A view of bridges in the 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.

PortraitNameTypeDates openedNorth BankSouth BankMaintained by
Tower BridgeCombination bascule / suspension1894Tower HamletsSouthwarkBridge House Estates
London BridgeBox girder50 AD
1209
1831
1973		City of London: MonumentSouthwarkBridge House Estates
Cannon Street Railway BridgeBeam1866City of London: Cannon StreetSouthwarkNetwork Rail
Southwark BridgeArch1819
1921		City of London: Queen StreetSouthwark: BanksideBridge House Estates
Millennium BridgeSuspension2002City of London: QueenhitheSouthwark: BanksideBridge House Estates
Blackfriars Railway BridgeArch1864
1886		City of London: BlackfriarsSouthwarkNetwork Rail
Blackfriars BridgeArch1769
1869		City of London: BlackfriarsSouthwarkBridge House Estates
Waterloo BridgeBox girder1817
1945		WestminsterLambeth: South BankTransport for London
Hungerford BridgeLattice truss1864WestminsterLambeth: South BankNetwork Rail
Golden Jubilee BridgesSuspension2002
Westminster BridgeArch1750
1862		WestminsterLambeth: South BankTransport for London
Lambeth BridgeArch1862
1932		WestminsterLambethTransport for London
Vauxhall BridgeArch1816
1906		Westminster: PimlicoLambeth: VauxhallTransport for London
Grosvenor BridgeArch1859WestminsterWandsworthNetwork Rail
Chelsea BridgeSuspension1858
1937		Kensington and Chelsea: ChelseaWandsworth: BatterseaKensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Albert BridgeCombined Ordish–Lefeuvre / suspension / beam1873Kensington and Chelsea: ChelseaWandsworth: BatterseaKensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Battersea BridgeArch1771
1890		Kensington and Chelsea: ChelseaWandsworth: BatterseaTransport for London
Battersea Railway BridgeArch1863Hammersmith and Fulham: Imperial WharfWandsworth: Clapham JunctionNetwork Rail
Wandsworth BridgeCantilever1873
1938		Hammersmith and Fulham: FulhamWandsworth: WandsworthWandsworth London Borough Council
Fulham Railway Bridge and FootbridgeLattice girder1889Hammersmith and Fulham: Putney BridgeWandsworth: East PutneyNetwork Rail
Putney BridgeArch1729
1886		Hammersmith and Fulham: FulhamWandsworth: PutneyWandsworth London Borough Council
Hammersmith BridgeSuspension1827
1887		Hammersmith and Fulham: HammersmithRichmond upon Thames: CastelnauHammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
Barnes Railway Bridge and FootbridgeTruss arch1849Hounslow: ChiswickRichmond upon Thames: BarnesNetwork Rail
Chiswick BridgeDeck arch1933Hounslow: ChiswickRichmond upon Thames: MortlakeTransport for London
Kew Railway BridgeLattice truss1869Hounslow: GunnersburyRichmond upon Thames: Kew GardensNetwork Rail
Kew BridgeArch1759
1789
1903		Hounslow: BrentfordRichmond upon Thames: KewTransport for London
Richmond Lock and FootbridgeArch1894Richmond upon Thames: St MargaretsRichmond upon Thames: RichmondPort of London Authority
Twickenham BridgeArch1933Richmond upon Thames: St MargaretsRichmond upon Thames: RichmondTransport for London
Richmond Railway BridgeTruss arch1848Richmond upon Thames: St MargaretsRichmond upon Thames: RichmondNetwork Rail
Richmond BridgeArch1777Richmond upon Thames: St MargaretsRichmond upon Thames: RichmondRichmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Teddington Lock FootbridgesGirder (Eastern)
Suspension (Western)		1889Richmond upon Thames: TeddingtonRichmond upon Thames: HamRichmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Kingston Railway BridgeArch1863Richmond upon Thames: Hampton WickKingston upon Thames: KingstonNetwork Rail
Kingston BridgeArch1190
1828		Richmond upon Thames: Hampton WickKingston upon Thames: Kingston upon ThamesKingston upon Thames London Borough Council
Hampton Court BridgeArch1753
1778
1865
1933		Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Court PalaceSurrey: East MoleseySurrey County Council

River Lea

Subterranean rivers

Canals and docks

Road and foot bridges

The Holborn Viaduct, 2005

Railway bridges

The Illuminated River

In 2016 an international competition was launched to design a public artwork in Central London across 15 bridges on the River Thames, from Tower Bridge to Albert Bridge, with a minimum lifespan of 10 years.[1][2][3][4][5] A design by American artist Leo Villareal in collaboration with British architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands was selected from 105 entries by an independent competition jury in November 2016. This will be one of the UK's largest ever public art commissions.[6][7]

The first phase - Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Bridge - was switched on in July 2019. The Illuminated River artwork was completed in April 2021 with the illumination of Blackfriars Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Golden Jubilee Footbridges, Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge.[8] The artwork employs LED light fittings, replacing less efficient forms of lighting in places.[9][10][11][12]

The installation’s colour scheme is in part influenced by famous paintings of the Thames, as noted by The Times: “The colours and tones used in the paintings of those inveterate Thames-watchers Monet, Whistler and Turner provide some of the inspiration, while at Westminster [bridge] a shade of green was chosen to complement the colour of the leather upholstery in the House of Commons”.[13] An article in The Guardian stated: "The project... has been much trickier and taken longer to realise than anticipated."[14] A three-part Channel 4 documentary, which started in July 2019,[15] covered the project up to the end of the first phase.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor of London announces winning team in competition to light up London's bridges". Illuminated River. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "First Phase of 'Illuminated River' Opens on the Thames River in London". Architectural Record. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Illuminated River: Final bridges light up for Thames artwork". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Illuminated River: Lighting up London's Bridges with skill and charm". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Leo Villareal: Illuminated River Launches Across Five More Thames Bridges". Pace Gallery. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Painting with light on London's River Thames". CNN. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Illuminated River to Light Up River Thames
  8. ↑ "London's bridges lit up: Illuminated River project brings light to heart of capital". Express. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Thames Is Aglow! These 4 Central London Bridges Are Now Illuminated". Londonist. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Illuminated River: First London bridges lit up". BBC. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Thames Illuminated River scheme first phase complete". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Illuminated River". Illuminated River. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "The Thames is the light of my life — now it can be yours too". The Times. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "London bridges go LED as part of £45m longest artwork project". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "London's Great Bridges: Lighting the Thames". Channel 4. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "London's Great Bridges: Lighting the Thames". Illuminated River. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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