🌉 Candaba Viaduct

The Candaba Viaduct, also known as the Pulilan–Apalit Bridge and the Candaba Pampanga Viaduct, is a 5-kilometer (3.1 mi) viaduct carrying the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) across the Candaba Swamp in the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan, Philippines. It consists of nine lanes, with three northbound and six southbound. Upon its opening in 1977, it was the longest bridge in the Philippines, a distinction it held until 2021, when it was surpassed by the 8.9-kilometer (5.5 mi) Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX). It is currently the second-longest bridge in the country. The viaduct was designed by Aas-Jakobsen and built by Construction Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP) as part of the construction of the NLEX.