Cavenagh Bridge
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Cavenagh Bridge is the only suspension bridge and one of the oldest bridges in Singapore, spanning the lower reaches of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core. Opened in 1869[1] to commemorate Singapore's new Crown colony of the Straits Settlements status in 1867, it is the oldest bridge in Singapore that exists in its original form.
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Coordinates | 1°17′12″N 103°51′08″E |
Carries | Pedestrians and bicycles (vehicles, rickshaws, horse and ox carts in the past) |
Crosses | Singapore River |
Locale | Downtown Core, Singapore |
Official name | Cavenagh Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 79.25 metres |
Width | 9.45 metres |
Longest span | 60.96 metres |
History | |
Designer | Colonel Collyer, Rowland Mason Ordish |
Constructed by | Clutha Ironworks and P&W Maclellan, Glasgow Engineers |
Opened | 1869; 155 years ago (1869) |
Statistics | |
Designated | 15 October 2019; 4 years ago (2019-10-15) |
Reference no. | 73 |
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