London Bridge
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Address | London SE1 9RA, United Kingdom |
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Construction started | March 15, 1824 |
Opened | March 17, 1973 |
Total length | 269 m |
Locations | London |
City of London | |
Central London | |
Southwark | |
SE postcode area | |
Architects | Michael Leeming |
Did you know | It comprises three spans of prestressed-concrete box girders, a total of 283 meters (928 feet) long. |
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ID | 1401493 |
About London Bridge
Several bridges named London Bridge have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central London. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel.
London Bridge: Family sues after boy loses toe on escalator
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Chef Richard Corrigan finds London Sheep Drive 'deliciously eccentric'
...Top chef Richard Corrigan has said he felt " a deep sense of pride" while participating in a " lovely, beautiful, symbolic moment" which saw him drive sheep across a London Bridge...
UK terrorism risk is rising - Suella Braverman
... " The last time this strategy was published was in 2018, after a significant year of terror attacks in the UK in 2017 including the Manchester Arena bombing and London Bridge stabbing attacks...
Queen's gallantry awards recognise London Bridge attack heroes
...By Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondentMembers of the public who tackled the man behind the London Bridge attack in 2019 are among the recipients of the final civilian gallantry awards approved by the late Queen...
'My Friday prison release led to a disastrous mistake'
... In 2019, he was one of the people who pinned down the convicted terrorist Usman Khan on London Bridge after Khan had fatally stabbed two people...
Mobile phone fraud: 'They stole £22,500 using my banking app'
... Mr de Simone fell victim to the crime while walking around London Bridge in May 2022 when his phone was pickpocketed...
Shamima Begum accepts she joined a terror group
... Its terror cells were responsible for targeted attacks in Paris in 2015 and Brussels in 2016, and the group also claimed responsibility for attacks in the UK, including the Manchester Arena bombing and the London Bridge attack in 2017...
UK weather: Ice warnings and rail strikes set for Boxing Day
... There will be a limited service on Southern services, with trains still operating between London Bridge and Three Bridges, between London Bridge and Brighton, between London Bridge and Sutton via Selhurst and West Croydon and between London Bridge to East Croydon via Crystal Palace...