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Southwark Bridge

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Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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2. View of The Shard – Tower of London loop from London Fenchurch Street

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3. London Eye – View of The Shard loop from Lambeth North

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Bumble-Bee

May 24, 2020

A previous bridge, designed by John Rennie the Elder, opened on the site in 1819. On the 1818 Cary map of London, it was labelled as Queen Street Bridge. All subsequent maps label it as Southwark Bridge. The bridge consisted of three large cast-iron spans supported by granite piers. The bridge was notable for having the longest cast iron span, 240 feet (73 m), ever made. Unsurprisingly, it became known colloquially as "The Iron Bridge" as mentioned inter alia in Charles Dickens' "Little Dorrit". The iron spans were cast in Masborough, Rotherham.[2] It was a commercial tolled operation which was trying to compete with the toll free Blackfriars and London bridges nearby, but the company became bankrupt and its interest were acquired by the Bridge House Estates which then made it toll free in 1864.[3]

A new bridge on the site was designed by Ernest George and Basil Mott. It was built by Sir William Arrol & Co. and opened on 6 June 1921.[4]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwark_Bridge

July 10, 2022

Looking towards the Southwark Bridge one can see modern (high rise buildings) and classical engineering together.

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Dirkster

June 12, 2023

Bankside is a district of London and part of the London Borough of Southwark.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankside_(London)

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1. Jubilee Walkway — The Eastern loop from London Blackfriars to Tower Bridge

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