Cavenagh Bridge is named after the last Governor of the Straits Settlements-Colonel Orfeur Cavenagh (1859-67). He was succeeded by Colonel Sir Harry St George Ord (1867-73), the first Governor of the Straits Settlements when Penang, Malacca and Singapore became a Crown Colony. Singaporeans could express their view in the Straits Settlements Legislative Council which was established in 1867 under the new constitution.
The Bridge was manufact.. More