{
  "sight": {
    "id": "Q14874290",
    "slug": "merdeka-bridge",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/merdeka-bridge",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14874290",
    "name": "Merdeka Bridge",
    "name_source": "NHB",
    "name_ko": "메르데카 다리",
    "name_ja": null,
    "name_zh_hans": null,
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "bridge",
    "heritage": "Historic Site",
    "planning_area": "Kallang",
    "address": "Merdeka Bridge, Nicoll Highway, beside lamp post 88F",
    "lat": 1.3036672,
    "lng": 103.8674197,
    "position_source": "NHB",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "nicoll-highway",
      "name": "Nicoll Highway Station",
      "name_ja": "ニコルハイウェイ",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/nicoll-highway",
      "straight_line_m": 602
    },
    "description_en": "Merdeka Bridge, declared open on 17 August 1956, was constructed to ease traffic congestion. Its name reflects Singapore's aspirations for independence (\"merdeka\" in Malay) then.",
    "description_ko": "1956년 8월 17일 개통이 선언된 메르데카 다리는 교통 체증을 덜기 위해 건설됐어요. 이름에는 당시 독립(말레이어로 'merdeka')을 향한 싱가포르의 열망이 담겨 있어요.",
    "description_ja": "1956年8月17日に開通が宣言されたMerdeka Bridgeは、交通渋滞を緩和するために建設されました。その名前には、当時のシンガポールの独立（マレー語で「merdeka」）への願いが表れています。",
    "description_zh_hans": "Merdeka Bridge于1956年8月17日宣布启用，修建目的是缓解交通拥堵。桥名反映了新加坡当时对独立（马来语为“merdeka”）的渴望。",
    "description_zh_hant": "Merdeka Bridge於1956年8月17日宣佈啟用，修建目的是緩解交通擁堵。橋名反映了新加坡當時對獨立（馬來語為“merdeka”）的渴望。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (SODL v1.0)",
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/merdeka-bridge.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/merdeka-bridge-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "Copyrighted free use",
        "licenceUrl": null,
        "artist": "User:Sengkang",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merdeka_Bridge,_Dec_05.JPG",
        "width": 1600,
        "height": 1200,
        "photo": true
      }
    },
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "nicoll-highway",
      "exit": "B",
      "straight_line_m": 575
    },
    "areas": [
      {
        "slug": "kampong-glam",
        "name": "Kampong Glam",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/kampong-glam",
        "straight_line_m": 744
      }
    ],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q24940274",
        "slug": "kallang-gasworks",
        "name": "Kallang Gasworks",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/kallang-gasworks",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 295
      },
      {
        "id": "Q6353557",
        "slug": "kallang-riverside-park",
        "name": "Kallang Riverside Park",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/kallang-riverside-park",
        "category": "park-garden",
        "straight_line_m": 403
      },
      {
        "id": "Q2667415",
        "slug": "hajjah-fatimah-mosque",
        "name": "Hajjah Fatimah Mosque",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/hajjah-fatimah-mosque",
        "category": "mosque",
        "straight_line_m": 514
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7586158",
        "slug": "sri-manmatha-karuneshvarar-temple",
        "name": "Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/sri-manmatha-karuneshvarar-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 606
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7523125",
        "slug": "the-kallang",
        "name": "The Kallang",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/the-kallang",
        "category": "sports",
        "straight_line_m": 802
      },
      {
        "id": "Q6741538",
        "slug": "malay-heritage-centre",
        "name": "Malay Heritage Centre",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/malay-heritage-centre",
        "category": "museum",
        "straight_line_m": 810
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}