Elgin Bridge (Singapore)
Elgin Bridge Jambatan Elgin | |
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pedestrians | |
| Crosses | Singapore River |
| Locale | Singapore River, Singapore |
| Official name | Elgin Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Total length | 46 metres |
| Width | 25 metres |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 May 1929 |
| Statistics | |
| Designated | 15 October 2019 |
| Reference no. | 73 |
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Elgin Bridge is a
vehicular box girder bridge across the Singapore River, linking the Downtown Core to the Singapore River Planning Area located within Singapore's Central Area
. It was built between 1925 and 1929.
The bridge was named after
India. The iron bridge built across the river had previously replaced an older wooden bridge. The current bridge that still stands today was built in 1929.[1] As this was the first permanent bridge across the river, the two roads leading to it were named North Bridge Road and South Bridge Road
accordingly.
History
In 1819,
Malays on the northern side.[2]
In 1822, a wooden footbridge was built under the direction of Lieutenant Philip Jackson and it was officially named Presentment Bridge.[1][3] It was also known as Jackson's Bridge and Monkey Bridge.[4]
In 1844, a wooden
Governor of the Straits Settlements Sir Hugh Clifford on 30 May 1929.[4]
royal palm
tree engraved on it, can also be found below the lamps.
On 3 November 2008, the bridge was selected for conservation as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's expanded conservation programme.[5]
On 15 October 2019, the
National Monument of Singapore.[6][7] This was first announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on 3 August 2019, where the Padang is included as a future National Monument.[8][9]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elgin Bridge.
References
- ^ a b c Vernon Cornelius-Takahama. "Elgin Bridge". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board.
- ^ Charles Burton Buckley (1902). An anecdotal history of old times in Singapore. p. 58.
- ^ G. Chandradas, Tien Chung Ping (21 August 2008). "Bridging the gap". The Straits Times.
- ^ ISBN 981-210-364-3.
- ^ Tay Suan Chiang (4 October 2008). "Twelve iconic structures". Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Singapore River Bridges gazetted as Singapore's 73rd National Monument" (PDF). NHB. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Ang, Prisca (15 October 2019). "Another $15 million in restoration funds for owners of national monuments". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Singapore River Bridges and the Padang to be gazetted as National Monuments" (PDF). NHB. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Padang, Singapore River Bridges to be gazetted as national monuments". CNA. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
External links
- "Elgin Bridge". Roots. National Heritage Board.
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