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What is the most used bridge in London?

Tower Bridge This impressive feat of engineering is 244 metres (800 ft) long, covered in 22,000 litres (5,812 gallons) of paint and crossed by 40,000 people each day. Find out more about the bridge's history and enjoy fantastic views from 42 metres (138 ft) above the Thames on the bridge's walkways.



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Built by the Victorians over 100 years ago, Tower Bridge is one of the world's most famous bridges and London's most recognised landmark.

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Tower Bridge spans between the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Southwark, near the Tower of London and the Old City Hall. London Bridge, meanwhile, is slightly upriver, spanning the Thames from the City of London to Southwark.

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Bridges in London – Our Top 4
  • Tower Bridge – one of the most loved and famous London Landmarks. ...
  • Albert Bridge – We think this is the most beautiful bridge in London.
  • Westminster Bridge – this bridge gives one of the best views in London. ...
  • Millennium Bridge – famous pedestrian bridge with wonderful views of iconic St Paul's.


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London is a city of bridges where the past, present and future living together in peace.

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Southwark Bridge (/'s?ð?rk/ SUDH-?rk) is an arch bridge in London, for traffic linking the district of Southwark and the City across the River Thames. Besides when others are closed for temporary repairs, it has the least traffic of the Thames bridges in London.

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Interesting fact: Lambeth Bridge is painted red to match the seats in the House of Lords, the part of the Palace of Westminster closest to the bridge.

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The London Bridge is known as the world's largest antique, and with the opening of the bridge in October 1971, Lake Havasu City was permanently put on the map as a world-famous attraction.

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Westminster Bridge spans the River Thames, connecting the city of Westminster on the west bank of London with Lambeth on the east bank. Sights such as the British Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye are located at both ends of the bridge.

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Since the demolition of New London Bridge in 1967, Westminster Bridge has been the oldest road bridge across the Thames in central London; its seven spans are the greatest number of any of London's bridges.

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At that time, very little was known about how people adjust their gait when walking on a surface that moves beneath their feet, as the Millennium Bridge did when it wobbled from side to side on its opening day.

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With pastel pinks, greens and blues, Albert Bridge is stunning AF! It connects central London to Chelsea and sits between Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. Albert Bridge is a grade II listed structure and although it was opened in 1873, it is one of two bridges that has never been replaced.

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As if that wasn't enough, parts of the bridge collapsed on several occasions, including 1281, 1309, 1425 and 1437. The 1281 collapse happened when expanding ice from the frozen Thames literally crushed five of the arches.

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In 1968, an American tycoon bought London Bridge—all 10,000 tons of it—and moved it brick-by-brick to the desert town of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. In the early 1960s, officials in England made a troubling discovery: London Bridge was falling down.

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