title: List of bridges in London
text: # List of bridges in London
  
  List of bridges in London lists the major bridges within Greater London or within the influence of London. Most of these are river crossings, and the best-known are those across the River Thames. Several bridges on other rivers have given their names to areas of London, particularly where the whole river has become subterranean. Other bridges are high level road or rail crossings across other streets.
  
  ## River crossings
  
  ### River Thames
  
  Bridges over the River Thames, listed in order travelling from East to West. Multiple values in "Dates opened" pertain to earlier bridges at the site of the current structure.
  
  | Name | Type | Dates opened | North Bank | South Bank | Maintained by |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tower Bridge | Combination bascule / suspension | 1894 | Tower Hamlets | Southwark | Bridge House Estates |
  | London Bridge | Box girder | 50 AD 1209 1831 1973 | City of London: Monument | Southwark | Bridge House Estates |
  | Cannon Street Railway Bridge | Beam | 1866 | City of London: Cannon Street | Southwark | Network Rail |
  | Southwark Bridge | Arch | 1819 1921 | City of London: Queen Street | Southwark: Bankside | Bridge House Estates |
  | Millennium Bridge | Suspension | 2002 | City of London: Queenhithe | Southwark: Bankside | Bridge House Estates |
  | Blackfriars Railway Bridge | Arch | 1864 1886 | City of London: Blackfriars | Southwark | Network Rail |
  | Blackfriars Bridge | Arch | 1769 1869 | City of London: Blackfriars | Southwark | Bridge House Estates |
  | Waterloo Bridge | Box girder | 1817 1945 | Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | Transport for London |
  | Hungerford Bridge | Lattice truss | 1864 | Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | Network Rail |
  | Golden Jubilee Bridges | Suspension | 2002 | Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | Network Rail |
  | Westminster Bridge | Arch | 1750 1862 | Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | Transport for London |
  | Lambeth Bridge | Arch | 1862 1932 | Westminster | Lambeth | Transport for London |
  | Vauxhall Bridge | Arch | 1816 1906 | Westminster: Pimlico | Lambeth: Vauxhall | Transport for London |
  | Grosvenor Bridge | Arch | 1859 | Westminster | Wandsworth | Network Rail |
  | Chelsea Bridge | Suspension | 1858 1937 | Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea | Wandsworth: Battersea | Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council |
  | Albert Bridge | Combined Ordish–Lefeuvre / suspension / beam | 1873 | Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea | Wandsworth: Battersea | Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council |
  | Battersea Bridge | Arch | 1771 1890 | Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea | Wandsworth: Battersea | Transport for London |
  | Battersea Railway Bridge | Arch | 1863 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Imperial Wharf | Wandsworth: Clapham Junction | Network Rail |
  | Wandsworth Bridge | Cantilever | 1873 1938 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham | Wandsworth: Wandsworth | Wandsworth London Borough Council |
  | Fulham Railway Bridge and Footbridge | Lattice girder | 1889 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Putney Bridge | Wandsworth: East Putney | Network Rail |
  | Putney Bridge | Arch | 1729 1886 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham | Wandsworth: Putney | Wandsworth London Borough Council |
  | Hammersmith Bridge | Suspension | 1827 1887 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Hammersmith | Richmond upon Thames: Castelnau | Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council |
  | Barnes Railway Bridge and Footbridge | Truss arch | 1849 | Hounslow: Chiswick | Richmond upon Thames: Barnes | Network Rail |
  | Chiswick Bridge | Deck arch | 1933 | Hounslow: Chiswick | Richmond upon Thames: Mortlake | Transport for London |
  | Kew Railway Bridge | Lattice truss | 1869 | Hounslow: Gunnersbury | Richmond upon Thames: Kew Gardens | Network Rail |
  | Kew Bridge | Arch | 1759 1789 1903 | Hounslow: Brentford | Richmond upon Thames: Kew | Transport for London |
  | Richmond Lock and Footbridge | Arch | 1894 | Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets | Richmond upon Thames: Richmond | Port of London Authority |
  | Twickenham Bridge | Arch | 1933 | Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets | Richmond upon Thames: Richmond | Transport for London |
  | Richmond Railway Bridge | Truss arch | 1848 | Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets | Richmond upon Thames: Richmond | Network Rail |
  | Richmond Bridge | Arch | 1777 | Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets | Richmond upon Thames: Richmond | Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council |
  | Teddington Lock Footbridges | Girder (Eastern) Suspension (Western) | 1889 | Richmond upon Thames: Teddington | Richmond upon Thames: Ham | Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council |
  | Kingston Railway Bridge | Arch | 1863 | Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick | Kingston upon Thames: Kingston | Network Rail |
  | Kingston Bridge | Arch | 1190 1828 | Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick | Kingston upon Thames: Kingston upon Thames | Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council |
  | Hampton Court Bridge | Arch | 1753 1778 1865 1933 | Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Court Palace | Surrey: East Molesey | Surrey County Council |
  
  ### River Lea
  
  * Lea Bridge
  * Lower Lea Crossing
  
  ### Subterranean rivers
  
  * Knightsbridge across the River Westbourne
  * Stamford Bridge across Counter's Creek
  
  ### Canals and docks
  
  * Merchant Square Footbridge
  * The Rolling Bridge
  * Royal Victoria Dock Bridge
  
  ## Road and foot bridges
  
  * Archway, London
  * Bishop's Bridge
  * Croydon Flyover
  * Hammersmith Flyover
  * Holborn Viaduct across Fleet River
  * Three Bridges
  * White Horse Bridge
  
  ## Railway bridges
  
  * Arnos Park Viaduct
  * Dollis Brook Viaduct
  * Kingsland Viaduct
  * Wharncliffe Viaduct
  
  ## The Illuminated River
  
  In 2016 an international competition was launched to design a public artwork in Central London across 15 bridges on the River Thames, from Tower Bridge to Albert Bridge, with a minimum lifespan of 10 years. A design by American artist Leo Villareal in collaboration with British architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands was selected from 105 entries by an independent competition jury in November 2016. This will be one of the UK's largest ever public art commissions.
  
  The first phase - Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Bridge - was switched on in July 2019. The Illuminated River artwork was completed in April 2021 with the illumination of Blackfriars Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Golden Jubilee Footbridges, Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge. The artwork employs LED light fittings, replacing less efficient forms of lighting in places.
  
  The installation’s colour scheme is in part influenced by famous paintings of the Thames, as noted by The Times: “The colours and tones used in the paintings of those inveterate Thames-watchers Monet, Whistler and Turner provide some of the inspiration, while at Westminster [bridge] a shade of green was chosen to complement the colour of the leather upholstery in the House of Commons”. An article in The Guardian stated: "The project... has been much trickier and taken longer to realise than anticipated." A three-part Channel 4 documentary, which started in July 2019, covered the project up to the end of the first phase.
  
  