 South Bridge Road, Singapore
South Bridge Road is the road on the southern side of Elgin Bridge. It extends from the south bank of the Singapore River. The area was swampy during Raffles' time. The road was one of the earlier roads built in Singapore, having been constructed using convict labour, and has existed since as early as 1833. The road runs in a southwesterly direction, terminating at Maxwell Road, near the Fairfield Methodist Church.
South Bridge Road, Singapore (12 September 2010)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
A steam tramway ran along South Bridge Road to Keppel Harbour, then known as New Harbour, between 1885-1894. By 1894, the role of trams have been taken over by jinriksha. Trams ran by the Singapore Electric Tramways Company ply South Bridge Road from 1905 to 1927 while trolley buses used South Bridge Road between 1929 until 1962, when motor buses were introduced.
For a road in Chinatown, South Bridge Road is unusual as a Hindu temple, the Sri Mariamman Temple and a mosque, the Jamae Mosque, are located along it. Eu Yan Sang, the Chinese medicine and herb business, was established here in 1910.
Getting there
Nearest MRT Station is the Chinatown MRT Station (NE4).
In Other Words ...
Mandarin: Da Ma Lu (Great horseway)
Hokkien: Chat Bak Kay (Paint Wood Street), Gu Chia Chooi Tua Beh Chia Lor (Big Carriage Road in Kreta Ayer)
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