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Photo Albumfew nice views on our journey Jun 4, '08 12:23 PM
for everyone
these are some Islands,sunsets,sunrises and others from our Voyage. I took some pics of San Juanico Bridge (the longest bridge here in the Philippines.

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sharlee44 wrote on Jun 4, edited on Jun 4
Hi Twinkle,
Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing them with all of us. I have a friend who spent a little time in the Philippines many years ago, he said it's a beautiful country.
Hugs, Sharon
mel49ers wrote on Jun 4
Absolutely spectacular pictures love the looks of all of them but love the sunrise sunset lovely.Thanks for sharing.
danceinsilence wrote on Jun 4
The sunsets pics are beautiful, and the bridge is spectacular ... how long is it actually?
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simplegesture wrote on Jun 4
The sunsets pics are beautiful, and the bridge is spectacular ... how long is it actually?
The San Juanico Bridge, formerly the Marcos Bridge, is a bridge in the Philippines stretching from Samar to Leyte crossing the San Juanico Strait. It is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway. Designed by engineer Arvin Valderrama with the help of engineer Christian Meynard Baral, it is the longest bridge in the South East Asia with a length of 2.16 kilometers[1] and is considered one of the most beautifully-designed bridges in Philippines. The bridge is supported by 43 spans rising 41 meters above the sea. It has a large arch beneath which allows boats to pass.

Connecting Tacloban City on the Leyte side and Santa Rita town on the Samar side, it offers many picturesque views, especially of the San Juanico Strait with its thousand whirlpools as well as the islets of the province. It is approximately 10 minutes from downtown Tacloban City and is accessible by passenger jeepney, bus, motorcab or private vehicle.

Construction on the 21.9 million-dollar bridge began in 1969 and was completed in 1973, during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. The Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (now the Philippine National Construction Corporation) was contracted to construct the actual bridge, and together with Japanese engineers, conducted studies and designed the actual project.
simplegesture wrote on Jun 4
Absolutely spectacular pictures love the looks of all of them but love the sunrise sunset lovely.Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Mel, I did my best to capture em good! I'm glad u like it...
simplegesture wrote on Jun 4
Hi Twinkle,
Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing them with all of us. I have a friend who spent a little time in the Philippines many years ago, he said it's a beautiful country.
Hugs, Sharon
Thanks Sharon :-) Yup! Philippines is absolutely a beautiful country! I bet your friend have enjoyed his trip here...
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