Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge
River Thames and Waterloo Bridge
(as seen from the London Eye)
Coordinates51°30′31″N 0°07′01″W / 51.5086°N 0.1169°W / 51.5086; -0.1169
CarriesA301 road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleLondon
Named forBattle of Waterloo
Maintained byTransport for London
Heritage statusGrade II* listed structure
Preceded byHungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges
Followed byBlackfriars Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBox girder bridge
Total length1,230 feet (370 m)
Width80 feet (24 m)
Longest span233 feet (71 m)
History
Opened(first bridge) 18 June 1817; 207 years ago (18 June 1817)
(second bridge) 11 March 1942; 82 years ago (11 March 1942)
Location
Map

Waterloo Bridge (/ˌwɔːtəˈl/[1][2]) is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the bridge offers good views of Westminster, the South Bank and the London Eye to the west, and of the City of London and Canary Wharf to the east.

Waterloo bridge views on Finsbury
View towards Finsbury while walking the Waterloo Bridge
  1. ^ "Definition of 'Waterloo'". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Definition of Waterloo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.