List of bridges in London

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View of bridges in City of London, looking westwards (upstream): Tower Bridge to Westminster Bridge

List of bridges in London lists the major bridges within Greater London or within the influence of London. Most of these are river crossings, and the best-known are those across the River Thames. Several bridges on other rivers have given their names to areas of London, particularly where the whole river has become subterranean. Other bridges are high level road or rail crossings across other streets.

River Crossings

River Thames

Bridges over the River Thames, listed in order travelling from East to West. Multiple values in "Dates opened" pertain to earlier bridges at the site of the current structure.

Portrait Name Dates opened North Bank South Bank
Tower Bridge 1894 Tower Hamlets Southwark
London Bridge 50 AD
1209
1831
1973		 City of London: Monument Southwark
Cannon Street Railway Bridge 1866 City of London: Cannon Street Southwark
Southwark Bridge 1819
1921		 City of London: Queen Street Southwark: Bankside
Millennium Bridge 2002 City of London: Queenhithe Southwark: Bankside
Blackfriars Railway Bridge 1886 City of London: Blackfriars Southwark
Blackfriars Bridge 1769
1869		 City of London: Blackfriars Southwark
Waterloo Bridge 1817
1945		 Westminster Lambeth: South Bank
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges 1864
2002		 Westminster Lambeth: South Bank
Westminster Bridge 1750
1862		 Westminster Lambeth: South Bank
Lambeth Bridge 1932 Westminster Lambeth
Vauxhall Bridge 1816
1906		 Westminster: Pimlico Lambeth: Vauxhall
Grosvenor Bridge 1859 Westminster Wandsworth
Chelsea Bridge 1937 Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea Wandsworth: Battersea
Albert Bridge 1873 Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea Wandsworth: Battersea
Battersea Bridge 1771
1890		 Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea Wandsworth: Battersea
Battersea Railway Bridge 1863 Hammersmith and Fulham: Imperial Wharf Wandsworth: Clapham Junction
Wandsworth Bridge 1938 Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham Wandsworth: Wandsworth
Fulham Railway Bridge and Footbridge 1729
1889		 Hammersmith and Fulham: Putney Bridge Wandsworth: East Putney
Putney Bridge 1886 Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham Wandsworth: Putney
Hammersmith Bridge 1827
1887		 Hammersmith and Fulham: Hammersmith Richmond upon Thames: Castelnau
Barnes Railway Bridge and Footbridge 1849 Hounslow: Chiswick Richmond upon Thames: Barnes
Chiswick Bridge 1933 Hounslow: Chiswick Richmond upon Thames: Mortlake
Kew Railway Bridge 1869 Hounslow: Gunnersbury Richmond upon Thames: Kew Gardens
Kew Bridge 1759
1789
1903		 Hounslow: Brentford Richmond upon Thames: Kew
Richmond Lock and Footbridge 1894 Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
Twickenham Bridge 1933 Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
Richmond Railway Bridge 1848 Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
Richmond Bridge 1777 Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
Teddington Lock Footbridges 1889 Richmond upon Thames: Teddington Richmond upon Thames: Ham
Kingston Railway Bridge 1863 Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick Kingston upon Thames: Kingston
Kingston Bridge 1828 Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick Kingston upon Thames: Kingston upon Thames
Hampton Court Bridge 1933 Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Court Palace Surrey: East Molesey

River Lea

Subterranean rivers

Canals and Docks

Road and foot bridges

Holborn Viaduct in 2005

Railway bridges

The Illuminated River

In 2016 a competition was run to find a design company willing to take on a permanent lighting project on the River Thames, covering 15 bridges, from Tower Bridge to Albert Bridge. A design by Leo Villareal was chosen as the winner in November 2016. This will be one of the UK's largest ever public art commissions.[1] The first phase - Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Bridge - was switched on on 17 July 2019. Illumination is by LEDs and replaces former less efficient forms of lighting in places.[2][3][4][5] An article in The Guardian stated: "The project... has been much trickier and taken longer to realise than anticipated."[6] A three-part Channel 4 documentary, which started on 6 July 2019,[7] covered the project up to the end of the first phase.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Illuminated River to Light Up River Thames
  2. ^ "The Thames Is Aglow! These 4 Central London Bridges Are Now Illuminated". Londonist. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Illuminated River: First London bridges lit up". BBC. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Thames Illuminated River scheme first phase complete". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Illuminated River". Illuminated River. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. ^ "London bridges go LED as part of £45m longest artwork project". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  7. ^ "London's Great Bridges: Lighting the Thames". Channel 4. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ "London's Great Bridges: Lighting the Thames". Illuminated River. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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