CAVENAGH BRIDGE

Hello everyone! Let me introduce myself.

I am a bridge, a very old bridge.

My name is CAVENAGH.

Have you seen me before?

No? Let me show you some pictures.

That’s me! CAVENAGH BRIDGE!

Singapore River

People use me to get across the river.

Smile! I love visitors and they love me!

I was born in 1868.

Your grandparents and parents

were not born yet.

Maybe your great grandparents

would have been born by then.

That is how old I am.

Would you like to see how

I have changed over the years?

Look at how old this photo is. It was taken in

the early 1900s!

People can walk across because of me!

Before the bridge was built, people used boats to cross the river.

They had to wait a long time and even pay for their ride.

It cost about one cent per ride.

For a long time, trams, cattle, horses and people used me and I

was overcrowded.

When my brother Anderson was born in 1909, he helped to take

over some of my work. I was grateful.

And that’s my brother Anderson!

That’s me!

Eventually the government decided to change me to a

pedestrian bridge.

Now you only see pedestrians or cyclists

using me.

There is a sign board on me that reads:

Police Notice The use of this bridge is prohibited to

any vehicles… and to all cattle and horses.

I’ve seen Singapore grow from this…

… to this! And I’m excited to see where we will go next!

Come and visit me and my 4 siblings! We are called the 5 heritage bridges.

We are proud that we can

continue to play our part

to serve the people of Singapore.

Will you play your part too?