Keppel Bay Bridge

Keppel Bay Bridge
Photographed in September 2012
Coordinates1°15′50″N 103°48′50″E / 1.264°N 103.814°E / 1.264; 103.814
CarriesMotor vehicles and pedestrians
CrossesKeppel Bay
LocaleHarbourFront, Bukit Merah, Singapore
Official nameKeppel Bay Bridge
Maintained byLand Transport Authority
Characteristics
DesignCable stayed bridge
Total length250 metres (820 ft)
History
DesignerDCA Architects Pte Ltd and TY Lin International Pte Ltd [2]
Constructed byPenta Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. [2]
Opened3 January 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-03)
Location
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The Keppel Bay Bridge (Chinese: 吉宝湾桥, Malay: Jambatan Teluk Keppel) is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Singapore along Keppel Bay Vista, spanning 250 metres across the strait linking the private Keppel Island to mainland. The bridge was officially opened on 3 January 2008 by the sixth President of Singapore S. R. Nathan.[1][2]

Built at a cost of $30 million, the cable-stayed bridge allows currents to flow freely through the marina basin, bringing in nutrients, plankton and marine larvae, while helping to remove sediment that would otherwise settle on marine organisms and smother them.[3]

References

  1. ^ Keppel Bay Bridge factsheet
  2. ^ "Keppel Bay Bridge rises as new icon at Singapore's southern waterfront". Keppel Corporation. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ Auto, Hermes (2022-05-09). "How an underwater paradise was created in Singapore | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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