Bridge Jones Bridge (Jones Bridge), formerly known as Puente de España, crosses the river Pasig Manila areas and connects Binondo and Santa Cruz to the business center of the city. Today, the bridge is considered the oldest in the Philippines.

Initially, the bridge consists of 7 arched spans, called Puerto Grande - it was built in 1632 by Spanish colonizers, and was the first bridge over the Pasig river. It was built of wood and connects the district with the old Binondo Manila's Intramuros, which allows residents to quickly and easily move from one part of town to another.

During its long history the bridge was frequently destroyed by earthquakes and other natural disasters. In 1863, after a strong earthquake began to rebuild the bridge again - this time it was decided to expand its transit via the brickwork, but two of the central span of the iron produced. In the same year it was renamed the bridge Puente de España. After the reconstruction of the bridge appeared on track for pedestrians and for different modes of transport - for horse-drawn carriages for carts pulled by water buffalo, and trams.

In 1916 the bridge was again redesigned, this time under the leadership of the US government, and renamed - it was named in honor of the Republican William Atkinson Jones, author of the Declaration of Philippine Independence in 1916. Recent restoration work on the bridge Jones were held in 1930, when he used the features of the design of the neoclassical style.

Despite the fact that once the bridge Jones Bridge was called the "King of manila bridges" in the 1980s, he was consigned to oblivion, because of what came in a deplorable state. However, sometimes a small ongoing restoration work is allow you to save his elegant neoclassical architecture.