Cavenagh Bridge spanning the busy Singapore River

Title
Cavenagh Bridge spanning the busy Singapore River
Year/Period
1900
Region
Singapore
Material
Paper
Dimension
Image size: 9 x 13.6 cm
Accession No.
1995-01611
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

Manufactured in Scotland in 1868 by P.W.Maclellen of Glasgow, Cavenagh Bridge was assembled by Indian convict labourers in 1869. It functioned as a link between government offices in Empress Place and Commercial Square. Years later, only light traffic was allowed on Cavenagh Bridge as the nearby Anderson Bridge, built in 1910, helped ease its load.

 

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