Anderson Bridge
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Anderson Bridge 安德逊桥 அண்டர்சன் பாலம் |
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| Carries | Motor vehicles and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Singapore River |
| Locale | Singapore River, Singapore |
| Official name | Anderson Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Total length | 70 metres |
| Width | 28 metres |
| History | |
| Opened | 1910 |
Coordinates: 1°17′14.2″N 103°51′10.5″E / 1.287278°N 103.852917°E
Anderson Bridge is a vehicular bridge that spans across the Singapore River. It is located near the river's mouth in the Downtown Core Planning Area of Singapore's Central Area.
The bridge was completed in 1910, and was named after the Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States (1904–1911), Sir John Anderson, who officially opened the bridge on 12 March 1910. It formed part of the Singapore Grand Prix's Marina Bay Street Circuit, which debuted on 28 September 2008.
Anderson Bridge was built with the intention to replace the overloaded Cavenagh Bridge as the link between the government administrative area in the Civic District on the northern bank and the Commercial District (now Raffles Place) on the southern bank of the Singapore River. Due to the flourishing trade on the Singapore River by the 1880s, Cavenagh Bridge could not support the increasingly heavy traffic into town. Despite the building of Ord Bridge and Read Bridge, the traffic situation did not improve and in fact worsened following the widening of Battery Road. Its low draught was also insufficient for the passage of boats at high tide. However, when Anderson Bridge was completed in 1910, Cavenagh Bridge was spared from demolition and was converted to a pedestrian bridge, with heavier vehicles, horse and ox carts being diverted to Anderson Bridge.
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