Early Chinese immigrants knew San Fernando Bridge only by its old name Baybay Bridge (baybay kio in Hokkien). It was in the “town” called Baybay town, now known to us as San Nicolas district. Baybay is the Tagalog word for shore because the town was fringed by the Pasig River and its tributaries or esteros. The bridge was built in 1796, located at San Fernando Street, Binondo, Manila. The maestro de obra was Policarpio Fajarado and the foreman was Phelipe Sta. Mesa. It was constructed as a flat deck bridge supported by a single masonry pier. The stone materials for the bridge came mainly from Meycauayan, Bulacan. The bridge was considered as one of the historical places because of its cobblestone design and the rules of tranvia (It is a street car that served Manila cities during the Spanish colonial era. It is also the first railway transport to run in the Philippines.)