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Jubilee Bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the Singapore River, connecting Merlion Park and The Esplanade. The construction of the bridge was suggested by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew It was opened ahead of schedule due to his death.
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 office towers at Raffles Place on the south bank of the Singapore River serve as a backdrop against Sir Stamford Raffles's statue located at Raffles' Landing Site on the river's opposite bank. Raffles's Landing Site is the location where tradition holds that Sir Stamford Raffles landed in on 28 January 1819.
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 year 2015 also saw Singapore celebrate its Golden Jubilee of 50 years of independence. An extra day of the holiday, 7 August 2015, was declared to celebrate Singapore's Golden Jubilee. Fun packs, which are usually given to people who attend the National Day Parade were given to every Singaporean and PR household.
Golden Jubilee Bridges, a pair of pedestrian bridges in London; Jubilee Bridge, official name of the Walney Bridge, in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; Jubilee Bridge, a footbridge connecting Matlock Bath to Lovers' Walks in Derbyshire; Silver Jubilee Bridge, in Halton; Tees Jubilee Bridge, in Stockton-on-Tees
Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was born on () 5 July 1781 on board the ship Ann, off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica, [2] to Captain Benjamin Raffles (1739, London – 23 November 1811, Deptford) and Anne Raffles (née Lyde) (1755 – 8 February 1824, London). [1]
Singapore's industrialisation (particularly in terms of coastal development) and land reclamation projects have resulted in the extensive loss of marine habitats along the city-state's shores. [16] The majority of Singapore's southern coast has been altered through the process of land reclamation, as have large areas of the northeastern coast. [16]