 Street Names of Singapore
Street Names of Singapore (8 July 2006)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
Let's go and explore the streets of Singapore! There's so much to learn about Singapore just from walking the streets. Not only can you enjoy the sights where the cultures and traditions of Asia meets modern, Western architecture, the very name of Singapore streets tells stories of the countries colourful past.
Today many people walking the streets of Singapore do not give a second thought over how those streets got their names, how the place was like a hundred years ago or more. So I feel it is a wonderful experience to take you now on a walk through Singapore streets, explaining as we go, the name of the streets, its location and its background.
As I am doing this online, to a readership that is deskbound and probably thousands of miles from Singapore, I will try to use Google Map and Street Views to bring you upclose to the streets which I describe. If you happen to be in Singapore, I hope you can find the street near your hotel and my description below helps you get to know it better!
I wish you a most pleasant and wonderful experience as together we walk the Streets of Singapore online!
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- Adam Road: Major road in the Central Region.
- Albert Street: Pedestrianised street in the Bencoolen Street part of Singapore.
- Alexandra Road: Road just outside the Downtown Core of Singapore.
- Amoy Street: Minor street parallel to Telok Ayer Street in Chinatown.
- Ann Siang Road: Minor street at Ann Siang Hill.
- Anson Road: Road in the Downtown Core of Singapore.
- Banda Street: Street near the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown.
- Battery Road: Short road in the Downtown Core of Singapore.
- Bayfront Avenue: Road in Marina Bay at the Marina Bay Sands.
- Beach Road: Major road that used to be along the beach, between Kallang and downtown.
- Bencoolen Street: Major street through the Rochor area of downtown Singapore.
- Bideford Road: Minor road off Orchard Road between The Paragon and Grand Park Orchard.
- Bonham Street: Street now a riverside walkway between UOB Plaza and the Singapore River.
- Boon Tat Street: Street extending from Amoy Street to Shenton Way.
- Bras Basah Road: Major road in the Museum Planning Area and Downtown Core of Singapore.
- Bugis Street: Pedestrianized street within Bugis Junction.
- Bukit Pasoh Road: Minor road in the Tanjong Pagar area.
- Bukit Timah Road: Longest road in Singapore, including Upper Bukit Timah Road.
- Buyong Road: Minor road in the Orchard Road area.
- Cairnhill Road: Minor road in the Orchard Road area.
- Cantonment Road: Major road on the western part of downtown Singapore.
- Cavenagh Road: Minor road in the Orchard Road area.
- Cecil Street: Street that separates the Central Business District from the Chinatown of Singapore.
- Central Boulevard: New thoroughfare in the Marina Bay area of Singapore.
- Chulia Street: Road in the Financial District.
- Claymore Road: Road named after the house and plantation of William Scott.
- Clemenceau Avenue: Major road named after a French premier.
- Club Street: Short street in the Chinatown area.
- Coleman Street: Street in downtown Singapore named after 19th century architect.
- Collyer Quay: Major thoroughfare in the financial district of Singapore.
- Cook Street: Short street named after a presbyterian missionary.
- Craig Road: Road named after a local British merchant.
- Cross Street: Road through downtown Singapore.
- Cuppage Road: Minor road in the Orchard Road area.
- Devonshire Road: Road in the River Valley area of Singapore.
- Dunearn Road: Major road that runs parallel to Bukit Timah Road.
- Duxton Hill: Short street up hill of the same name.
- Duxton Road: Road in the Tanjong Pagar area built on a former nutmeg plantation.
- Enggor Street: A minor street off Anson Road.
- Erskine Road: Small road in the Chinatown area.
- Eu Tong Sen Street: Major road in Singapore's Chinatown.
- Finlayson Green: Short street in the Central Business District of Singapore.
- Fort Canning Tunnel: Tunnel taking Stamford Road through Fort Canning.
- Fullerton Road: Short road linking Esplanade Drive to Collyer Quay.
- Gopeng Street: Short street between Tanjong Pagar Road and Tras Street.
- Grange Road: Road off Orchard Road.
- Havelock Road: Major road named after a British war hero.
- Keong Saik Road: Minor road between New Bridge Road and Neil Road.
- Killiney Road: Road south of the Orchard Road shopping belt.
- Kramat Road: Minor road in the Orchard Road area.
- Kreta Ayer Road: Road in the Chinatown part of Singapore.
- MacKenzie Road: Minor road in downtown Singapore.
- Marina Boulevard: Major thoroughfare through the Marina Bay area.
- Market Street: Street between Chulia Street and Church Street.
- Maxwell Road: Street running from Chinatown through the Central Business District to end at Marina Station Road.
- Middle Road: Major road in downtown Singapore.
- Mohamed Sultan Road: Road between River Valley and Saiboo Street/Martin Road.
- Mosque Street: One-way street beside the Jamae Mosque in Chinatown.
- Nankin Street: Pedestrianized street in Nankin Mall. (link redirect to Nankin Mall).
- Napier Road: Road named after the first lawyer in Singapore.
- Nicoll Highway: Highway from the city to the east coast of Singapore, built in the mid 1950's.
- Neil Road: Main road through Tanjong Pagar and Chinatown.
- New Bridge Road: Road named after the bridge designed by George Coleman in 1840.
- North Bridge Road: One of the earliest roads in Singapore.
- Nutmeg Road: Minor road off Orchard Road beside Lucky Plaza.
- Orchard Road: Famous shopping street in Singapore.
- Outram Road: Major road named after a British war hero.
- Oxley Road: Minor road off Orchard Road.
- Pagoda Street: Pedestrianized street in Chinatown.
- Paterson Road: Major road off the Orchard Road intersection with Scotts Road.
- Peck Seah Street: Street named after a Chinese who was appointed Justice of Peace.
- Penang Road: Major street parallel to Orchard Road.
- Pickering Street: Short street in downtown Singapore.
- Prince of Wales Road: Road named after the visiting Prince of Wales in 1922.
- Prinsep Street: Street in downtown Singapore near Bugis.
- Queen Street: Street in downtown Singapore passing through the former Eurasian part of the city.
- Raffles Avenue: Road in the Marina Bay area.
- Raffles Boulevard: Road in the Marina Bay area.
- Raffles Quay: Major road between Collyer Quay and Shenton Way.
- Robinson Road: Road named after the Governor of the Straits Settlements in 1877.
- Rochor Road: Major road in the Rochor/Bugis part of downtown Singapore.
- Rochor Canal Road: Major road in the Rochor/Bugis part of downtown Singapore.
- Sago Lane: Narrow alleyway where Death Houses were once located.
- Sago Street: Touristic street in Chinatown, formerly a red-light district.
- Saint Andrew's Road: Road beside the Padang in downtown Singapore.
- Scotts Road: Major road in the Orchard Road shopping belt.
- Selegie Road: Road in downtown Singapore near the Bugis and Serangoon areas.
- Shenton Way: Road named after the Governor of the Straits Settlements in 1934.
- Short Street: Minor street between Bugis and Little India.
- Somerset Road: Major road in the Orchard shopping belt.
- Sophia Road: Minor road named after the second wife of Stamford Raffles.
- South Bridge Road: Road named after the southern side of Elgin Bridge.
- Stamford Road: Major road in downtown Singapore from Nicoll Highway to Orchard Road.
- Tanglin Road: Major road that links to Orchard Road.
- Telok Ayer Street: Street that once followed the shoreline of a bay.
- Temasek Avenue: Road between Suntec City roundabout and Bayfront Avenue.
- Temple Street: Street through the heart of Singapore's Chinatown.
- Teo Hong Road: Short road in Singapore's Chinatown.
- Tiong Bahru Road: Major road through the oldest housing estate in Singapore.
- Tras Street: Street named after place in Malaya.
- Trengganu Street: Pedestrianized street in the heart of Chinatown.
- Upper Cross Street: Major street through the People's Park area of Chinatown.
- Victoria Street: Major street in Singapore that was named after Queen Victoria.
- Wallich Street: Street named after Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich.
- Waterloo Street: Street in downtown Singapore with a number of major places of worship.
- Yan Kit Road: Minor road named after a dentist.
The above is just a short selection of the streets in Singapore that I have managed to cover. I will grow this list over time, as I continue to add descriptions to more streets. Meanwhile, if you cannot find the street you are interested in described here, I would recommend that you get a copy of the book Toponymics: A Study of Singapore Street Names (Geography & Environment Research) by Victor R. Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (Eastern Universities Press by Marshall Cavendish, ISBN 981 210 364 3). It helped me a lot in broadening my knowledge of the streets.
Index of Road Names in Singapore
Here's a list of the names of the roads in Singapore:
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with A
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with B
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with C
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with D
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with E
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with F
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with G
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with H
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with I
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with J
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with K
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with L
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with M
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with N
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with O
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with P
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with Q
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with R
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with S
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with T
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with U
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with V
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with W
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with X
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with Y
- Roads in Singapore Beginning with Z
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