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Apr 17, 2015 · After standing for over a century over the river Thames, the London Bridge that now stands in Lake Havasu, Arizona had begun to sink into the water before it was purchased by the American city. By ...
From LONDON BRIDGE, MCCULLOCH OF LONDON LIMITED (1971) London Bridge is made more of souls than of stone. It's everyone who ever lived on it and died on it and worked on it and walked on it. And now it's here in the United States -- a precious gift to the people of America. May it stand forever.From LONDON BRIDGE, MCCULLOCH OF LONDON.
The bridge in Lake Havasu City was designed by a Scotsman, Sir John Rennie. His London Bridge is an outstanding example of 19th Century skill in masonry design and construction, and was the second, and last, stone bridge built over the Thames. Rennie’s bridge was dedicated in London on August 1, 1831, during the reign of King William IV.
The bridge was reconstructed by Sundt Construction at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and was re-dedicated on 10 October 1971 in a ceremony attended by London's Lord Mayor and celebrities. The bridge carries the McCulloch Boulevard and spans the Bridgewater Channel, an artificial, navigable waterway that leads from the Uptown area of Lake Havasu City.
A walking tour video on CD is available for purchase at the Visitor Center. For more information, please visit our London Bridge Historic Walking Tour page or call 928.855.5655. From October through April, the Lake Havasu City Visitor Center conducts a 90-minute group tour of the world-famous London Bridge.
Sep 21, 2022 · The London Bridge in Lake Havasu City held the record for the World’s Largest Antique ever sold, and its purchase and journey from London to Arizona certainly created some excitement. The bridge was built in 1831 to span the River Thames in London. In the early 1960s, it began sinking into the river and was put up for auction.
Oct 8, 2021 · London Bridge stretching across a channel of the Colorado River is seen on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Lake Havasu, Ariz. The bridge was purchased by Robert P. McCulloch from the City of London in ...
