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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.
Elgin Bridge spans the Singapore River and joins North Bridge Road to South Bridge Road. 1 Built in 1862, the bridge was named after Lord James Bruce Elgin, the Governor-General of India (1862–1863) and eighth Earl of Elgin. 2 The bridge functioned until January 1927, when it made way for the construction of the present Elgin Bridge, which ...
Elgin Bridge is a historic vehicular bridge that connecting the Downtown Core to the Singapore River area. The bridge was named in honour of Lord Elgin, India’s Governor-General back in 1862 when an iron bridge was built across the Singapore River, which replaced an old wooden bridge.
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Year of Completion: 1869 Designers: Likely G. C. Collyer, R. M. Ordish and Municipal Engineer A. H. De Wind Cavenagh Bridge is the oldest surviving suspension bridge across the Singapore River. It connected the Commercial Square (modern-day Raffles Place) on the south bank to the government quarter on the north bank of the river. Prior to the const...
Year of Completion: 1909 Designers:Robert Peirce, Municipal Engineer from 1901-1916, and his assistant D.M. Martia After the erection of Cavenagh Bridge, there was a massive increase in the volume of trade on the South bank of the river. Anderson Bridge, officially opened in 1910, was built to ease the heavy traffic condition on Cavenagh Bridge. Th...
Year of Completion:1929Designer: T. C. Hood The present Elgin Bridge is the 5thbridge to be built on the site. It was opened to traffic on 30 May 1929. It stands on the site of the first bridge that was built across the Singapore River in the 1820s. The first Elgin Bridge was demolished by 1927 as it was overly congested and showed signs of subside...
This is a historic old bridge in Singapore dating to 1929 and replacing the original built in 1862 and named after the Lord James Bruce Elgin, the Governor-General of India (1862–1863). The earlier bridge replaced a couple of timber bridges, the earlier built in 1822 on instructions of Raffles.
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Oct 15, 2019 · SINGAPORE: The Cavenagh, Anderson and Elgin Bridges have stood at the Singapore River's historic mouth for decades, facilitating easy access between the waterway's north and south banks.
Elgin Bridge. Photograph: Shutterstock. Opened to traffic in 1929 in its final concrete form, this bridge actually dates back as early as 1819 when Sir Stamford Raffles arrived on our shores,...
