Waterloo Bridge facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Waterloo Bridge |
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| Carries | Motor vehicles Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | London, England |
| Heritage status | Grade II* listed structure |
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| Design | Arch Bridge |
| Longest span | 71 m |
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| Opened | 1945 |
Waterloo Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge.
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History
The first bridge on the site was designed in 1809-10 by John Rennie for the Strand Bridge Company and opened in 1817 as a toll bridge. The granite bridge had nine arches, each of 120 feet (36.6 m) span, separated by double Grecian-Doric stone columns and was 2,456 feet (748.6 m) long, including approaches. Before its opening it was known as 'Strand Bridge'. Paintings of the bridge were created by the French Impressionist Claude Monet and English Impressionist, John Constable. The bridge was nationalised in 1878 and given to the Metropolitan Board of Works, who removed the toll from it.
In June 2012, the bridge was highlighted on the route of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames.
Gallery
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Crowds attend the opening of Waterloo Bridge on 18 June 1817
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View of the old Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall stairs, John Constable
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The design called for supporting beams only at the outside edges, to bring "light and sweetness" to the underside
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The centre span of the bridge, showing how it is carried on the cantilevered ends of the main beams
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The completed bridge with the City of London behind
Related pages
Images for kids
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Waterloo Bridge, about 1925
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Waterloo Bridge by Charles Deane, 1821
See also
In Spanish: Puente de Waterloo para niños
