Southwark Bridge

Southwark Bridge
Coordinates51°30′32″N 0°05′40″W / 51.5089°N 0.0944°W / 51.5089; -0.0944
CarriesA300 road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleSouthwark, London
Maintained byBridge House Estates,
City of London Corporation
Heritage statusGrade II listed structure
Preceded byMillennium Bridge
Followed byCannon Street Railway Bridge
Characteristics
Total length800 feet (243.8 m)
Width55 feet (16.8 m)
Longest span240 feet (73.2 m)
History
Opened6 June 1921; 103 years ago (1921-06-06)
Location
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Southwark Bridge (/ˈsʌðək/ SUDH-ək)[1] is an arch bridge in London, for traffic linking the district of Southwark and the City across the River Thames. Besides when others are closed for temporary repairs, it has the least traffic of the Thames bridges in London.

  1. ^ "Southwark". The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World. New York: Columbia University Press. 1952.