This 1982 photograph shows New Bridge Road, towards Kampong Bahru Road. It shows a view of a tree-lined street with guard fences on both sides. Low-rise buildings are partially visible on the left. New Bridge Road was built in 1842, after Coleman's New Bridge was constructed in 1840 across the Singapore River. Title devised by Library staff.

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Streets--Singapore--Photographs
• Shade trees--Singapore--Photographs
• Roads--Guard fences--Photographs
• Small buildings--Singapore--Photographs