Southwark Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 51°30′32″N 0°05′40″W / 51.5089°N 0.0944°W |
Carries | A300 road |
Crosses | River Thames |
Locale | Southwark, London |
Maintained by | Bridge House Estates, City of London Corporation |
Heritage status | Grade II listed structure |
Preceded by | Millennium Bridge |
Followed by | Cannon Street Railway Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 800 feet (243.8 m) |
Width | 55 feet (16.8 m) |
Longest span | 240 feet (73.2 m) |
History | |
Opened | 6 June 1921 |
Location | |
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.