Tanjong Rhu Road begins from the junction of Fort Road and Meyer

Road. A convoluted road with a few branches, it ends near the Kallang
basin near the Benjamin Sheares Bridge. This road was a marine yard
and the centre point of ship building and repairing in Singapore before
the shipyard industry moved to Jurong. In the 1980s, the road and its
surrounding areas were converted into a residential estate.

History
Tanjong Rhu Road was named after the Casuarina trees that grew
along the coast of Kallang and Rochore. Casuarina trees are known as
pokok rhu in Malay, Rhu being the Malay name for the Casuarina littoria
variety of the tree. Post-war reclamation and construction work along
the east coast resulted in the uprooting of the Casuarina trees. It is
unknown when the road was named Tanjong Rhu but the word was in
use since the 17th century, as it appeared in E.G. de Eredis's 1604 Map
of Singapore as Tanjon Ro. Other roads in the area, which connect to
Tanjong Rhu Road, are named after Tanjong Rhu as well, such as
Tanjong Rhu Place, Tanjong Rhu View and Tanjong Rhu Cross.
The whole of Tanjong Rhu was designated to be a marine yard by
Raffles in 1822. The area from Sandy Point at the tip of the spit to Deep
Water Point, where Tanjong Katong currently is, was to be developed
as a shipbuilding yard. Chinese settlers who dwelled in this area were
compensated for their move-out of Tanjong Rhu. One of the pioneers of
shipbuilding business was Captain Flint who set up a company in 1822.
By the 1860s, many boatyards were established including those owned
by George Lyons, Thorneycroft and United Engineers, and Tivendale.
With the development of trade, the shipyard industry in Tanjong Rhu
expanded, helped further by the congestion at the Singapore River. All
the boatyards there had to be cleared and relocated to Tanjong Rhu.
The boatyards' workers soon settled with their families in Tanjong Rhu
and formed a village. As small shipbuilders made their debut at Tanjong
Rhu, the area became more populated. In the early years, there was a
single main road linking the yards to the village. Travelling between the
city and East Coast was by ferry that plied between Johnston Pier at
Colleyer Quay and Tanjong Rhu as roads linking these two points came
up only in the 20th century.

Description
In the 1980s, the yards had to be relocated to Jurong in line with the
government's attempt to cleanse the waterways. By this period,
massive reclamation projects were undertaken to extend Bedok into
Tanah Merah and Changi. A total of seven phases of the East Coast
Reclamation project was completed between 1966 and 1985. The
Benjamin Sheares Bridge was built in 1981. In 1991, the government
announced its plan of converting Tanjong Rhu into a 34 ha residential
enclave with recreational facilities. Today, Tanjong Rhu presents itself
as an exclusive private residential area boasting the island's most
prestigious waterfront condominiums including The Waterside, Tanjong
Ria Condo, Water Place, Sanctuary Green, Parkshore and Pebble Bay.
Restaurants, recreational facilities and shops have sprung up by the
beach as well. A place of historical interest along the road is the
Singapore Swimming Club, established in 1893. Opposite the club is
the Dunman High School, established in 1956. It moved here from
Dunman Road in 1995. Prior to this, the Ee Hoe Hean (Yihexuan) Club,
the so-called Millionaires' Club of Singapore used to be situated near
the Singapore Swimming Club, within the premises of a house that
belonged to the late Tan Lark Sye, a prominent businessman. It was
said that fortunes were exchanged at the club's mahjong tables. The
club presumably shut down with the death of Tan Lark Sye.