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Road in Singapore
Situated on South Bridge Road in
Chinatown ,
Singapore , are
national monuments such as
Jamae Mosque (the green building to the right) and
Sri Mariamman Temple (with the
gopuram further down the road)
A view of the road in 1965
South Bridge Road (
Chinese : 桥南路 ) is a major road in
Singapore , running south of the
Singapore River in
Chinatown . It starts at
Elgin Bridge and ends at the junction of
Neil Road ,
Tanjong Pagar Road and Maxwell Road.
[1]
History
South Bridge Road was built in 1833.
[1] From 1885 to 1894, the
tramway from the town to the New Harbour (now
Keppel Harbour ) used this road. From 1905 to 1927, Singapore Electric Tramways Company ran their trams along the road. In 1929, trolley buses also used this road.
[2]
Landmarks
This audio file was created from a revision of this article dated 25 April 2006
(2006-04-25 ) , and does not reflect subsequent edits.
Picture taken on April 1, 2008, showing construction of the
Pinnacle@Duxton emerging as a new visual landmark to the South
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