You can start your day with a variety of activities, but before that, here are some AMAZING pictures that would attract your attention!!! In ..........
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Here are some pictures of the bridges in Clarke Quay! Take a look at the bridges once you reach Clarke Quay and find out more about its history! You can also get your photoshots at the bridges! That will be a very memorable souvenir from Singapore taht you can bring back home.
Here is just a little view of the bridges to make you curious!!! Once you get there, you'll be amazed! You'll feel like it's a paradise! With the exception of the heat... SO, get ready your caps and sunglasses!
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A scenic view of Read Bridge
This is the Ord Bridge from afar!
Coleman Bridge from afar!
These information will get you started before your actual trip!
ORD BRIDGE
Ord Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Singapore. It spans the Singapore River at Clarke Quay, located in the Singapore River Planning Area within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. WHEN was The Ord Bridge built? Let’s find out!!! Do you want to GUESS the year built? I shall give you a CLUE, This year is 2009, it was built 123 years ago! So, 2009-123=1886! Did you guess it correctly? The Ord Bridge was built in 1886 to replace a demolished footbridge known as the ABC Bridge. The steel truss bridge was named after THE ONE AND ONLY….. Colonel Sir Harry St. George Ord (1819-1855)! He was the first British Governor of the Straits Settlement (1867-1873) after it was given the Crown Colony status. The new name was also an abbreviation of its old name, Ordnance Bridge. It was also known as Toddy Bridge as there were teddy shops in nearby Pulau Saigon, an island on Singapore River which has since been reclaimed. Read Bridge is a beam-structured bridge located at Clarke Quay within the Singapore River Planning Area in Singapore. The bridge crosses the Singapore River linking Clarke Quay to Swissôtel Merchant Court. The bridge was built in 1881 and completed in 1889.The bridge is opened to pedestrians and bicycles, and has been modified several times.
READ BRIDGE
Read Bridge was named after William Henry Macleod Read, who was a prominent resident in Singapore between 1841 and 1887 and Consul for Holland between 1857 and 1885.The bridge's construction took place in 1881 and was completed in 1889. The bridge was opened by then governor Clementi Smith in 1889, Read laid the first cylinder in 1887, before he left the colony. The locals called the bridge Malacca Bridge, given its proximity to Kampong Malacca at Merchant Road.
The Hokkiens refer the bridge as kam kong ma lah kah kio (Kampong Malacca Bridge). It was also known as Green Bridge because of the colour of the bridge during the period of time. In the past, labourers and tongkang rowers gathered there to listen to Teochew storytellers. The southern side of the bridge was called colloquially cha chun tau, a reference to the boats that carried firewood from Indonesia to the shops that sold them there. Piles of firewood lined the streets in the area. Near the cha chun tau area were two Teochew opera theatres, Ee Hng and Diat Hng. Part of the area around the bridge was locally known as cha chun tau, a jetty for boats carrying firewood. Tongkangs carried firewood will unload their cargo at the bridge.
On 3 November 2008, the bridge was selected for conversation as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's expanded conservation programme.
COLEMAN BRIDGE
Coleman Bridge is a vehicular bridge in Singapore. The bridge links Hill Street and New Bridge Road, spanning the Singapore River near Clarke Quay. Part of the bridge demarcates a boundary between Downtown Core and the Singapore River Planning Area, both located within the Central Area, Singapore's Central Business District.
The Coleman Bridge was the second bridge built across the Singapore River and the first built in masonry.
In 1840, a brick bridge joining Old Bridge Road and Hill Street over the Singapore River was constructed and called Coleman Bridge. The bridge had nine arches, and was designed by and named after George Drumgoole Coleman (1795–1844), an Irish architect and Singapore's first architect. It was referred to as the New Bridge, lending its name to the road on its southern end — New Bridge Road.
In 1865, the brick bridge was replaced by one made of timber but was not well constructed. It cost about Straits $10,000 and was built by the government. In 1886, an iron bridge was built to replace the wooden one. This iron bridge was considered one of the most attractive spanning the Singapore River. It stood for about a century, but was unable to cope with the increasingly heavy traffic flow between New Bridge Road and Hill Street.
The iron bridge was finally demolished in 1986 and replaced with the present concrete bridge. However, several features of the iron bridge such as the decorative lamp posts and iron railings were incorporated into the current structure, in recognition of its historical significance.
After visiting the bridges, another interesting activity
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