Pulau Saigon Bridge : general view [1]



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01 Aug 1982

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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This 1982 photograph shows Pulau Saigon Bridge, across the Singapore River (near Mohamed Sultan Road). Pulau Saigon Bridge was built in 1890, and demolished in 1986 as it blocked the development of the Central Expressway. Pulau Saigon Bridge was rebuilt in 1997. Title devised by Library staff.


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

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