Title
Cavanagh Bridge
Creator
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Image size: 22.1 x 27.5 cm
Accession No.
2001-02533
Collection of
NLB Type
Photograph
Cavenagh Bridge was named after Sir Lieutenant General William Orfeur Cavenagh, the last Governor of the Straits Settlements (1859-1867) under British India control. Built in 1868, it is the oldest bridge across the Singapore River in the present. It was also the last major work carried out by the Indian convicts in Singapore. Today Cavenagh Bridge serves as a foot-bridge for pedestrian traffic only.
