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    The Agas-Agas Bridge is a 350-meter prestressed concrete beam bridge on the Pan-Philippine Highway in Southern Leyte, Philippines. Funded partially by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, it has a center span of 177 meters supported by two piers up to 75 meters high. The bridge was constructed in 2006 to avoid landslides that often stranded vehicles on the mountainous section of highway. It has since become a tourist attraction, with amenities like zip lining and a viewing pavilion added to take advantage of its height and views.

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    The Agas-Agas Bridge is a 350-meter prestressed concrete beam bridge on the Pan-Philippine Highway in Southern Leyte, Philippines. Funded partially by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, it has a center span of 177 meters supported by two piers up to 75 meters high. The bridge was constructed in 2006 to avoid landslides that often stranded vehicles on the mountainous section of highway. It has since become a tourist attraction, with amenities like zip lining and a viewing pavilion added to take advantage of its height and views.

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    The Agas-Agas Bridge is a 350-meter prestressed concrete beam bridge on the Pan-Philippine Highway in Southern Leyte, Philippines. Funded partially by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, it has a center span of 177 meters supported by two piers up to 75 meters high. The bridge was constructed in 2006 to avoid landslides that often stranded vehicles on the mountainous section of highway. It has since become a tourist attraction, with amenities like zip lining and a viewing pavilion added to take advantage of its height and views.

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    The Agas-Agas Bridge is a 350-meter prestressed concrete beam bridge on the Pan-Philippine Highway in Southern Leyte, Philippines. Funded partially by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, it has a center span of 177 meters supported by two piers up to 75 meters high. The bridge was constructed in 2006 to avoid landslides that often stranded vehicles on the mountainous section of highway. It has since become a tourist attraction, with amenities like zip lining and a viewing pavilion added to take advantage of its height and views.

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    The Agas-Agas Bridge is a prestressed concrete beam bridge on the Pan-Philippine Highway. The ₱1.

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    billion bridge was funded partially by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. With a length of
    about 350 meters (1,150 feet) and a height of 292 feet (89 meters) above ground,[2] the center span of
    the structure measures 177 meters (581 feet) in length supported by two piers measuring 241 foot (73
    meters) and 246 foot (75 meters) from the ground.[3]

    Agas-Agas Bridge

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    The Agas-agas Bridge in barangay Kahupian, inaugurated in 2009, is seen as a permanent solution to
    landslides in the area, often resulting to stranding of vehicles. With the completion of the PhP 67 million
    repair of the bridge's foundation last October 2015, the national government is pushing for additional
    works to further define waterways in this section of the Pan-Philippine Highway.

    Locale

    Sogod, Southern Leyte

    History

    Construction start

    November 17, 2006[1]

    Construction end

    August 2, 2009[1]

    The mountainous Agas-Agas section of the Pan-Philippine Highway in Southern Leyte is prone to
    landslides during heavy rains, much more when a typhoon strikes the province. The bridge was
    constructed in 2006 to avoid the troublesome section and cut down the driving time for motorists.[4]

    Seeing its high tourism potential the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) submitted to
    President Gloria Arroyo the plan to turn the bridge into a haven for enthusiasts of bungee jumping,
    paramotor, downhill skateboarding, zip-line, rappelling and other extreme sports. On August 9, 2009, the
    president signed the construction of the bungee jumping platform along the bridge as well as other
    tourism amenities.[5]
    The Agas-Agas Bridge zipline, now known as "Zipline Leyte", opened in April 2011.[2] The twin zipline,
    one of the longest in the country at 880 meters (2,890 feet), glides diagonally above the bridge and the
    riverine below it.[6] A Provincial Pavilion complete with a parking lot and food and souvenir kiosks has
    been constructed atop a promontory overlooking the deep ravine of the nearby gorge.[7] The Agas Agas
    Bridge in Southern Leyte also has a spacious parking space, food kiosks and a tourist pavilion which have
    the intentions of welcoming countless voyagers from across the globe as they excitedly arrive in this par
    excellance tourist attraction of the Visayas. Along this line, the Agas Agas Bridge has been dubbed by
    travelers as the “Playground of the Visayas Region”. This is one of the reasons why the well-motivated
    key players of this tourist wonderland in Southern Leyte, had originally planned to make this adrenalin-
    pumping point of interest to be the best place ever for these heart pumping recreational activities like
    downhill skateboarding, paramotor, zip lining and rappelling among others.[8]

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