Tanjong Rhu Road
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Tanjong Rhu Road is a minor arterial road in Tanjong Rhu, Singapore.
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| Namesake | Pokok Rhus (Casuarina trees) |
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| Type | Minor Arterial |
| Owner | Land Transport Authority (LTA) |
| Maintained by | LTA |
| Length | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) Estimated to be 2.6km due to street having a loop and one-way access road |
| Area | Tanjong Rhu |
| Nearest Mass Rapid Transit System station | Tanjong Rhu MRT station and Katong Park MRT station |
| From | Rhu Place |
| To | Junction with Meyer Road and Fort Road |
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| Known for | Being a former shipyard. |
History
[edit]Tanjong Rhu Road is named after the Malay words Tanjong (English for coast) and rhu (based on pokok rhu, where rhu refers to the casuarina littoria species of casuarina tree). Whilst it is unknown when the road was named Tanjong Rhu Road, it is known that the earliest source of the road being called Tanjong Rhu Road comes from Emanuel Godiho de Erédia's map of Singapore published in 1604 where it was referred to as Tanjon Ru.
In 1828, as a part of the Jackson Plan, Sir Stamford Raffles intended for Tanjong Rhu to be a shipyard. Prior to the publication of the map, William Flint (who was a "[pioneer] of the shipbuilding business") decided to start a shipbuilding company in Tanjong Rhu in 1822. George Lyons and his brother also set up a shipbuilding yard in the 1850s. By the early 20th century, Tanjong Rhu became a venerable shipbuilding hub with many known companies having shipyards there such as Thornycroft[1] and United Engineers. As a matter of fact, bugis traders from celebes used to anchor their mosquito boats in the Kallang Basin by Tanjong Rhu for trade from the 19th century to the early 1960's before docking to the Telok Ayer Basin.[2]
Details
[edit]Tanjong Rhu Road is a minor arterial road starting from Rhu Cross (a local access road) and ending at a junction with Meyer Road and Fort Road[3]. It is estimated to be 2.56km long due to the road having a loop and a one-way access road, both with the name 'Tanjong Rhu Road'. It runs parallel with the East Coast Parkway (ECP) whilst a section of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway runs underneath Tanjong Rhu Road[2].
Landmarks
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The following is a list of landmarks that are on or are in close proximity to Tanjong Rhu Road:
- Camelot
- Casuarina Cove
- Dunman High School
- Fort Road
- Katong Park MRT station (Exit 2)
- Meyer Road
- Pebble Bay
- Singapore Swimming Club
- Tanjong Rhu Bridge
- Tanjong Rhu MRT station (Exit 1)
References
[edit]- ^ "Page 14 Advertisements Column 2". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Advertisement). 13 April 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Thulaja, Naidu Ratnala (24 January 2018). "Tanjong Rhu Road". National Library Board. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "OneMap". OneMap (Map). Singapore Land Authority (SLA). Retrieved 2024-08-02.