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Forbes Bridge, the Glossary

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Bridges in the Philippines
Buildings and structures in Iloilo City
Neoclassical architecture in the Philippines

Arch bridge

An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch.

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Concrete bridge

Concrete bridges are a type of bridge, constructed out of concrete.

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Department of Public Works and Highways

The Department of Public Works and Highways (Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan), abbreviated as DPWH, is the executive department of the Philippine government solely vested with the Mandate to “be the State's engineering and construction arm” and, as such, it is “tasked to carry out the policy” of the State to “maintain an engineering and construction arm and continuously develop its technology, for the purposes of ensuring the safety of all infrastructure facilities and securing for all public works and highways the highest efficiency and the most appropriate quality in construction” and shall be responsible for “(t)he planning, design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure facilities, especially national highways, flood control and water resources development systems, and other public works in accordance with national development objectives,” provided that, the exercise of which “shall be decentralized to the fullest extent feasible.”.

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Iloilo City

Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of the island of Panay.

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Iloilo City Proper

Iloilo City Proper, also known as Downtown Iloilo or simply Iloilo among locals, is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region.

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Iloilo River

The Iloilo River is an estuary river located in the province of Iloilo, in Western Visayas, Philippines.

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Jaro, Iloilo City

Jaro is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines, located in Iloilo province, on Panay Island in the Western Visayas region.

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La Paz, Iloilo City

La Paz (colloquial spelling: Lapaz) is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines, located in Iloilo province, on the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Jaro

Nuestra Señora de la Purificación y la Candelaria (English: Our Lady of Purification and Candle) is a venerated image of the Blessed Virgin Mary enshrined in Jaro Cathedral and the patroness of Western Visayas.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength or ductility.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.

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Tide

Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.

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William Cameron Forbes

William Cameron Forbes (May 21, 1870 – December 24, 1959) was an American investment banker and diplomat.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_Bridge