Kim Seng Bridge

The Kim Seng Bridge is a road bridge that spans the Singapore River in Singapore in the Singapore River planning area in the Central Region . Kim Seng Road runs over the bridge. Both are named after Tan Kim Seng , a businessman and philanthropist from the Peranakan ethnic group who also worked in Singapore .

The source of the Singapore River is generally believed to be near the Kim Seng Bridge, which now divides the Singapore River (east of the bridge) and Alexandra Canal (west of the bridge, formerly a river).

On the site of today's bridge, Tan Kim Seng built the first bridge in 1862, which was then named after him. It was replaced by a new building in 1890. The increased traffic forced the construction of a third bridge, which was built in 1950/1951; the name has not changed. The new bridge was made of prestressed concrete and steel. The new bridge is 20 m wide (twice as much as the previous bridges) and 26 m long and can carry up to 13 tons per m².

Colloquially, Kim Seng Bridge is also known as Hong Hin Kio (丰兴桥) in Hokkien and Fung Heng Lo (also 丰兴桥) in Cantonese.

Individual evidence

↑ Kim Seng Road , History and Description, in: Infopedia, Server of the National Library Board, Singapore Government, online at: eresources.nlb.gov.sg / ...
↑ ^a ^b A Day Out: 14 Bridges Along The Singapore River With History That's Almost Lost , article in: The Finder, online portal of SPH Magazines Women's Network (Singapore), section Kim Seng Bridge , online at: thefinder.com.sg / ...
↑ Singapore River (historical overview) , in: Infopedia, Server der National Library Board, Singapore Government, online at: eresources.nlb.gov.sg/...02-02
↑ Source of the Singapore River , in: Infopedia, Server der National Library Board, Singapore Government, online at: eresources.nlb.gov.sg/...01-25
↑ ^a ^b Bridges of Singapore River , private website "Singapore Lost & Filed", section Kim Seng Bridge , online at: lostnfiledsg.wordpress.com / ...
↑ Kim Seng Bridge , report on Portal Remember Singapore, private web (reports on geographic objects), online at: remembersingapore.org / ...
↑ Lim Tin Seng: Bridging History: Passengers Across Water , Bridges of Colonial Times , Section Kim Seng Bridge , in: Biblioasia, Portal of the National Library Board, Singapore Government, online at: nlb.gov.sg/biblioasia / ...

Bridges over the Singapore River and Marina Reservoir, Singapore

Singapore River	Alkaff \| Anderson \| Cavenagh \| Clemenceau \| Coleman \| Elgin \| Esplanade \| Jiak Kim \| Jubilee \| Kim Seng \| Ord \| Pulau Saigon \| Read \| Robertson
Marina Reservoir	Bayfront \| Benjamin Sheares \| Helix

1.2923944444444 103.83347222222Coordinates: 1 ° 17 ′ 32.6 ″ N , 103 ° 50 ′ 0.5 ″ E

[eresources1-1] Kim Seng Road , History and Description, in: Infopedia, Server of the National Library Board, Singapore Government, online at: eresources.nlb.gov.sg / ...

[thefinder-2] A Day Out: 14 Bridges Along The Singapore River With History That's Almost Lost , article in: The Finder, online portal of SPH Magazines Women's Network (Singapore), section Kim Seng Bridge , online at: thefinder.com.sg / ...

[eresources2-3] Singapore River (historical overview) , in: Infopedia, Server der National Library Board, Singapore Government, online at: eresources.nlb.gov.sg/...02-02

[eresources3-4] Source of the Singapore River , in: Infopedia, Server der National Library Board, Singapore Government, online at: eresources.nlb.gov.sg/...01-25

[wordpress-5] Bridges of Singapore River , private website "Singapore Lost & Filed", section Kim Seng Bridge , online at: lostnfiledsg.wordpress.com / ...

[remembersingapore-6] Kim Seng Bridge , report on Portal Remember Singapore, private web (reports on geographic objects), online at: remembersingapore.org / ...

[biblioasia-7] Lim Tin Seng: Bridging History: Passengers Across Water , Bridges of Colonial Times , Section Kim Seng Bridge , in: Biblioasia, Portal of the National Library Board, Singapore Government, online at: nlb.gov.sg/biblioasia / ...