13/02/2023
The SAN JUANICO Bridge 🌁
1. It was once called Marcos Bridge because it was built under his administration.
2. It was also dubbed “The Bridge of Love”. As the late President, Ferdinand Marcos dedicated it to his wife, Imelda who was known as the “Rose of Tacloban“. It served as a birthday gift and testimonial of his love for her. Pres. Marcos even called it as his most important gift to his wife.
3. This 2.16 kilometer-long bridge connects the islands of Leyte and Samar.
4. It shows the initials (L&S). If you look at the bridge from aerial or bird’s eye view, you can make out a shape of the letter “L” on the part near Leyte and “S” on the part going to Samar Province.
5. The $21.9 million worth of bridge was completed within four years of construction.
6. It’s part of the Maharlika Highway. It serves as the country’s backbone of transportation.
7. It is now considered the 2nd longest bridge spanning a body of seawater in the Philippines after Cebu-Cordova Bridge.
8. A brave action star jumped off San Juanico Bridge in 1981. Directed by Carlo J. Caparas, Hari ng Stunt, shoot the most daring stunt done by Dante Varona to prove that he was the king of stunts in the Philippines.
9. The bridge remains strong and operational even after the rampage of Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013.
San Juanico Bridge remains to be the main gateway of Eastern Visayas. It has attracted a lot of tourists from all over the world because of the magnificent view it offers. And it remains strong despite of its age and countless typhoons that have visited the country especially Region VIII. Some say that it was because of the rituals done during the construction of the bridge.
Source: (google.com)