Benjamin Sheares Bridge
The Benjamin Sheares Bridge is the longest bridge in Singapore, spanning 1.8 km, and the tallest, at.
It is named after Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares, the second president of the Republic, who died four months before the bridge was opened to the public on 26 September 1981.. The bridge is part of the East Coast Parkway, at the western end of the expressway. The cost of construction was S$110 million.
The Benjamin Sheares Bridge crosses over the Marina Reservoir, along the southern coast of mainland Singapore. It passes through the planning areas of Kallang, Marina East, Marina South and Downtown Core.
Built over reclaimed land by construction company Sato Kogyo, the bridge is made of pre-stressed concrete and links East Coast Parkway on the east coast to Marina Bay on the west coast.
Benjamin Sheares Bridge is the setting for the annual SAFRA Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon.
It is also pictured on the rear panel of the Ship Series S$50 banknote.
