Central London
Crossing | Type | Co-ordinates | Date opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tower Bridge | Road bridge | 1894 | ||
Tower Subway | Utility tunnel | 1870 | Formerly an underground railway (the world's first) - now used for water mains and telephone cables and accessible only by authorised personnel | |
Northern Line (City branch) tunnels | Rail tunnel | 1900 | Between London Bridge and Bank | |
London Bridge | Road bridge | 1973 | Other bridges have stood on or near this site since around AD 50 | |
City & South London Railway tunnels | Disused rail tunnel | 1890 | This railway's original crossing of the river between Borough and King William Street; abandoned in 1900 when the Northern Line City branch tunnels were opened on a new alignment | |
Cannon Street Railway Bridge | Rail bridge | 1982 | ||
Southwark Bridge | Road bridge | 1921 | ||
London Millennium Footbridge | Pedestrian bridge | 2000 | ||
Blackfriars Railway Bridge | Rail bridge | 1886 | ||
Blackfriars Bridge | Road bridge | 1869 | ||
Waterloo & City Line tunnels | Rail tunnel | 1898 | Between Waterloo and Bank | |
Waterloo Bridge | Road bridge | 1945 | ||
Bakerloo Line tunnels | Rail tunnel | 1906 | Between Waterloo and Embankment | |
Northern Line (Charing Cross branch) tunnels | Rail tunnel | 1926 | Between Waterloo and Embankment | |
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges | Rail and pedestrian bridges | 1864 and 2002 | Rail bridge flanked by newer pedestrian bridges | |
Jubilee Line tunnels | Rail tunnel | 1999 | Between Waterloo and Westminster | |
Westminster Bridge | Road bridge | 1862 | ||
Lambeth Bridge | Road bridge | 1932 | ||
Vauxhall Bridge | Road bridge | 1906 | ||
Victoria Line tunnels | Rail tunnel | 1971 | Between Vauxhall and Pimlico | |
Grosvenor Bridge | Rail bridge | 1859 | Also known as Victoria Railway Bridge |
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