Elgin Bridge

Elgin Bridge, Singapore

Elgin Bridge

Bridge

About

Cavenagh, Anderson and Elgin Bridges are the three most historic and architecturally impressive bridges that span the Singapore River. Collectively, they illustrate Singapore's growth as a trading port and flourishing city. Located at the historic mouth of the Singapore River, the bridges symbolically connected Singapore with the world as they facilitated the trade and transport links necessary for the growth of the city.

National Heritage Board, National Monuments (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence). The listing gives this same text to 3 places.

Facts and sources

Names
EN Elgin Bridge中文 爱琴桥한국어 엘긴 다리 Wikidata Q3396527; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
National Monument National Heritage Board, record updated 2021-03-05
Planning area
Downtown Core URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/elgin-bridge.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Raffles Place · Exit H The exit nearest this place, 296 m in a straight line (station 419 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Singapore River Bridges

Area

Civic District 368 m from the centre of the area Clarke Quay 579 m from the centre of the area Marina Bay 680 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Anderson Bridge Bridge · 0 m away Cavenagh Bridge Bridge · 0 m away Statue of Stamford Raffles, Raffle's Landing Site Public art · 10 m away Raffles' Landing Site Historic site · 16 m away Asian Civilisations Museum Museum · 83 m away Elephant Statue Public art · 101 m away

Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.