Bridge Quezon Bridge, formerly known as Claver Bridge - is hinged bridge which connects parts of Manila and Kuiapo Ermita, located on different sides of the river Pasig. It was designed by the Basque engineer Matthias Mehakatorre and was the first suspension bridge in Asia. Today, under a bridge near Kuipao housed a variety of souvenir shops that sell handicrafts.

The people of Quezon Bridge is still called Puente Kolgante, which translates from Spanish as "suspension bridge". Its construction began in 1849 and lasted three years. The grand opening of the new bridge took place in 1852 - it was called Puente de Claver in honor of Philippine Governor-General Narciso Claver and Zaldua, who held the post from 1844 to 1849 years. The length of the suspension bridge - 110 meters, width - 7 meters. In the early years he had two lines, which drove horse-drawn carriages and carts drawn by buffaloes. Also, it could move on pedestrians who had to get out of the area Kuiapo walled Intramuros.

Writer Nick Joaquin described the bridge in the 1870s, "Across the river, now elevated to the amazing Puente Kolgante, floating in the air as a salute in honor of the coming age of science and technology. The new industrial era has found expression in the Philippines in the form of construction unmatched bridges across Asia. " It is said that due to this bridge in Manila once called the "Paris of the East".

In the 1930s hinged bridge was rebuilt and turned into a modern steel structure. It was renamed in Quezon Bridge in honor of Manuel Quezon, the then President of the Philippines. Rumor has it that in the design of the bridge was a new image of the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel, the "father" of the Eiffel Tower. However, while rumors are only rumors, because Eiffel died in 1923, almost 10 years before the beginning of a grand reconstruction.