Thomson Road (Chinese: 汤申路) is a major trunk road linking Singapore's central business district with the northern suburban areas. Taking its name from John Turnbull Thomson, a Scottish who was the Government Surveyor and Chief Engineer of the Straits Settlements from 1841 to 1853 and who helped build many roads into the interior of the island beyond the core of the city centre in the south. A typical rural county road in Indiana, USA, where traffic drives on the right. ... The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... John Turnbull Thomson (1821-1884) was a British civil engineer who played an instrumental role in the development of the early infrastructure of nineteenth century Singapore. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ...

Originally known as Seletar Road (the later of which is now the name of a small road off Yio Chu Kang Road in Seletar Hills Estate), it was known to the Chinese as Chia Chui Kang, literally meaning "freshwater stream" in reference to the Kallang River which crosses the road in its upper reaches near the traditional core area of present day Ang Mo Kio. Thus, it was also known as Ang Kio Tau, meaning "head of the red bridge", the same bridge which may have given Ang Mo Kio its name. It also had a Tamil name, Thanir Pilei Sadakku, literally meaning "water-pipe street". Kallang River is the longest river in Singapore. ... Ang Mo Kio is a heartland new town located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ...

Today, the road begins at a major road junction with Keng Lee Road, Kampong Java Road, Cavenagh Road and Norfolk Road, and leads northwards through the Novena residential area. It passes by Toa Payoh before continuing on as Upper Thomson Road (汤申路上段) at the junction with Braddell Road and Lornie Road. It skims along the western edge of Bishan and Ang Mo Kio, then cuts through relatively undeveloped areas till it reaches the junction with Mandai Road, where it continues northwards via Sembawang Road. Novena highlighted in red. ... Toa Payoh is a regional unit in Singapore. ... Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central Region, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. ... Ang Mo Kio is a heartland new town located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. ...

References

• Peter K G Dunlop (2000) Street Names of Singapore Who's Who Publishing ISBN 9814062111