[6] The bridge is controversial due to its location at the historic center of Manila, near the San Agustin Church heritage site.

[7] On June 22, 2017, the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Chinese embassy signed a Minutes of Discussion regarding the full grant and financing of the bridge's construction.

The entrance ramp on the Binondo side is located along Muelle de la Industria in San Nicolas.

The organization also notes that the ramps of the proposed bridge will affect the buffer zone of the San Agustin Church and Monastery, a World Heritage Site.

It has raised concerns that the bridge project could threaten the bid of the whole Intramuros area to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[14] The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands has also opposed the planned bridge due to heritage and pollution concerns.

The bridge was one of the key locations in the Philippine action TV series FPJ's Batang Quiapo on several ocassions throughout the show.