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.
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 Type Dates opened North Bank South Bank Maintained by Tower Bridge Combination bascule / suspension 1894 Tower Hamlets Southwark Bridge House Estates London Bridge Box girder 50 AD120918311973 City of London: Monument Southwark Bridge House Estates Cannon Street Railway Bridge Beam 1866 City of London: Cannon Street Southwark Network Rail Southwark Bridge Arch 1819 1921 City of London: Queen Street Southwark: Bankside Bridge House Estates Millennium Bridge Suspension 2000 City of London: Queenhithe Southwark: Bankside Bridge House Estates Blackfriars Railway Bridge Arch 18641886 City of London: Blackfriars Southwark Network Rail Blackfriars Bridge Arch 1769 1869 City of London: Blackfriars Southwark Bridge House Estates Waterloo Bridge Box girder 1817 1945 Westminster Lambeth: South Bank Transport for London Hungerford Bridge Lattice truss 1864 Westminster Lambeth: South Bank Network RailGolden Jubilee Bridges Suspension 2002 Westminster Bridge Arch 1750 1862 Westminster Lambeth: South Bank Transport for London Lambeth Bridge Arch 18621932 Westminster Lambeth Transport for London Vauxhall Bridge Arch 1816 1906 Westminster: Pimlico Lambeth: Vauxhall Transport for London Grosvenor Bridge Arch 1859 Westminster Wandsworth Network Rail Chelsea Bridge Suspension 18581937 Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea Wandsworth: Battersea Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council Albert Bridge Combined Ordish–Lefeuvre / suspension / beam 1873 Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea Wandsworth: Battersea Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council Battersea Bridge Arch 1771 1890 Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea Wandsworth: Battersea Transport for London Battersea Railway Bridge Arch 1863 Hammersmith and Fulham: Imperial Wharf Wandsworth: Clapham Junction Network Rail Wandsworth Bridge Cantilever 18731938 Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham Wandsworth: Wandsworth Wandsworth London Borough Council Fulham Railway Bridge and Footbridge Lattice girder 1889 Hammersmith and Fulham: Putney Bridge Wandsworth: East Putney Network Rail Putney Bridge Arch 17291886 Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham Wandsworth: Putney Wandsworth London Borough Council Hammersmith Bridge Suspension 1827 1887 Hammersmith and Fulham: Hammersmith Richmond upon Thames: Castelnau Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council Barnes Railway Bridge and Footbridge Truss arch 1849 Hounslow: Chiswick Richmond upon Thames: Barnes Network Rail Chiswick Bridge Deck arch 1933 Hounslow: Chiswick Richmond upon Thames: Mortlake Transport for London Kew Railway Bridge Lattice truss 1869 Hounslow: Gunnersbury Richmond upon Thames: Kew Gardens Network Rail Kew Bridge Arch 1759 1789 1903 Hounslow: Brentford Richmond upon Thames: Kew Transport for London Richmond Lock and Footbridge Arch 1894 Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets Richmond upon Thames: Richmond Port of London Authority Twickenham Bridge Arch 1933 Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets Richmond upon Thames: Richmond Transport for London Richmond Railway Bridge Truss arch 1848 Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets Richmond upon Thames: Richmond Network Rail Richmond Bridge Arch 1777 Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets Richmond upon Thames: Richmond Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council Teddington Lock Footbridges Girder (Eastern)Suspension (Western) 1889 Richmond upon Thames: Teddington Richmond upon Thames: Ham Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council Kingston Railway Bridge Arch 1863 Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick Kingston upon Thames: Kingston Network Rail Kingston Bridge Arch 11901828 Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick Kingston upon Thames: Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council Hampton Court Bridge Arch 1753177818651933 Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Court Palace Surrey: East Molesey Surrey County Council
River Lea Lea Bridge Lower Lea Crossing
Subterranean rivers Knightsbridge across the River Westbourne Stamford Bridge across Counter's Creek
Canals and docks Cody Dock Rolling Bridge Merchant Square Footbridge The Rolling Bridge Royal Victoria Dock Bridge
Road and foot bridges
Archway, London Bishop's Bridge Croydon Flyover Hammersmith Flyover Holborn Viaduct across Fleet River Three Bridges White Horse Bridge
Railway bridges Arnos Park Viaduct Dollis Brook Viaduct Kingsland Viaduct Wharncliffe Viaduct
Illuminated River artwork In 2016 an international competition was launched to design a public artwork in Central London across 15 bridges on the River Thames, from Tower Bridge to Albert Bridge, with a minimum lifespan of 10 years. A design by American artist Leo Villareal in collaboration with British architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands was selected from 105 entries by an independent competition jury in November 2016. This will be one of the UK's largest ever public art commissions.Illuminated River to Light Up River Thames
The first phase - Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Bridge - was switched on in July 2019. The Illuminated River artwork was completed in April 2021 with the illumination of Blackfriars Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Golden Jubilee Footbridges, Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge. The artwork employs LED light fittings, replacing less efficient forms of lighting in places.
The installation’s colour scheme is in part influenced by famous paintings of the Thames, as noted by The Times: “The colours and tones used in the paintings of those inveterate Thames-watchers Monet, Whistler and Turner provide some of the inspiration, while at Westminster [bridge] a shade of green was chosen to complement the colour of the leather upholstery in the House of Commons”. An article in The Guardian stated: "The project... has been much trickier and taken longer to realise than anticipated." A three-part Channel 4 documentary, which started in July 2019, covered the project up to the end of the first phase.
See also Tideway List of crossings of the River Thames Tunnels underneath the River Thames
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