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Jiak Kim Bridge

若金桥
Jiak Kim Bridge in March 2007
Coordinates1°17′32″N 103°50′09″E / 1.292293°N 103.835721°E / 1.292293; 103.835721
CarriesPedestrians
CrossesSingapore River
Official nameJiak Kim Bridge
Characteristics
Designcable arch bridge
History
DesignerCPG Corporation
Opened1999
Location
Map

The Jiak Kim Bridge (Chinese: 若金桥) is a pedestrian bridge in Singapore. The bridge spans the Singapore River near Robertson Quay. Constructed in 1999, it was named after Tan Jiak Kim, a prominent Straits-born Chinese merchant and political activist during the early 19th century.