37) Brother Bridges to Chinatown

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There are two bridges leading us from the direction of east to Chinatown. 
One is on the left, the “Elgin Bridge”, while the one on the right is “Coleman Bridge”.

Elgin Bridge

Elgin Bridge was built as an unnamed footbridge in 1819.  The existing bridge was built in 1929 and named after Lord Elgin (Governor-General of India).  It was the first bridge across Singapore River that linked two roads to Chinatown core, South Bridge Road and North Bridge Road.

Coleman Bridge

The second one is Coleman Bridge, which was built in 1840.  It was the second bridge built across the Singapore River.  Designed and named after an Irish, George Drumgoole Coleman, Singapore’s first architect. 
In 1865, the original brick bridge was replaced by timber.  And in 1886, an iron bridge was built to replace the wooden one.
To withstand the increasing heavy traffic flow, the iron bridge was finally demolished in 1986 and replaced with the present concrete bridge while the iron lamp post and railing were retained under historical conservation.
Elgin bridge 02
Day and night, Elgin Bridge stood still as strong as an iron man, bearing travelers without any complaints.

Singapore - River Ferry

Ferry with tourist sight seeing the landscape of Singapore River.

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The little Bodhi tree witnessing the hustle and bustle of our footsteps and the history of the two bridges in the heart of the Singapore river.
 

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18 thoughts on “37) Brother Bridges to Chinatown”

    Long Life Cats and Dogs said:
    December 4, 2012 at 12:55 am

    Beautiful photographs and very interesting history behind the bridges.

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      Sydney Fong responded:
      December 4, 2012 at 1:15 am

      Hey, thanks for your appreciation!

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    Rexlin Victor said:
    December 4, 2012 at 1:18 am

    Beautiful one!!

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    Mike said:
    December 4, 2012 at 1:29 am

    I like the bridges at night.

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      Sydney Fong responded:
      December 4, 2012 at 9:41 am

      Thanks, Mike! I am glad you appreciate that! Have a great day!

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    adinparadise said:
    December 4, 2012 at 3:55 am

    I love your first pic. Thanks for telling us about the bridges in Singapore. 🙂

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      Sydney Fong responded:
      December 4, 2012 at 9:28 am

      There are some more coming along the way, stay tune and hope you’ll like it, Thanks! 🙂

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    kelihasablog said:
    December 4, 2012 at 6:58 am

    Love your blog for the pictures and the stories that go with! 😀

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      Sydney Fong responded:
      December 4, 2012 at 9:30 am

      Thank you Kelihasa, I am glad you like it! And thank you for reading my post everyday, I am really touch! 🙂

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    December 4, 2012 at 8:58 am

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    Leo said:
    December 4, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Thank`s , very interesting.

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    December 4, 2012 at 7:23 pm

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      Sydney Fong responded:
      December 4, 2012 at 8:18 pm

      Is okay! I appreciate that! 🙂

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        nutsfortreasure said:
        December 4, 2012 at 9:00 pm

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