Bukit Pasoh Road (
Chinese
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: 武吉巴梳路: ms, Jalan Bukit Pasoh) is a
road
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation.
There are many types of ...
in
Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar (New Rumi Spelling, alternatively spelled ''Tanjung Pagar'') is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram, Singapore, Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the ...
within the
Outram Planning Area of
Singapore
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. The road starts from
Neil Road
Neil Road ( Chinese: 尼路) is a one-way road in Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar in the planning areas of Outram and Bukit Merah in Singapore. The road starts at the junction of South Bridge Road, Maxwell Road and Tanjong Pagar Road and ends at Ka ...
which is one way, but becomes two ways, when the road forks out into two parts, with one becoming
Teo Hong Road, with both roads ending at
New Bridge Road
New Bridge Road (; ms, Jalan Jambatan Baharu) is a major one-way road located within the Central Area in Singapore.
New Bridge Road starts at the Coleman Bridge to the south of the Singapore River and extends into Chinatown within the Outra ...
. The road is mainly lined with conserved
shophouses and houses a high-end
boutique hotel known as the
New Majestic Hotel
The New Majestic Hotel, on Bukit Pasoh Road in Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the ...
.
Etymology and history
Before Bukit Pasoh was named, there used to be many kilns on the hill which produced pots, bricks and tiles, inclusive of ''pasohs'' (meaning flower pot in Malaya, also known as Ali Baba jars or ''tongs'') which were used to store rice or water.
Bukit Pasoh was initially named Dickenson's Hill after Rev J.T. Dickenson, followed by Bukit Padre and finally Bukit Pasoh.
The road was located on the hill and named after the road
Conservation
The road and its vicinity is a
conservation area known as Bukit Pasoh Conservation Area, which is bounded by
New Bridge Road
New Bridge Road (; ms, Jalan Jambatan Baharu) is a major one-way road located within the Central Area in Singapore.
New Bridge Road starts at the Coleman Bridge to the south of the Singapore River and extends into Chinatown within the Outra ...
,
Keong Saik Road
Keong Saik Road ( Chinese: 恭锡路) is a one-way road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links New Bridge Road to Neil Road, and is intersected by Kreta Ayer Road.
Etymology and history
Keong Saik Ro ...
,
Kreta Ayer Road
Kreta Ayer Road (Chinese: 水车路) is a one-way road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links Neil Road to New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street, and is intersected by Keong Saik Road.
Etymology and ...
,
Neil Road
Neil Road ( Chinese: 尼路) is a one-way road in Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar in the planning areas of Outram and Bukit Merah in Singapore. The road starts at the junction of South Bridge Road, Maxwell Road and Tanjong Pagar Road and ends at Ka ...
and
Cantonment Road
Cantonment Road (Chinese: 广东民路) is a road located directly on the boundary between Bukit Merah and the Central Area PAs of Outram and the Downtown Core in Singapore.
The road starts at its junction with Outram Road, Eu Tong Sen Str ...
. This area was given the conservation area status on 7 July 1989. The
shophouses mainly consist of two and three storey shophouses in transitional, late and
art deco
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styles.
References
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Roads in Singapore
Protected areas of Singapore
Outram, Singapore
Tanjong Pagar