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Bridges of London | A Pictorial Journey

36 Bridges of London from Hampton Court in the west to Dartford in the east.

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Bridges of London illustration by Lis Watkins

Hampton Court Bridge

Opened: 1933

Length: 320 feet

From / to: Richmond Upon Thames (Hampton Court Palace) to Surrey (East Molesey)

About: The one by the Palace with three concrete spans and a brick finish.

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 Black and white photo of Hampton Court Bridge
 Black and white photo of Kingston Bridge

Kingston Bridge

Opened: 1828

Length: 382 feet

From / to: Richmond Upon Thames (Hampton Wick) to Kingston (Kingston)

About: The one with four stone pillars, five stone arches and decorative gas lamps.

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Kingston Railway Bridge

Opened: 1863

Length:

From / to: Richmond Upon Thames (Hampton Wick) to Kingston (Kingston)

About: The one with five arches yet only three of them are above the river. (The others span land).

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 Black and white photo of Kingston Railway Bridge
 Black and white photo of Teddington Lock Footbridge

Teddington Lock Footbridge

Opened: 1889

Length:

From / to: Richmond Upon Thames (Teddington) to Richmond Upon Thames (Ham)

About: The one that is actually two. A suspension bridge in the west and a steel truss bridge in the east.

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Richmond Bridge

Opened: 1777

Length: 280 feet

From / to: Richmond Upon Thames (St Margarets) to Richmond Upon Thames (Richmond)

About: The five arched bridge faced with Portland stone that links two parts of the same borough.

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 Black and white photo of Richmond Bridge
 Black and white photo of Richmond Railway Bridge

Richmond Railway Bridge

Opened: 1848

Length: 300 feet

From / to: Richmond Upon Thames (St Margarets) to Richmond Upon Thames (Richmond)

About: The yellow and green one with two stone pillars supporting three steel arches.

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Twickenham Bridge

Opened: 1933

Length: 280 feet

From / to: Richmond Upon Thames (St Margarets) to Richmond Upon Thames (Richmond)

About: The concrete one two piers, three arches and hinges to allow movement to adjust for changes in temperature.

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 Black and white photo of Twickenham Bridge
 Black and white photo of Richmond Lock Footbridge

Richmond Lock Footbridge

Opened: 1894

Length: 300 feet

From / to: Richmond Upon Thames (St Margarets) to Richmond Upon Thames (Richmond)

About: The ornate one that is actually two footbridges over Richmond lock and weir which handles up to six barges.

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Kew Bridge

Opened: 1903

Length: 360 feet

From / to: Hounslow (Brentford) to Richmond Upon Thames (Kew)

About: The one featuring shields of Middlesex and Surrey between three granite arches.

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 Black and white photo of Kew Bridge
 Black and white photo of Kew Railway Bridge

Kew Railway Bridge

Opened: 1869

Length: 575 feet

From / to: Hounslow (Chiswick) to Richmond Upon Thames (Mortlake)

About: The one with four iron columns supporting five lattice girder spans and two rail tracks.

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Chiswick Bridge

Opened: 1933

Length: 450 feet

From / to: Hounslow (Chiswick) to Richmond Upon Thames (Mortlake)

About: The ordinary looking one with three concrete arches.

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 Black and white photo of Chiswick Bridge
 Black and white photo of Barnes Railway Bridge

Barnes Railway Bridge

Opened: 1895

From / to: Hounslow (Chiswick) to Richmond Upon Thames (Barnes)

About: The urban tiered railway bridge built as three spans of bow string girders.

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Hammersmith Bridge

Opened: 1827

Length: 688 feet

From / to: Hammersmith and Fulham (Hammersmith) to Richmond Upon Thames (Castlenau)

About: London’s first suspension bridge over the river with two iron towers supporting steel suspension chains and the roadway below.

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 Black and white photo of Hammersmith Bridge
 Black and white photo of Putney Bridge

Putney Bridge

Opened: 1886

Length: 700 feet

From / to: Hammersmith and Fulham (Fulham) to Wandsworth (Putney)

About: The one comprising five giant arches that replaced the 1729 version.

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Fulham Railway Bridge

Opened: 1889

Length: 750 feet

From / to: Hammersmith and Fulham (Putney) to Richmond Upon Thames (East Putney)

About: The one with three pairs of cylinders supporting five lattice girders and two railway tracks.

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 Black and white photo of Fulham Railway Bridge
 Black and white photo of Wandsworth Bridge

Wandsworth Bridge

Opened: 1940

Length: 619 feet

From / to: Hammersmith and Fulham (Fulham) to Richmond Upon Thames (Castlenau)

About: The blue and white one with three cantilever spans.

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Battersea Railway Bridge

Opened: 1863

Length: 670 feet

From / to: Hammersmith and Fulham (Imperial Wharf) to Wandsworth (Clapham Junction)

About: The one made up of our stone river piers supporting five arches.

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 Black and white photo of Battersea Railway Bridge
 Black and white photo of Battersea Bridge

Battersea Bridge

Opened: 1890

Length: 670 feet

From / to: Kensington and Chelsea (Chelsea) to Wandsworth (Battersea)

About: The road bridge made up of seven arched ribs and decorative golden fascias.

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Albert Bridge

Opened: 1873

Length: 710 feet

From / to: Kensington and Chelsea (Chelsea) to Wandsworth (Battersea)

About: London’s prettiest bridge where suspension chains fan out from two ornamental towers. Especially beautiful at night.

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 Black and white photo of Albert Bridge
 Black and white photo of Chelsea Bridge

Chelsea Bridge

Opened: 1937

Length: 698 feet

From / to: Kensington and Chelsea (Chelsea) to Wandsworth (Battersea)

About: The one with two square towers supporting suspension chains with decorative lamp posts at both ends.

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Grosvenor Bridge

Opened: 1860

Length: 700 feet

From / to: Westminster to Wandsworth

About: The one by the power station where four wright iron spans support ten railway tracks.

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 Black and white photo of Grosvenor Bridge
 Black and white photo of Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge

Opened: 1906

Length: 779 feet

From / to: Westminster (Pimlico) to Lambeth (Vauxhall)

About: The first iron bridge over the river with four piers decorated by giant statues between five steel arches.

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Lambeth Bridge

Opened: 1932

Length: 776 feet

From / to: Westminster to Lambeth

About: The red one – to match the colours of the House of Lords – with five arches.

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 Black and white photo of Lambeth Bridge
 Black and white photo of Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge

Opened: 1862

Length: 748 feet

From / to: Westminster to Lambeth (South Bank)

About: The green one – to match the colours of the House of Commons – with seven wrought iron arches.

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Hungerford Railway Bridge

Opened: 1864

Length: 1352 feet

From / to: Westminster to Southwark (South Bank)

About: The one hidden by the Golden Jubilee Bridges with brick piers, cast iron cylinders, nine wrought iron girders and eight rail tracks.

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 Black and white photo of Hungerford Railway Bridge
 Black and white photo of Golden Jubilee Bridges

Golden Jubilee Bridges

Opened: 2002

Length: 325 metres

From / to: Westminster to Southwark (South Bank)

About: The pair of steel footbridges with pylons and rods – commemorating the golden jubilee of Queen Elizabeth 2 – that hide the Hungerford Railway Bridge.

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Waterloo Bridge

Opened: 1817

Length: 1200 feet

From / to: Westminster to Southwark (South Bank)

About: The concrete one with five flat concrete arches that vies with London Bridge as central London’s least attractive bridge.

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 Black and white photo of Waterloo Bridge
 Black and white photo of Kingston Bridge

Headless columns of LCDR Bridge

Opened: Never!

From / to: Nowhere!

About: The twelve headless columns in four rows to support a bridge that never was.

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Blackfriars Bridge

Opened: 1869

Length: 963 feet

From / to: City of London (Blackfriars) to Southwark

About: The one with St Pauls in the background with four polished granite columns supporting five wrought iron spans.

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 Black and white photo of Blackfriars Bridge
 Black and white photo of Blackfriars Railway Bridge

Blackfriars Railway Bridge

Opened: 1886

Length: 933 feet

From / to: City of London (Blackfriars) to Southwark

About: The one with five spans of wrought iron ribs that was refurbished between 2010 and 2014 to become the largest solar panel bridge in the world.

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Millennium Bridge

Opened: 2002

Length: 325 metres

From / to: City of London (Queenhithe) to Southwark (Bankside)

About: The pedestrian one that wobbles although not quite as much as it did when it opened in 2000.

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 Black and white photo of Millennium Bridge
 Black and white photo of Southwark Bridge

Southwark Bridge

Opened: 1921

Length: 1819

From / to: City of London (Queen Street) to Bankside Southwark)

About: The ornate one with four stone piers, five steel arches and decorative lighting.

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Cannon Street Railway Bridge

Opened: 1866

Length: 855 feet

From / to: City of London (Cannon Street) to Southwark

About: The one with cast iron columns supporting five spans of wrought iron girders and ten tracks leading to a victorian rail shed.

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 Black and white photo of Cannon Street Railway Bridge
 Black and white photo of London Bridge

London Bridge

Opened: 1973

Length: 860 feet

From / to: City of London (Monument) to Southwark

The concrete one with no decoration whose predecessor sits in Arizona, USA.

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Tower Bridge

Opened: 1894

Length: 380 feet

From / to: Tower Hamlets to Southwark

About: The one the whole world knows with two bascules, suspension chains and a central drawbridge to let tall ships through.

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 Black and white photo of Tower Bridge
 Black and white photo of Queen Elizabeth 2 Bridge

Queen Elizabeth 2 Bridge

Opened: 1991

Length: 812 metres

From / to: Thurrock in Essex to Dartford in Kent

About: The one that isn’t in London that became the longest cable supported bridge in Europe and carries traffic southbound only. (the Dartford Tunnel deals with northbound traffic).

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Mr Smith has developed a life long detailed knowledge of London. The Bridges of London is just one of the London themes which comprise his work. This post will be updated from time to time so please check back every now and again. If you are a copywriter or historian and would like to provide information to improve this post, please get in touch.

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