Candaba Viaduct

Candaba Viaduct

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 (STA 46+932 - 52+118)
Maintained by Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC)
Characteristics
Design Viaduct
Material Concrete, Asphalt
Total length 5000 m
Width 12 m per direction
Height 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
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").

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