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名词

横跨加冷盆地（Kallang Basin）而一部分为尼诰大道（Nicoll Highway）的一座桥。

DEFINITION

Noun

A bridge across the Kallang Basin that carries a stretch of Nicoll Highway.

由来
  • 独立桥（Merdeka Bridge）的长度为610米，宽度为20米，是连接新加坡东部与市中心的主要交通干线。
  • 1950年代，加冷（Ka l lang）、芽笼（Geylang）及蒙巴登路（MountbattennRoad）常发生交通阻塞。为了缓解路况，加冷盆地发展理事会（Kallang Basin Development Committee）便提议建造能连接加冷和美芝路（Beach Road）的沿海公路与桥。
  • 独立桥由殖民地公共工程部（Public Works Department）的 R.J.Hollis-Bee 所设计，建造成本为六百零七万元。独立桥于1956年8月17日由时任首席部长林有福主持开幕。
  • 独立桥由当时的通讯与工程部部长（Minister for Communications and Works）弗朗西斯•汤姆斯（Francis Thomas）命名。马来词语 merdeka 的意思是“独立”或“自由”，这个名字象征着新加坡朝向独立的憧憬。
  • 2002年，国家文物局（National Heritage Board）将独立桥列为历史遗迹，桥上的碑文记录着独立桥的历史与象征意义。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Merdeka Bridge, measuring 610 metres long and 20 metres wide, is an important vehicular route connecting the eastern part of Singapore and the city centre.
  • In the early 1950s, there were frequent traffic jams around Kallang, Geylang and Mountbatten Road. To alleviate congestion, the Kallang Basin Development Committee proposed building a coastal road and bridge to connect Kallang and Beach Road.
  • Merdeka Bridge was designed by R.J. Hollis-Bee of the Public Works Department, and its construction cost was $6.07 million. It was opened on 17 August 1956 by then Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock.
  • Merdeka Bridge was named by Francis Thomas, then Minister for Communications and Works. The Malay word merdeka means “independent” or “freedom”, and symbolised Singapore’s aspiration for independence. The Chinese name “独立桥” literally means “independence bridge”.
  • In 2002, the National Heritage Board named Merdeka Bridge a Historic Site. A plaque on the bridge documents its history and significance.
例句
横跨加冷河和梧槽河两大河口的“独立桥”在1956年8月17日开幕通车。那是新加坡在1955年从英国殖民地当局争取到自治后所建筑的一个大项目，取名为独立桥表明了当时要继续争取独立的决心。（《联合早报》， 31/10/2019）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
The Merdeka Bridge that spans across the mouths of the Kallang and Rochor Rivers was opened to traffic on 17 August 1956. It was the first big construction project in Singapore since obtaining self-governance from the British colonial government in 1955, and its name reflected the determination to achieve independence in that era. (Lianhe Zaobao, 31/10/2019)
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