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Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster and Lambeth. The current bridge is the second on the site, and was opened in 1862, replacing an earlier bridge that had opened in 1750 and had the tendency to sway alarmingly. Westminster Bridge is a seven-arch wrought iron bridge and has gothic detailing by Charles Barry, who was the architect of the Palace of Westminster.

It links the Palace of Westminster on the west side of the river with County Hall and the London Eye on the east. The next bridge downstream is Hungerford footbridge and upstream is Lambeth Bridge.

Westminster Bridge and surrounding landmarks at night. ()

External links

• Street map of Westminster Bridge, from Multimap.

• Aerial photo of Westminster Bridge, from Multimap; taken during the erection of the London Eye, which can see seen resting horizontally above the Thames..

Bridges of Central London, west to east
Chelsea Bridge | Grosvenor Bridge | Vauxhall Bridge | Lambeth Bridge | Westminster Bridge
Hungerford Bridge | Waterloo Bridge | Blackfriars Bridge | Blackfriars Railway Bridge
Millennium Bridge | Southwark Bridge | Cannon Street Railway Bridge | London Bridge | Tower Bridge
See also: Crossings of the River Thames | Bridges of the United Kingdom

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