Keppel Bay Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Keppel Bay Bridge
Official Name:Keppel Bay Bridge
Carries:Motor vehicles and pedestrians
Crosses:Keppel Bay
Locale:HarbourFront, Bukit Merah, Singapore
Maint:Land Transport Authority
Designer:DCA Architects Pte Ltd and TY Lin International Pte Ltd [2]
Design:Cable stayed bridge
Builder:Penta Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. [2]

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kepcorp.com/upload/PressRelease/Keppel%20Bay%20Bridge%20-%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf Keppel Bay Bridge factsheet
  2. Web site: Keppel Bay Bridge rises as new icon at Singapore’s southern waterfront . Keppel Corporation . 5 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080206210146/http://www.kepcorp.com/press/press.asp?RID=1686&L=&Y=2008&Q=1 . 6 February 2008 . 3 January 2008.
  3. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 2022-05-09 . How an underwater paradise was created in Singapore The Straits Times . 2022-05-09 . www.straitstimes.com . en.