Mactan Bridge Cebu Link both Cities

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. ]Marcelo Fernan Bridge stimulated economic growth in Mactan. Reliving Lapu-Lapu’s bottleneck situation in the two-laned old Mactan Bridge, it served as a vital part in Cebu’s economy. 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 in 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]