Bridges Street () is a 300-metre two-way street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
Location At its eastern end, the street intersects Shing Wong Street and Staunton Street. The western end of the street ends with a staircase which intersects with Square Street, Kui In Fong, and Tai Ping Shan Street. The staircase prevents vehicular access to Hollywood Road, and motorists must travel via Aberdeen Street instead.
Naming The street is named after William Thomas Bridges, a British lawyer, and Acting Attorney General, and Acting Colonial Secretary, who was active in Hong Kong from 1851 to 1861.香港地方 | 道路及鐵路 | 道路名稱(五)英官員命名道路Hong Kong's First. "Peculiar, Sometimes Dubious, Civil Servants" Bridges was an old friend of Sir John Bowring, the 4th Governor of Hong Kong. The law firm established by Bridges later became known as Deacons.Deacons website: "About Us "
Landmarks Bridges Street Market (No. 2). A Bauhaus-style market, originally opened in 1953,Antiquities and Monuments Office: Historic Building Appraisal, Bridges Street Market it was renovated and re-opened in 2018 as a news museum.必列啫士街市「包浩斯」活化重生 The Sun. 27 April 2011. It was partly built on the site of the former American Congregational Mission Preaching House where Dr. Sun Yat-sen was baptised into Christianity in 1883.Bridges Street Market – 2 Bridges Street, Central Film Services Office. Retrieved 23 September 2011.Antiquities and Monuments Office: Original Site of the American Congregational Mission Preaching House, 2 Bridges Street . CentreStage, a new luxury landmark apartment near SoHo. Ladder Street Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong Bridges Street Centre () (No. 51). Built in 1918 in the Eclectic architectural style with Chicago School influence. The architects were Shattuck and Hussey of Chicago, who specialised in designing YMCA buildings. The premises are notable for containing the first indoor swimming pool in Hong Kong, alongside a gymnasium with a mezzanine-level running track.Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade 1 Items. Item #85 It is part of the Central and Western Heritage Trail. Its central building was formerly a Grade II historic building; its listing was upgraded to Grade I in 2009.Antiquities and Monuments Office: List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 20 May 2016) King's College Old Boys' Association Primary School () (No. 58). The Church of Christ in China China Congregational Church () (No. 68). Island Christian Academy (No. 70)
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Bridges Street on Google Map