An olden bridge, circa the Spanish era. This as we entered the town of Miagao, Iloilo.
This is not anymore in use - in fact there is no more water under the bridge.
But thanks to recent attention by younger history and/or conservation enthusiasts and / or travel bloggers like yours truly, this bridge has been gaining traction on the world wide web, being identified as one of the historical remnants of old Miagao.
It is nothing but an old aged bridge, designed generally for the main mode of transport in those days (1850s), horse-drawn carriages. But its form and make, though dilapidating now (even ravaged on many parts) evokes a memory of the olden years of our forebears. Thus, the need to conserve it.
Taytay Boni literally means "The Bridge of Boni". Taytay is of course a visayan word for bridge, while Boni came from Bonifacio - the name of the foreman in charge of this bridge's construction. Hmm, if all constructions now would only bear the name of foremen... hahaha! Well, foreman in those days would probably mean the 'construction engineer' of our times. Hmm, if all constructions now would only bear the name of construction engineers... goodbye-ka politician hahaha!
By the way, from the look of its surroundings, via these my pictures, this bridge is getting some tender loving care naman, although, not quite nor consistent enough, I think.
Okay, let's move on to see a world heritage site. That's next!
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