezon bridge|work=Rappler.com|date=April 15, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2022}} As a result, the bridge became restricted only to light vehicles.{{cite news|url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/news/1234|title=DPWH Restricts Quezon Bridge in Quiapo to Light Vehicles

|date=April 11, 2014|accessdate=March 4, 2022|website=Department of Public Works and Highways}} Its last major reconstruction was done in 1996.{{Cite web|url=http://benjielayug.com/2013/07/quezon-bridge-manila.html|title=Quezon Bridge (Manila) – B.L.A.S.T. – Live Life to the Fullest ……… Don't Stay Put|first=Benjie|last=Layug|date=July 11, 2013|website=Benjie Layug: Adventures of a Savvy Traveler}} In February 2022, new LED lights were installed on the bridge.{{cite web|url=https://manila.gov.ph/look-manila-mayor-isko-moreno-domagoso-led-on-saturday-night-february-12-the-lighting-of-quezon-bridge/|title=LOOK: Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso led on Saturday night, February 12, the lighting of Quezon Bridge|website=City of Manila|date=February 13, 2022|accessdate=March 4, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/manila-city-quezon-bridge-a962-20220214|title=We hope Manila City's Quezon Bridge stays this bright for good|first=Drei|last=Laurel|date=February 14, 2022|accessdate=March 4, 2022|website=TopGear Philippines}}