Title
View of Cavenagh Bridge across the Singapore River
Year/Period
1900
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 21.8 x 27.6 cm
Accession No.
1993-00285-011
Collection of
Built by convict labourers in 1869, Cavenagh Bridge functioned as a much needed link between government offices in Empress Place and Commercial Square, or Raffles Place. The bridge was named after Governor Colonel William Orfeur Cavenagh, the last India-appointed Governor of Singapore.
