Bamban Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Bamban Bridge
Carries:2 lanes of, vehicular traffic and pedestrians
Crosses:Sacobia River
Locale:Bamban, Tarlac and Mabalacat, Pampanga
Maint:Department of Public Works and Highways
Design:Basket Handle Nielsen-Lohse
Material:Steel
Length:1740NaN0
Begin:1996
Complete:1998

Banban Bridge is a highway bridge in Central Luzon, Philippines[1] which is part of the MacArthur Highway (N2).[2]

The bridge was constructed from 1996 to 1998[2] as part of the rehabilitation efforts on National Highway 3 following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. It is one of the longest basket handle Nielsen-Lohse bridges in the world spanning a 174m (571feet) long and is one of the first of its kind in the Philippines.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banban Bridge . Structurae . August 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Philkoei International Inc. . August 11, 2020.
  3. Banban Bridge . Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Technical Review . January 2003 . 40 . 2 . August 11, 2020.