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Namesake | Pokok Rhus (Casuarina trees) |
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Type | Minor Arterial |
Owner | Land Transport Authority (LTA) |
Maintained by | LTA |
Length | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) Estimated to be 2.6km due to street having a loop and one-way access road |
Area | Tanjong Rhu |
Nearest Mass Rapid Transit System station | Tanjong Rhu MRT station and Katong Park MRT station |
From | Rhu Place |
To | Junction with Meyer Road and Fort Road |
Other | |
Known for | Being a former shipyard. |
Tanjong Rhu Road is a minor arterial road in Tanjong Rhu, Singapore. A combination of the words Tanjong (meaning cape) and pokok rhu (casurina littoria), the earliest mention of the road is thought to be in Emanuel Godiho de Erédia's 1604 map of Singapore where it was referred to as Tanjon Ru. In 1828, as a part of the Jackson Plan, Tanjong Rhu was made as a shipyard. However, there were squatters and water pollution in the shipyards, culminating in the government getting rid of them to build luxurious condominiums.