Cavenagh Bridge
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Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥 Jambatan Cavenagh |
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| Carries | Pedestrians and bicycles (vehicles, rickshaws, horse and ox carts in the past) |
| Crosses | Singapore River |
| Locale | Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Official name | Cavenagh Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 79.25 m |
| Width | 9.45 m |
| Longest span | 60.96 m |
| History | |
| Designer | Colonel Collyer, Rowland Mason Ordish |
| Constructed by | Clutha Ironworks and P&W Maclellan, Glasgow Engineers |
| Opened | 1870 |
Coordinates: 1°17′11.5″N 103°51′08.2″E / 1.286528°N 103.852278°E
Cavenagh Bridge is the only suspension bridge and one of the oldest bridges in Singapore, spanning the lower reaches of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core. Opened in 1870 to commemorate Singapore's new Crown colony of the Straits Settlements status in 1867, it is the oldest bridge in Singapore that exists in its original form.
Originally known as the Edinburgh Bridge to commemorate the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh, its name was changed to Cavenagh Bridge in honour of Major General William Orfeur Cavenagh, the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements, who governed from 1859 to 1867. The coat of arms of the Cavenagh family can still be seen atop the signage at both ends of the bridge.
Cavenagh Bridge linked the Civic District on the northern bank to the Commercial District on the southern bank of the Singapore River. Before Cavenagh Bridge was constructed, people could only get to the two districts via a detour over Elgin Bridge or by paying 1 duit (¼ cent) for a boat ride across the river.
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