London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)
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London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States. When it was built in the 1830s, it spanned the River Thames in London, England. In 1968, the bridge was purchased from the City of London by Robert P. McCulloch. However, McCulloch only had the exterior granite blocks from the original bridge cut and transported to the United States for use in the construction of a new bridge in Lake Havasu City, a planned community he established in 1964 on the shore of Lake Havasu. The only parts of the “New London Bridge” that made it to Arizona were the exterior masonry. The Arizona bridge is a reinforced concrete structure clad in the original masonry of the 1830s bridge. The bridge was completed in 1971 (along with the Bridgewater Channel Canal, separating the peninsula from the mainland), and links mainland Lake Havasu City with Pittsburgh Point. The "rededication" of the London Bridge took place on October 10, 1971.[3]
London Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 34°28′18″N 114°20′50″W |
Carries | McCulloch Boulevard North |
Crosses | Bridgewater Channel Canal |
Locale | Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
Material | Clynelish (Brora) sandstone and various granite mixes |
Total length | 930 feet (280 m; 167 sm)[1] |
Longest span | 45.6 metres (150 ft)[2] |
No. of spans | 5 |
History | |
Designer | John Rennie |
Construction start | 1825 |
Construction end | 1831 |
Opened | August 1, 1831 (London) October 10, 1971 (Lake Havasu) |
Rebuilt | 1967–1971 |
Location | |