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Cavenagh Bridge

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Wiro L.

October 23, 2019

The Cavenagh Bridge connects the colonial district with the business district. Its history dates back to 1868. Initially, the bridge was named Edinburgh Bridge to commemorate the visit to the Duke of Edinburgh. Later it was renamed in honor of Sir Lieutenant General William Orfeur Cavenagh, the last Governor of the Strait Settlement. It was the last major work of the Indian prisoners stationed in Singapore.
The steel structure of the bridge was shipped from Glasgow to Singapore. At the beginning, the bridge was also open to trams, but from 1909 most of the traffic was transferred to the Anderson Bridge, and today the Cavenagh Bridge is a pure pedestrian bridge. Before the bridge was built, it was only possible to get to the colonial district by boat or take a longer detour.
In 1987 it was restored and in 1990 the lighting was added. The Cavenagh Bridge is the oldest in Singapore and the only suspension bridge in the city. It was designed by John Turnball Thomson.

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Bumble-Bee

October 30, 2019

This bridge has elaborate suspension struts in comparison with most other suspension bridges, and is the third bridge to be built in Singapore. It was constructed in 1869 to allay the inconvenience of crossing the Singapore River by boat. Numerous steel rivets were used in its construction, which employed steel casting methods commonly used during that era.

The bridge was designed by the colonial Public Works Department's John Turnbull Thomson and constructed by the P&W Maclellan, Glasgow Engineers at a cost of Straits $80,000. Built and tested in Glasgow to withstand a load four times its own weight, it was shipped to Singapore in parts and reassembled in 1869 by convict labour before opening to traffic a year later. Rickshaws and ox carts used the Cavenagh Bridge to cross Singapore River. Subsequently, the bridge became overloaded due to the flourishing trade on the Singapore River in the late 1880s.

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Rainer & Petra

March 16, 2023

Leads across the Singapore River to the Hotel Fullerton

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Cavenagh Bridge

1. Merlion Statue – ArtScience Museum loop from City Hall

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