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位于新加坡河口，衔接桥北路（North Bridge Road）与桥南路（South Bridge Road）的一座桥。也称“爱琴桥”、“水仙门吊桥”、“大马路桥”。

DEFINITION

Noun

A bridge near the mouth of the Singapore River, connecting North Bridge Road and South Bridge Road. Also known as “爱琴桥”, “水仙门吊桥” or “大马路桥”.

由来

横跨新加坡河的第一座桥名为“比森门桥”（Presentment Bridge），建于埃尔金桥现址，早在1823年就已建成。1844年，比森门桥被拆除，英国殖民地政府重新建了一座行人木桥，并把它命名为汤申桥（Thomson Bridge）。
1862年，汤申桥被一座由殖民地政府从印度加尔各答（Kolkata）运至新加坡的铁桥取代。新桥被命名为“埃尔金桥”（Elgin Bridge），以纪念时任英国驻印度总督詹姆斯•布鲁斯•埃尔金伯爵（James Bruce，8th Earl of Elgin）。
1926年，埃尔金桥开始改建为一座钢筋水泥结构的桥，并于1929年建成通车。
2009年，市区重建局（Urban Redevelopment Authority）将埃尔金桥划定为受保护文物。
2019年，国家文物局（National Heritage Board）正式将埃尔金桥列为国家古迹。

ETYMOLOGY

The first bridge across the Singapore River, at the site of present-day Elgin Bridge, was called Presentment Bridge, which was built in 1823. In 1844, the British colonial government replaced it with a timber footbridge that was named Thomson Bridge.
In 1862, Thomson Bridge was replaced by an iron bridge imported from Calcutta by the British colonial government. It was renamed Elgin Bridge in honour of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, who was then Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
In 1926, Elgin Bridge was rebuilt in reinforced concrete, and reopened to traffic in 1929.
In 2009, the Urban Redevelopment Authority accorded Elgin Bridge conservation status.
In 2019, the National Heritage Board gazetted Elgin Bridge as a National Monument.

例句

埃尔金桥俗称水仙门吊桥，据说在新加坡开埠后不久，这里就已建造了一座简单的木桥方便两岸交通。（《联合早报》， 18/5/2019）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

Elgin Bridge is colloquially known as “水仙门吊桥” in Chinese. It is said that not long after the founding of modern Singapore, a simple wooden bridge was built at this location to improve transport links between the two sides of the river. (Lianhe Zaobao, 18/5/2019)