Esplanade Bridge is a 280-meter road bridge crossing the mouth of the Singapore River. Located in downtown Singapore . At the northern edge of the bridge is the Esplanade Theater, at the south - Merlayon . The bridge has seven spans, the supports are made of concrete and have a width of 70 m. The roadway has four lanes for traffic in each direction and pedestrian sidewalks on the sides [1] .
| Esplanade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Official name | Esplanade Bridge |
| Application area | car, pedestrian |
| Crosses | Singapore river |
| Location | Business Center , Singapore |
| Design | |
| Type of construction | arched |
| Number of spans | 7 |
| total length | 280 m |
| Bridge width | 46 m |
| Lanes | eight |
| Exploitation | |
| Opening | 1997 |
The bridge was built to link the Marina Center and the financial district of Shenton-Wei [1] . Construction began in 1994 and was completed in March 1997. [1] The main contractor was Obayashi Corporation . After construction, the bridge blocked the view of Merlion from the side of Marina Bay , which required the transfer of the statue from one side of the road to the other [2] .
Temporary closures
The bridge offers a beautiful view of Marina South and the entire Marina Bay . Because of this, the bridge can be closed in special cases when pedestrians massively go to the bridge to watch the festive fireworks. For a better impression on the time of the fireworks on the bridge, street lighting is turned off.
The bridge is part of the Singapore Formula 1 race track . The debut of the track took place on September 28, 2008. For racing, the bridge is also closed to normal traffic.
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 G. Chandradas, Tien Chung Ping. Bridging the gap // The Straits Times. - 08.21.2008
- ↑ "A new home for the Merlion". URA Skyline (July / August 2000) . p. 6–8
See also
- List of bridges in Singapore