Cavenagh Bridge
Named after the last Governor of Singapore. Built in 1869, it is the oldest bridge on the Singapore River to survive its original incarnation. The bridge was prefabricated in Glasgow, shipped to Singapore and reassembled on arrival by the Scottish firm P&W MacLellan. It was one of the last major public works to be built by convict labor from India.
Q: Who was the bridge named after?
Cavenagh Bridge was named after Major-General (later Sir) William Orfeur Cavenagh, last Governor of Singapore (1859 - 1867) before it became a Crown Colony.
Q: Should the bridge be renamed after one of our local heroes?
No. It was after all built by the British and the style of the bridge is Western. It would be odd if it was renamed after a local hero of another ethnicity.
Q: There's a secret to the bridge. What is it?
The bridge is weak.
Police notice erected at both ends of the bridge.
Group Photo! :D
As we made our way to Cavenagh Bridge, we found, The Kucinta Cats!
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