Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road. The north end is in the City of London near the Inns of Court and Temple Church, along with Blackfriars station. The south end is in the London Borough of Southwark, near the Tate Modern art gallery and the Oxo Tower. Opened in the 1860s, it replaced an earlier bridge from the 1760s.
Blackfriars Bridge | |
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Blackfriars Bridge seen from Waterloo Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 51.5097°N 0.1044°W |
| OS grid reference | TQ315807 |
| Carries | A201 road |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | London, England |
| Maintained by | Bridge House Estates, City of London Corporation |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed structure |
| Preceded by | Waterloo Bridge |
| Followed by | Blackfriars Railway Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Total length | 923 feet (281 m) |
| Width | 105 feet (32 m) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| History | |
| Designer | Joseph Cubitt |
| Constructed by | P. A. Thom & Co. |
| Opened |
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| Statistics | |
| Toll | No |
| Location | |
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