London Bridge
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Summary
London Bridge is a road bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of road bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,753 views/month, #2 of 839).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: London Borough of Southwark[3], City of London[4], London[5]
- Country: United Kingdom[6]
- Instance of: prestressed concrete bridge[7], arch bridge[8], box girder bridge[9]
- Maintained by: Greater London Authority[10]
- Owned by: Bridge House Estates[11]
- Named after: London[12]
- Crosses: River Thames[13]
- Made from material: prestressed concrete[14], reinforced concrete[15]
- Location: Central London[16], London[17]
- Commons category: London Bridge[18]
- Inception: March 16, 1973[19]
- Significant event: June 2017 London attack[20], 2019 London Bridge stabbing[21]
- Commons gallery: London Bridge[22]
- Structure replaces: New London Bridge[23]
- Date of official opening: 1973[24]
- Native label: London Bridge[25]
- Different from: Tower Bridge[26], London Bridge[27]
- Length: 283 m[28]
- Height: 16 m[29]
- Width: 32 m[30]
- Carries thoroughfare: A3 road[31]
- Next crossing upstream: Cannon Street Railway Bridge[32]
- Next crossing downstream: Tower Bridge[33]
- Longest span: 104 m[34]
- Connects with: King William Street[35], Borough High Street[36], Duke Street Hill[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for London Bridge include Operation London Bridge[38], a plan[39], in United Kingdom[40]; it station[41], a railway station[42], in United Kingdom[43]; and it tube station[44], a London Underground station[45], in United Kingdom[46].
Why It Matters
London Bridge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include Operation London Bridge[38], a plan[39], in United Kingdom[40]; it station[41], a railway station[42], in United Kingdom[43]; and it tube station[44], a London Underground station[45], in United Kingdom[46].