Candaba Viaduct

Candaba Viaduct
300px Northbound Lane of the Viaduct
Carries	North Luzon Expressway
Crosses	Candaba Swamps Pampanga River
Locale	Apalit, Pampanga (North) Pulilan, Bulacan (South)
Official name	Candaba Viaduct
Other name(s)	Pulilan–Apalit Bridge
Maintained by	Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC)
Characteristics
Design	Viaduct
Material	Concrete, Asphalt
Total length	5000 m
Width	12 m per direction
Height
History
Designer	Aas-Jakobsen
Construction begin	1974
Construction end	1976
Opened	1976-present
Statistics
Toll	Yes (part of toll road)

The Candaba Viaduct (also known as Pulilan–Apalit Bridge) is a 5 km (3 mi). bridge passing over the Candaba Swamp and adjacent Pampanga River in the North Luzon Expressway. It is one of the longest bridges in the Philippines consists of 4 lanes (2 northbound and 2 southbound). Overlooking Mount Arayat, viaduct is raised over Candaba Swamp which keeps the highway open to traffic, even when the swamp gets flooded during the rainy season.

References in culture

This bridge is the reference in a joke,"Mula sa kabila,itlog.Pagtawid naging 'ibon' na sa haba ng tulay" ("From the other end,was still an egg.When they reached the other end,it became a 'bird' due to the bridge's length")

Image gallery

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  View of the center aisle and nearby mango orchards

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  View of the marsh lands beneath the center aisle

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  Façade of the left side from right lanes

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  Frontage of the center aisle

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  Candaba Viaduct NLEX View

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  Photo from a running bus

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  The viaduct and the submerged rice fields of Candaba, Pampanga

See also

• North Luzon Expressway
• List of longest bridges in the world
• Mt. Arayat

References

• http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0005544
• http://ph.pagenation.com/world/Candaba%20Swam%20Viaduct_120.6042_15.1792.map

External links

• http://www.mntc.com/