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Rood is an English unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre [2] or 10,890 square feet, exactly 1,011.7141056 m 2. A rectangle that is one furlong (i.e., 10 chains , or 40 rods) in length and one rod in width is one rood in area, as is any space comprising 40 perches (a perch being one square rod).
This is a list of flyovers, bridges and viaducts in Singapore, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.. In Singapore, a "flyover" is an overpass that crosses over another road, while a "bridge" is a structure that crosses a body of water.
The rod is useful as a unit of length because integer multiples of it can form one acre of square measure (area). The 'perfect acre' [2] is a rectangular area of 43,560 square feet, bounded by sides 660 feet (a furlong) long and 66 feet (a chain) wide (220 yards by 22 yards) or, equivalently, 40 rods by 4 rods. An acre is therefore 160 square ...
The Jubilee Bridge is a bridge that is being built east of Esplanade Bridge in Singapore, which is meant to displace pedestrian traffic from Esplanade Bridge. It is located in the lower parts of the Singapore River near the Esplanade Bridge. It was opened on 29 March 2015, for the passing of Lee Kuan Yew. [3]
The Tanjong Rhu Bridge is a pedestrian-only steel suspension footbridge that is 180 metres (590 ft) long, with its deck being 130 metres (430 ft) long and 4 metres (13 ft) wide. It has a 19 metres (62 ft) tall A-frame tower located on both ends of the bridge that connects the two 4.5 inches (11 cm) thick main suspension cables to each side.
It was replaced in 1890 by a new bridge. Due to increased traffic on the bridge, a new bridge was built on the original site by contractors Ewart and Company in 1951 with a budget of $370,000. [2] The new bridge consisted of prestressed concrete and steel. The new bridge is 20 m wide (twice as much as the predecessor bridges) and 26 m long and ...
Due to this, Jubilee Bridge was designed to run along Esplanade Bridge at a lower and more pedestrian-friendly level. [3] [4] Plans for the bridge were first announced in 2009, and construction began in 2012. [5] The bridge cost $17.7 million and 28 months to build. [6]
Henderson Waves is a pedestrian bridge crossing Henderson Road in the Southern Ridges in Singapore. Along with Alexandra Arch, the bridge is one of two pedestrian bridges that form part of the walking trail connecting the Southern Ridges with Mount Faber, and is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. The sun-shading, curved, wooden ribs ...