London Bridge

London Bridge

It is a series of historic bridges spanning the River Thames in central London. Since the Roman era, there have been multiple bridges connecting the City of London and the Southwark area. The existing bridge was opened in 1973 and is a box girder bridge constructed of concrete and steel. It replaced a stone arch bridge from the 19th century, which in turn replaced a medieval stone bridge with a history of 600 years. For most of the historical period, residential and commercial buildings were also built on the spacious medieval bridge, which was part of the London City Bridge area.