Kim Seng Bridge

Kim Seng Bridge is a road bridge in Singapore River. Singapore. The bridge is named after Tan Kim Seng, who was a Singaporean businessman and philanthropist from the Peranakan ethnic group. It marks the start of the Singapore River to its mouth.^[1]

Kim Seng Bridge
Coordinates	1°17′34″N 103°49′52″E
Carries	Kim Seng Road
Crosses	Singapore River
Locale	Central Region
Named for	Tan Kim Seng
Characteristics
Material	Prestressed concrete, steel
Total length	26 m (85 ft)
Width	20 m (66 ft)
History
Opened	1951
Location

Colloquially, Kim Seng Bridge is also known as Hong Hin Kio (丰 兴 桥) in Hokkien and Fung Heng Lo (also 丰 兴 桥) in Cantonese.^{[citation needed]}

In 1862 Tan Kim Seng erected the first bridge on the site of today's bridge, which was named after him. It was replaced in 1890 by a new bridge.

Due to increased traffic on the bridge, a new bridge was built on the original site by contractors Ewart and Company in 1951 with a budget of $370,000.^[2] The new bridge consisted of prestressed concrete and steel. The new bridge is 20 m wide (twice as much as the predecessor bridges) and 26 m long and can carry up to 13 tonnes of weight per m².^[2]