{
  "sight": {
    "id": "Q817687",
    "slug": "benjamin-sheares-bridge",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/benjamin-sheares-bridge",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q817687",
    "name": "Benjamin Sheares Bridge",
    "name_source": "Wikidata",
    "name_ko": "벤저민 시어스 다리",
    "name_ja": "ベンジャミン・シアーズ・ブリッジ",
    "name_zh_hans": "薛尔思桥",
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "bridge",
    "heritage": null,
    "planning_area": "Downtown Core",
    "address": null,
    "lat": 1.2926028,
    "lng": 103.8620639,
    "position_source": "Wikidata",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "promenade",
      "name": "Promenade Station",
      "name_ja": "プロムナード",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/promenade",
      "straight_line_m": 131
    },
    "description_en": "Carrying the western end of the East Coast Parkway over the Marina Reservoir, this 1.8 km bridge is both the longest and the tallest in Singapore, rising to 29 metres. It opened on 26 September 1981 and honours Benjamin Sheares, who was Singapore's second President.",
    "description_ko": "이스트코스트 파크웨이 서쪽 끝 구간을 마리나 저수지 위로 잇는 길이 1.8km의 이 다리는 싱가포르에서 가장 길고 가장 높은 다리로, 높이가 29m에 달해요. 1981년 9월 26일 개통했으며, 싱가포르 제2대 대통령 벤저민 시어스를 기리는 이름이에요.",
    "description_ja": "イーストコースト・パークウェイの西端をマリーナ貯水池の上に通す全長1.8kmのこの橋は、シンガポールで最も長く、最も高い橋で、高さは29mに達します。1981年9月26日に開通し、シンガポール第2代大統領ベンジャミン・シアーズの名を冠しています。",
    "description_zh_hans": "这座全长1.8公里的桥梁承载东海岸公园大道西段，横跨滨海蓄水池，是新加坡最长也最高的桥梁，高达29米。大桥于1981年9月26日通车，以新加坡第二任总统薛尔思命名。",
    "description_zh_hant": "這座全長1.8公里的橋梁承載東海岸公園大道西段，橫跨濱海蓄水池，是新加坡最長也最高的橋梁，高達29米。大橋於1981年9月26日通車，以新加坡第二任總統薛爾思命名。",
    "sources": [
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/benjamin-sheares-bridge.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/benjamin-sheares-bridge-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "Copyrighted free use",
        "licenceUrl": null,
        "artist": "Sengkang",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Sheares_Bridge_Oct_05.JPG",
        "width": 1600,
        "height": 1200,
        "photo": true
      }
    },
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "promenade",
      "exit": "A",
      "straight_line_m": 184
    },
    "areas": [],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q752407",
        "slug": "singapore-flyer",
        "name": "Singapore Flyer",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/singapore-flyer",
        "category": "theme-park-view",
        "straight_line_m": 380
      },
      {
        "id": "Q1442165",
        "slug": "fountain-of-wealth",
        "name": "Fountain of Wealth",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/fountain-of-wealth",
        "category": "public-art",
        "straight_line_m": 418
      },
      {
        "id": "Q3268183",
        "slug": "suntec-city",
        "name": "Suntec City",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/suntec-city",
        "category": "shopping-district",
        "straight_line_m": 424
      },
      {
        "id": "Q3238227",
        "slug": "city-harvest-church",
        "name": "City Harvest Church",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/city-harvest-church",
        "category": "church",
        "straight_line_m": 529
      },
      {
        "id": "Q2681107",
        "slug": "the-helix-bridge",
        "name": "The Helix Bridge",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/the-helix-bridge",
        "category": "bridge",
        "straight_line_m": 567
      },
      {
        "id": "nhb-fe6a066e",
        "slug": "beach-road-police-station",
        "name": "Beach Road Police Station",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/beach-road-police-station",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 721
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}