Santa Monica–Lawton Bridge
Santa Monica–Lawton Bridge | |
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Kalayaan Bridge, the main bridge, in 2021 | |
| Coordinates | 14°33′58.752″N 121°3′17.6148″E / 14.56632000°N 121.054893000°E |
| Crosses | Pasig River |
| Locale | Taguig and Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Other name(s) | Bonifacio Global City–Ortigas Link Bridge Kalayaan Bridge |
| Preceded by | Guadalupe Bridge |
| Followed by | C.P. Garcia Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 613.77 m (2,013.7 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| History | |
| Construction start | July 19, 2017 |
| Construction cost | ₱1.857 billion |
| Opened | June 12, 2021 (main bridge) October 1, 2021 (viaduct) |
| Location | |
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The Santa Monica–Lawton Bridge, also known as the Kalayaan Bridge and Bonifacio Global City–Ortigas Link Bridge, is a four-lane, two-way bridge across the Pasig River that connects Lawton Avenue in the Embo barangays of Cembo and West Rembo in Taguig to Fairlane Street (near Santa Monica Street to where the bridge is also named after) in barangays Kapitolyo and Pineda in Pasig. The bridge spans 613.77 meters (2,013.7 ft), and its construction cost is ₱1.857 billion as of 2017. The bridge also includes a 565-meter (1,854 ft) viaduct that connects it to 8th Avenue in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
The bridge aims to decongest nearby thoroughfares like EDSA and Circumferential Road 5 and cut travel time between Taguig and Ortigas from 30 minutes or 1 hour to only 12 minutes. The bridge was partially opened on June 12, 2021, with the completion of its key component, the Kalayaan Bridge, while the Lawton Avenue – Global City Viaduct opened on October 1, signalling the full completion of the bridge.
The bridge is currently passable to light vehicles only and does not allow full pedestrian access along the bridge.