Alkaff Bridge (Singapore's ArtBridge) is a pedestrian bridge in Singapore. It spans the Singapore River at Robertson Quay, located in the Singapore River planning area within the Central Area, Singapore's Central Business District.
The steel truss bridge is 55 metres in length and weighs about 230 tonnes. It is shaped like a tongkang (a light boat used commonly in the early days to carry goods along rivers), and is situated near the former Alkaff Quay. Alkaff Quay was named after a prominent Arabian family, the Alkaffs, who were among the wealthiest in Singapore during the early 20th century.
The bridge was built in 1997, as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) plan to create a promenade along both banks of the Singapore River.The bridge, completed in 1999, is one of three footbridges — Alkaff Bridge, Robertson Bridge and Jiak Kim Bridge — built at Robertson Quay to improve the pedestrian connectivity between the two river banks. ~ Wikipedia
This has to be the most colourful bridge I have seen!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I have never seen so many colours on a bridge.
ReplyDeleteThe colors of the buildings in he background and the vibrant colors of the bridge make for a fab shot. It looks like it is going to pop right out of the computer screen it looks so real. A great capture.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bridge. I love those colors!
ReplyDeletesuper fun colors.....so whimsical, i love it!!!
ReplyDeletei forgot to say that i enjoyed all the information & details about the bridge!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful colours!
ReplyDeleteSuch vivid color! Love it.
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What a playful looking bridge!
ReplyDeletethat is one very colorful bridge, and beautiful city scape Che. awesome colors.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet looking colourful bridge. Footbridges are always so much fun to use.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, whimsical structure, backed by the more traditional-looking skyline! Great shot!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at YSB this week. This is a great capture.
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Really like all those colors - very joyful! Thanks for sharing the history of the bridge.
ReplyDeleteThe bridge was painted by Pacita Abad.
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