Puente de España

'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.

The beam bridge connected Intramuros and the Binondo business district, making travel across the river easier and faster than the ferry service that existed before.

The bridge was built without cost to the treasury, as the Sangleys (Chinese) had paid for it because it relieved them of ferryboat charges.

At the south end of the bridge was a structure called Fortín y Mira (small fort and look-out).

To expose the river bed, Herrera diverted half of the water of the river into the moats and esteros (canals) that existed along the east and south fronts of the walled city and then cut a channel from the west end of the moat on the south (near Paseo de Luneta) to the sea.

By building heavy dikes, he removed the water from a part of the river bed, which permitted the construction of the piers for half of the bridge.

In 1916, construction was started on a neoclassical reinforced concrete arch bridge by the American colonial government across Calle Rosario on the site of the old temporary Puente de Barcas.

Its replacement, Jones Bridge, was destroyed by bombs during the Battle of Manila in World War II and was subsequently rebuilt in 1946.

The Puente Grande with wooden superstructure spanning the Pasig River as sketched in 1794 by Fernando Brambila, a member of the Malaspina Expedition .
The Puente Grande, also called the Puente de Piedra (stone bridge) after the wooden superstructure, was replaced with stone arches in 1814.
The temporary pontoon bridge that spanned adjacent to Puente Grande after it was damaged by the 1863 earthquake. In the background are the newly reconstructed Santo Domingo Church and the Magellan Monument.
The triple-branched street lamp made by La Carrière in Paris and commissioned by José Echeverría to adorn and illuminate the Puente de España [ 3 ]
The Puente de España during the American colonial period, after it was widened and tracks were added for streetcars