Puente de España
Puente de España | |
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The Puente de España in 1899 | |
| Coordinates | 14°35′46″N 120°58′40.4″E / 14.59611°N 120.977889°E |
| Carried | Vehicular and pedestrian traffic (1630–1914) Streetcar (1905–1914) |
| Crossed | Pasig River |
| Locale | Manila, Philippines |
| Other name(s) | Puente Grande or Puente de Piedra (1630–1863) |
| Preceded by | Puente Colgante (1852), now Quezon Bridge Santa Cruz Bridge (1902) |
| Followed by | None |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Volcanic tuff |
| Total length | 414.25 ft (126.26 m) |
| Width | 22.25 ft (6.78 m) (1814–1901) widened in 1901 |
| No. of spans | Puente Grande, 10 Puente de España, 8 |
| History | |
| Architect | Lucas de Jesus María (1630) |
| Engineering design by | Antonio Herrera (1630) |
| Constructed by | Spanish colonial government in the Philippines |
| Construction start | 1626 |
| Construction end | 1630 |
| Opened | 1630 |
| Collapsed | 1914 |
| Closed | 1921 |
| Location | |
The Puente de España (lit. 'Bridge of Spain') was a bridge that spanned the Pasig River in the Philippines, connecting the areas of Binondo and Ermita, Manila, on Calle Nueva (now E.T. Yuchengco St) with central Manila. The span was the oldest established in the country before it was damaged by a flood in 1914. The bridge was replaced by the Jones Bridge, constructed from 1919 to 1921, located one block downriver from Puente de España on Calle Rosario (now Quintin Paredes St).