List of bridges in London
Appearance
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 most well-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 traveling from East to West. Except for London Bridge, "Date opened" refers only to the current structure; many of these replace earlier bridges.
Portrait | Name | Date Opened | North Bank | South Bank |
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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 | 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 | 1869 | City of London: Blackfriars | Southwark | |
Waterloo Bridge | 1945 | Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | |
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges | 1864 2002 |
Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | |
Westminster Bridge | 1862 | Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | |
Lambeth Bridge | 1932 | Westminster | Lambeth | |
Vauxhall Bridge | 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 | 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 | 1889 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Putney Bridge | Wandsworth: East Putney | |
Putney Bridge | 1886 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham | Wandsworth: Putney | |
Hammersmith Bridge | 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 | 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
- Knightsbridge across the River Westbourne
- Stamford Bridge across Counter's Creek
Canals and Docks
Road and foot bridges
- Archway, London
- Bishop's Bridge
- Croydon Flyover
- Hammersmith Flyover
- Holborn Viaduct
- Three Bridges
- White Horse Bridge