Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges

51°30′22″N 0°07′12″W / 51.50611°N 0.12000°W / 51.50611; -0.12000

Hungerford Bridge
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, seen from the north
Coordinates51°30′22″N 0°07′12″W / 51.5061°N 0.12°W / 51.5061; -0.12
CarriesSouth Eastern Main Line (Hungerford Bridge)
Pedestrians (Golden Jubilee Bridges)
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleLondon
Maintained byNetwork Rail
Preceded byWestminster Bridge
Followed byWaterloo Bridge
Characteristics
DesignSteel truss (Hungerford Bridge) Cable-stayed bridge (Golden Jubilee Bridges)
History
Opened1864 (Hungerford Bridge)
2002 (Golden Jubilee Bridges)
Location
Map
Audio description of the bridges by Sophie Thompson

The Hungerford Bridge crosses the River Thames in London, and lies between Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge. Owned by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd (who use its official name of Charing Cross Bridge) it is a steel truss railway bridge flanked by two more recent, cable-stayed, pedestrian bridges that share the railway bridge's foundation piers, and which are named the Golden Jubilee Bridges.[1][2][3]

The north end of the bridge is Charing Cross railway station, and is near Embankment Pier and the Victoria Embankment. The south end is near Waterloo station, County Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, and the London Eye. Each pedestrian bridge has steps and lift access.

  1. ^ Sir Howard Roberts and Walter H. Godfrey (1951). "Hungerford or Charing Cross Bridge". University of London & History of Parliament Trust. British History Online. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ London SE1 Community website (2 July 2003). "Princess opens gleaming Golden Jubilee Bridge". Bankside Press. Retrieved 26 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Waldman, Melanie (8 December 2010). "Golden Jubilee Bridges". BootsnAll Travel Network. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2013.