Anderson Bridge (Singapore)

Anderson Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that spans across the Singapore River. It is located near the river's mouth in the Downtown Core Planning Area of Singapore's Central Area. Originally, the Cavenagh Bridge was the only bridge made to cross the Singapore River, prompting the need for a second bridge to help reduce the traffic at Cavenagh Bridge. In 1904, a committee was formed by the Municipal Commission to research a suitable location for a second bridge, eventually settling on an area by the Singapore River's mouth.

The bridge was constructed over two years from 1908 to 1910, with the cost divided between the Commission and the British Government. Two companies, Messrs. Howarth Erskine and Company and Westminster Construction Company Ltd, were given contracts for the construction, building the superstructure and the abutments, respectively. The bridge's steelworks were imported from England and a cofferdam was built to put the abutments in place. An electric crane lifted the three main girders of the bridge into place, which itself was built using a hydraulic plant.

It was opened and named after Governor of the Straits Settlements Sir John Anderson on 12 March 1910. In 1986, the bridge was among eight that got refurbished. Anderson Bridge was gazetted a national monument in 2019 alongside Cavenagh and Elgin Bridge, being collectively gazetted as the Singapore River Bridges. Two years later, Anderson Bridge was converted into a pedestrian bridge, with traffic being diverted to the Esplanade Bridge instead.