South Bridge Road
South Bridge Road (Chinese: 桥南路) is a major road in Singapore, running south of the Singapore River in Chinatown. It starts at Elgin Bridge and ends at the junction of Neil Road, Tanjong Pagar Road and Maxwell Road.[1]
History
South Bridge Road was built in 1833.[1] From 1885 to 1894, the tramway from the town to the New Harbour (now Keppel Harbour) used this road. From 1905 to 1927, Singapore Electric Tramways Company ran their trams along the road. In 1929, trolley buses also used this road.[2]
Landmarks
- Buddha Tooth Relic Temple (佛牙寺)
- Elgin Bridge
- Eu Yan Sang
- Fook Hai Building
- Hong Lim Complex
- Jamae Mosque (ஜமாஆ பள்ளிவாசல்)
- Maxwell Food Centre
- Maxwell MRT station
- One George Street (or ERGO insurance building; formerly Pidemco Centre)
- Sri Mariamman Temple (ஸ்ரீ மாரியம்மன் கோயில்)
- Picture taken on April 1, 2008, showing construction of the Pinnacle@Duxton emerging as a new visual landmark to the South
References
Further reading
- Savage, Victor R.; Brenda S. A. Yeoh (2022), Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymic (4th ed.), Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, ISBN 9789815009231.
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