page_title: Benjamin Sheares Bridge
hierarchical_section_title: Benjamin Sheares Bridge
caption_attribution_description: Benjamin Sheares Bridge and the Singapore Flyer
context_page_description: The Benjamin Sheares Bridge is the longest bridge in Singapore, spanning 1.8 km, and the tallest, at 29 metres.
  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.
context_section_description: 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 29 metres (95 ft). 
  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 (ECP), 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 (formerly the Sheares Bridge Run).
  It is also pictured on the rear panel of the Ship Series S$50 banknote.
caption: Benjamin Sheares Bridge and the Singapore Flyer
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