Every experience I have with this bridge is walking touring friends from Merlion Park towards Marina Bay Sands. It looks short but that's actually a few kilometers walk :-) however there's not really a way to go around the area except by this bridge. Tip: there are usually two or three ice cream sandwich vendors in the bridge the one that I especially like is the one near the Esplanade (the big theater that looks like a durian). Also the best time to visit this area is late at night because that's when the lights come up and if you're lucky enough the Museum of arts and sciences will have an event and will project it in its walls and you'll be able to slowly see it while you walk towards the sentence on top of this bridge