Google Street View Southwark
Bridge
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| Southwark Bridge 1 |
Crosses: River Thames
Locale: Southwark, London, England
Maintained by: Bridge House Estates, City of London Corporation
Total length: 800 feet (243.8 m)
Total length: 800 feet (243.8 m)
Width: 55 feet (16.8 m)
Longest span: 240 feet (73.2 m)
Opened: 1921
Heritage status: Grade II listed structure
Southwark Bridge
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| John Rennie's Southwark iron bridge completed in 1819 |
Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge for traffic linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames, in London, England. It was designed by Ernest George and Basil Mott. It was built by Sir William Arrol & Co. and opened in 1921. The bridge is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation.
History of Southwark Bridge:
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| Southwark Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral |
A previous bridge on the site, designed by John Rennie, opened in 1819, and was originally known as Queen Street Bridge, as shown on the 1818 John Snow Map of London. The bridge consisted of three large cast-iron spans supported by granite piers. It was known as the "Iron Bridge"[citation needed] in comparison to London Bridge, the "Stone Bridge". The bridge was notable for having the longest cast iron span, 240 feet (73 m), ever made.
At the north-west side is Vintners Court, a 1990s office block which has a classical facade of columns and pediment; this was developed on the site owned by the Worshipful Company of Vintners whose Hall is behind it on Upper Thames Street; the style was chosen to compliment the north-west end of London Bridge at which is the Fishmongers Hall. Nearby is Cannon Street station.
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| Southwark Bridge at night |
The south end is near the Tate Modern, the Clink Prison Museum, the Globe Theatre, and the Financial Times and Ofcom buildings. Below the bridge on the south side are some old steps, which were once used by Thames watermen as a place to moor their boats and wait for customers. Southwark Bridge was built into the steps.
Below the bridge on the south side is a pedestrian tunnel, containing a frieze depicting the Thames frost fairs.
The next bridge upstream is the London Millennium Bridge and the next downstream is Cannon Street Railway Bridge......Wikipedia >>
