| First Mandaue-Mactan Bridge | |
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Mactan-Mandaue Bridge, seen from Mactan |
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| Official name | Mandaue-Mactan Bridge |
| Carries | 2 lanes of vehicular traffic; pedestrian sidewalks |
| Crosses | Mactan Channel |
| Locale | Metro Cebu |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| Design | Truss Bridge |
| Total length | 864 meters |
| Width | 9 meters |
| Construction begin | 1970 |
| Construction end | 1972 |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Daily traffic | Two-way |
Mactan-Mandaue Bridge or popularly called The First Mactan-Mandaue Bridge is the first of two bridges spanning across the Mactan Channel and connecting the islands of Cebu and Mactan.
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The 846-meter long and 9-meter wide box truss bridge was constructed during the term of the late President Ferdinand Marcos. The construction began in 1970, a year after the declaration of Mandaue as a chartered city[1]. It was inaugurated on July 4, 1971.[2] Finished in 1972 at a cost of 65 million pesos.[3] The bridge was designed and created wholly by Filipino engineers.[1]