Southwark Bridge
51°30′32″N 0°05′40″W / 51.50889°N 0.09444°W
Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge across the River Thames in London, England. The bridge makes it possible to travel back and forth between Southwark and the City of London
At the north-west side is Vintners Court.
The south end is near the Tate Modern and Globe Theatre.
The next bridge upstream is the London Millennium Bridge. The next downstream is Cannon Street Railway Bridge.
History
[change | change source]Southwark Bridge opened in 1921.[1] A previous bridge on this site opened in 1819
In June 2012, the bridge was highlighted on the route of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames.[2]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ↑ Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, Key facts Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine; Londontown.com, "Thames Jubilee Pageant,"; retrieved 2012-6-5.
Other websites
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Media related to Southwark Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
