List of bridges in London

List of bridges in London lists the major bridges within Greater London or within the influence of London. Most of these are river crossings, and the best-known are those across the River Thames. Several bridges on other rivers have given their names to areas of London, particularly where the whole river has become subterranean. Other bridges are high level road or rail crossings across other streets.

"London bridges" redirects here. For the novel by Jame Patterson, see London Bridges. For other uses, see Tower Bridge (disambiguation).

View of bridges in City of London, looking westwards (upstream): Tower Bridge to Westminster Bridge

River Crossings

River Thames

Bridges over the River Thames, listed in order travelling from East to West. Multiple values in "Dates opened" pertain to earlier bridges at the site of the current structure.

Portrait	Name	Dates opened	North Bank	South Bank
	Tower Bridge	1894	Tower Hamlets	Southwark
	London Bridge	50 AD 1209 1831 1973	City of London: Monument	Southwark
	Cannon Street Railway Bridge	1866	City of London: Cannon Street	Southwark
	Southwark Bridge	1819 1921	City of London: Queen Street	Southwark: Bankside
	Millennium Bridge	2002	City of London: Queenhithe	Southwark: Bankside
	Blackfriars Railway Bridge	1886	City of London: Blackfriars	Southwark
	Blackfriars Bridge	1769 1869	City of London: Blackfriars	Southwark
	Waterloo Bridge	1817 1945	Westminster	Lambeth: South Bank
	Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges	1864 2002	Westminster	Lambeth: South Bank
	Westminster Bridge	1750 1862	Westminster	Lambeth: South Bank
	Lambeth Bridge	1932	Westminster	Lambeth
	Vauxhall Bridge	1816 1906	Westminster: Pimlico	Lambeth: Vauxhall
	Grosvenor Bridge	1859	Westminster	Wandsworth
	Chelsea Bridge	1937	Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea	Wandsworth: Battersea
	Albert Bridge	1873	Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea	Wandsworth: Battersea
	Battersea Bridge	1771 1890	Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea	Wandsworth: Battersea
	Battersea Railway Bridge	1863	Hammersmith and Fulham: Imperial Wharf	Wandsworth: Clapham Junction
	Wandsworth Bridge	1938	Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham	Wandsworth: Wandsworth
	Fulham Railway Bridge and Footbridge	1729 1889	Hammersmith and Fulham: Putney Bridge	Wandsworth: East Putney
	Putney Bridge	1886	Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham	Wandsworth: Putney
	Hammersmith Bridge	1827 1887	Hammersmith and Fulham: Hammersmith	Richmond upon Thames: Castelnau
	Barnes Railway Bridge and Footbridge	1849	Hounslow: Chiswick	Richmond upon Thames: Barnes
	Chiswick Bridge	1933	Hounslow: Chiswick	Richmond upon Thames: Mortlake
	Kew Railway Bridge	1869	Hounslow: Gunnersbury	Richmond upon Thames: Kew Gardens
	Kew Bridge	1759 1789 1903	Hounslow: Brentford	Richmond upon Thames: Kew
	Richmond Lock and Footbridge	1894	Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets	Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
	Twickenham Bridge	1933	Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets	Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
	Richmond Railway Bridge	1848	Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets	Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
	Richmond Bridge	1777	Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets	Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
	Teddington Lock Footbridges	1889	Richmond upon Thames: Teddington	Richmond upon Thames: Ham
	Kingston Railway Bridge	1863	Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick	Kingston upon Thames: Kingston
	Kingston Bridge	1828	Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick	Kingston upon Thames: Kingston upon Thames
	Hampton Court Bridge	1933	Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Court Palace	Surrey: East Molesey

River Lea

• Lea Bridge
• Lower Lea Crossing

Subterranean rivers

• Knightsbridge across the River Westbourne
• Stamford Bridge across Counter's Creek

Canals and Docks

• Merchant Square Footbridge
• The Rolling Bridge
• Royal Victoria Dock Bridge

Road and foot bridges

Holborn Viaduct in 2005

• Archway, London
• Bishop's Bridge
• Croydon Flyover
• Hammersmith Flyover
• Holborn Viaduct
• Three Bridges
• White Horse Bridge

Railway bridges

• Arnos Park Viaduct
• Dollis Brook Viaduct
• Kingsland Viaduct
• Wharncliffe Viaduct

The Illuminated River

In 2016 a competition was run to find a design company willing to take on a permanent lighting project on the River Thames, covering 15 bridges, from Tower Bridge to Albert Bridge. A design by Leo Villareal was chosen as the winner in November 2016. This will be one of the UK's largest ever public art commissions.[1] The first phase - Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Bridge - was switched on on 17 July 2019. Illumination is by LEDs and replaces former less efficient forms of lighting in places.[2][3][4][5] An article in The Guardian stated: "The project... has been much trickier and taken longer to realise than anticipated."[6] A three-part Channel 4 documentary, which started on 6 July 2019,[7] covered the project up to the end of the first phase.[8]

See also

• Tideway
• List of crossings of the River Thames
• Tunnels underneath the River Thames

References

1. Illuminated River to Light Up River Thames
2. "The Thames Is Aglow! These 4 Central London Bridges Are Now Illuminated". Londonist. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
3. "Illuminated River: First London bridges lit up". BBC. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
4. "Thames Illuminated River scheme first phase complete". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
5. "Illuminated River". Illuminated River. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
6. "London bridges go LED as part of £45m longest artwork project". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
7. "London's Great Bridges: Lighting the Thames". Channel 4. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
8. "London's Great Bridges: Lighting the Thames". Illuminated River. Retrieved 20 July 2019.