{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{distinguish|Zapote Bridge}} {{Infobox road junction |country=PHL | name = Zapote Interchange | maint = Department of Public Works and Highways<br />Cavite Infrastructure Corporation | marker_image = | image = CAVITEX (D. Mojica pic 23) - Flickr.jpg | image_caption = View of the Zapote Interchange from the Manila–Cavite Expressway | location = Bacoor, Cavite Philippines | coord = {{coord|14|28|15.7|N|120|57|42.7|E|display=title,inline}} | roads = {{jct|country=PHL|E|3|name1=Manila–Cavite Expressway}}<br />{{jct|country=PHL|N|62|name1=Aguinaldo Highway}}<br />{{jct|country=PHL|N|411|name1=Alabang–Zapote Road}} | type = Two-level trumpet interchange | const = | contractor = Katahira & Engineers Asia, Inc. and Ron Daniels Construction<ref name="Maccaferri">{{cite web |title=Manila–Cavite Expressway |url=https://www.maccaferri.com/ph/success-stories/manila-cavite-expressway/ |website=Maccaferri Philippines |access-date=2026-03-05}}</ref> | opened = 2014 | height = | other_names = Longos Interchange<br />Zapote Bridge<br />Zapote Coastal Bridge | map = }}
The '''Zapote Interchange''', also known as the '''Longos Interchange''', '''Zapote Bridge''' and '''Zapote Coastal Bridge''', is a two-level trumpet interchange in Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines, close to the border with Las Piñas in Metro Manila. Opened in its current form in 2014, it serves as the junction between the Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX), the Aguinaldo Highway and the Alabang–Zapote Road. Along with the Longos Flyover, the interchange facilitates traffic for northbound traffic towards Manila from Bacoor and Las Piñas, as well as southbound traffic from Manila towards both cities as well as Kawit and other towns in Cavite.<ref name="dashboard">{{Cite web|url=https://dpwh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/portfolio/index.html?appid=4e07d41a7b4b47a4a08e03caa8b3eafa|title=ROAD AND BRIDGE INFORMATION APPLICATION|website=Department of Public Works and Highways|access-date=March 5, 2026}}</ref>
==History== thumb|Bacoor (Longos) Exit under construction in 2010 as part of the R1 Expressway Extension project
The Zapote Bridge was constructed in 2008 alongside the Kawit extension of the Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) as part of the R1 Expressway Extension project.<ref name="Maccaferri" /> It serves as an exit from CAVITEX toward Bacoor and Las Piñas.
Before the construction of the Zapote Bridge and the Kawit extension, vehicles exiting the expressway would make a direct left turn to leave the roadway. After the extension was completed, a dedicated loop exit was created, known as the Bacoor–Las Piñas Exit, the Bacoor–Las Piñas Exit Loop, or the Bacoor (Longos) Exit.<ref name="dashboard" />
The Bacoor–Las Piñas Exit begins at CAVITEX, where vehicles turn right to enter the loop; the ramp then ascends and turns left onto the Zapote Bridge, which passes over CAVITEX toward Kawit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rey |first=Aika |title=CAVITEX sets modified traffic scheme amid major construction works |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/cavitex-major-construction-works-traffic-scheme-set-until-october-2021/ |work=Rappler |date=February 23, 2021 |access-date=March 5, 2026}}</ref>
In November 2025, a portion of Bacoor–Las Piñas Exit including the Zapote Bridge, was affected by scheduled power interruptions due to maintenance activities conducted by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco).<ref>{{cite news |last=Sarao |first=Zacarian |title=List: Power interruptions in NCR, Greater Manila until Nov. 23 |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2142347/list-power-interruptions-in-ncr-greater-manila-until-nov-23/amp |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=2025-11-23 |access-date=March 5, 2026}}</ref>
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Category:Road interchanges in the Philippines Category:Roads in Cavite