Coordinates: 1°17′33.37″N 103°51′43.43″E / 1.2926028°N 103.8620639°E / 1.2926028; 103.8620639

Benjamin Sheares Bridge
薛尔思桥
Official name	Benjamin Sheares Bridge
Carries	Motor vehicles and pedestrians
Crosses	Marina Bay
Locale	East Coast Parkway, Downtown Core, Singapore
Designer	Public Works Department (now CPG Consultants)
Design	Viaduct
Total length	1.8km
Constructed by	Sato Kogyo and Chan Chee Wah Maunsell & Partners
Opened	1982

Opened in 1982, the Benjamin Sheares Bridge (Chinese: 薛尔思桥, Pinyin: Xūeěrsī Qíao; Malay: Jambatan Benjamin Sheares) is the longest bridge in Singapore, spanning 1.8 km, and the tallest, at 20 m. It is named after Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares, the 2nd president of the Republic. The bridge is part of the East Coast Parkway.

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 Sheares Bridge Run.

It is also pictured on the rear panel of the Ship Series S$50 banknote. [1]

Benjamin Sheares Bridge and the Singapore Flyer

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