Tanjong Rhu suspension footbridge

By Heirwin M. Nasir written on 2003-07-24
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Singapore's first suspension footbridge was built in 1998. The bridge spans the Geylang River and allows residents of Tanjong Rhu to cross over to the National Stadium.

Singapore's first suspension footbridge was officially opened by Koo Tsai Kee, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, 4 August 1998. It was designed by the Public Works Department (now known as CPG Corporation Pte Ltd) and completed in July 1998. It was built at a cost of S$5.1 million and is 130 m long and 4 m wide. The bridge is suspended by 100 hangar cables that are one inch thick each and attached to two main cables. These two cables are each 4.5 inches thick and are anchored to a huge 19 m high "A" frame located at both ends of the bridge. Residents from the Tanjong Rhu enclave and members of the public can walk across the Geylang River using this footbridge to access the National Stadium, Indoor Stadium and Kallang Theatre.



Author
Heirwin Mohd Nasir



References 
Suspension bridge to link area to Kallang. (1997, December 12). The Straits Times, p.2.

CPG Corporation. (2002). Our history. Retrieved August 4, 2003, from http://www.cpgcorp.com.sg/eng/aboutus/ourhistory/index.asp

Lim, C., & Tay, A.(Eds.). (2002, August). The changing faces of Singapore. Skyline. Retrieved August 4, 2003, from
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Ministry of National Development. (1998, August 4). Speech by Mr Koo Tsai Kee, Parliamentary Secretary for National Development, at the official opening ceremony for the jetty/tower and suspension footbridge at Tanjong Rhu on Tues, 4 Aug 1998 at 7.00pm at Tanjong Rhu place. Retrieved August 4, 2003, from www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/speeches/speeches_spsnd1998_040898.htm


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Singapore's first suspension footbridge, completed in July 1998, enables Tanjong Rhu residents to cross the Geylang River. Liu, Gretchen. (1999). Singapore: a pictorial history 1819-2000 (p.378). Singapore: Archipelago Press in association with the National Heritage Board.
(Call no.: RSING 959.57 LIU) 



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Subject
Commerce and Industry>>Transportation
Architecture and Landscape>>Architectural Styles
Suspension bridges--Singapore
Footbridges--Singapore
Singapore--History
History>>Asia>>Southeast Asia>>Singapore
Arts>>Architecture



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