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CAVENAGH BRIDGE
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Hello everyone! Let me introduce myself.
I am a bridge, a very old bridge.
My name is CAVENAGH.
Have you seen me before?
No? Let me show you some pictures.
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That’s me! CAVENAGH BRIDGE!
Singapore River
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People use me to get across the river.
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Smile! I love visitors and they love me!
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I was born in 1868.
Your grandparents and parents
were not born yet.
Maybe your great grandparents
would have been born by then.
That is how old I am.
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Would you like to see how
I have changed over the years?
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Look at how old this photo is. It was taken in
the early 1900s!
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People can walk across because of me!
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Before the bridge was built, people used boats to cross the river.
They had to wait a long time and even pay for their ride.
It cost about one cent per ride.
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For a long time, trams, cattle, horses and people used me and I
was overcrowded.
When my brother Anderson was born in 1909, he helped to take
over some of my work. I was grateful.
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And that’s my brother Anderson!
That’s me!
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Eventually the government decided to change me to a
pedestrian bridge.
Now you only see pedestrians or cyclists
using me.
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There is a sign board on me that reads:
Police Notice The use of this bridge is prohibited to
any vehicles… and to all cattle and horses.
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I’ve seen Singapore grow from this…
… to this! And I’m excited to see where we will go next!
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Come and visit me and my 4 siblings! We are called the 5 heritage bridges.
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We are proud that we can
continue to play our part
to serve the people of Singapore.
Will you play your part too?