In particular, there is a bridge named Saigon. Exactly Pulau Saigon Bridge, linking Havelock to Robertson Quay. Pulau in Indonesian language means “island”. Why is the “Island Saigon”? Detect, asking local residents knew the current name stems from a Singapore river islet, named Saigon Island, small island in the middle of the north and south sides of Robertson Quay, but this island has no longer exists after the river rehabilitation program in particular and development in general Singapore city.
Originally, the bridge was built from 1890 to 1986, then was demolished to build new because the old was too old not favorable for the development of an expressway. Then came 1997 Pulau Saigon Bridge was constructed in the shape of the current. Pulau Saigon Bridge used to be called the Walk (footbridge) for narrow, pedestrian-only crossing on the old year, or is the … Butcher (Butcher bridge) because each has a nearby slaughterhouse cattle.
Maybe on the island’s Saigon, the old days used to be the residence of the person from Saigon to Singapore to live? I thought that when he walked back across the bridge adjacent to the hotel where I stayed during the trip interesting past …
1977, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has conducted a 10-year program to disinfect Singapore River and Kallang River second longest in the island (10km). In 1987, the program completed with a huge amount of work, a lively river.
