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Waterloo Bridge (/ ˌ w ɔː t ə ˈ l uː /) is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Last Updated 25 November 2016. From its tangled beginnings to recent history, here are our favourite facts about Waterloo Bridge. Waterloo Bridge and Victoria Embankment. Photo via...
Waterloo Bridge is a series of 41 impressionist oil paintings of the 1807–1810 Waterloo Bridge in London by Claude Monet, produced between 1900 and 1904 and forming a sub-series within his larger 'London series' alongside the Charing Cross Bridge series and the Houses of Parliament series.
Waterloo Bridge offers the sight of St Paul's, Westminster and the London Eye. The bridge carries road and foot traffic. Waterloo Bridge featured in several popular movies of the same name. The name Waterloo commemorates the victory of British and allied forces over Napoleon at Waterloo.
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Thanks to its location on a bend of the river Thames, the views of London from Waterloo Bridge are some of the best around. With the South Bank on one side, and St Paul’s Cathedral and Canary Wharf on the other, there are plenty of great photo opportunities.
Sep 21, 2018 · As London’s river boat pilots passed by Waterloo Bridge (“The Ladies’ Bridge,” as some of them called it) they’d tell a story about the women who had built the bridge during World War II.
Oct 14, 2016 · Everything you need to know about Waterloo Bridge. Written by. Katie Wignall. Friday 14 October 2016. You may have walked across it loads of times but how much do you really know about one of...
Mar 30, 2021 · At 1,230 feet long, Waterloo Bridge is the longest bridge in London and occupies a right-angle bend in the river. Completed in 1945, it replaced the Old Waterloo Bridge, which was opened in...
In bridge: Stone arch bridges …in 1811, built the first Waterloo Bridge, whose level-topped masonry arches were described by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova as “the noblest bridge in the world.”
At 1,230 feet long and 80 feet wide it is the longest bridge in London and was the first to incorporate electric lights. It is made of reinforced concrete with Portland stone cladding and supporting arched beams on the outside edges.
