    the hungerford bridge crosses the river thames in london, and lies between waterloo bridge and westminster bridge. it is a steel truss railway bridge â sometimes known as the charing cross bridge â flanked by two more recent, cable-stayed, pedestrian bridges that share the railway bridge's foundation piers, and which are named the golden jubilee bridges. the north end of the bridge is charing cross railway station, and is near embankment pier and the victoria embankment. the south end is near waterloo station, county hall, the royal festival hall, and the london eye. each pedestrian bridge has steps and lift access. ==history== thumb|right|the hungerford suspension bridge, designed by isambard kingdom brunel the first hungerford bridge, designed by isambard kingdom brunel, opened in 1845 as a suspension footbridge. it was named after the then hungerford market, because it went from the south bank to hungerford market on the north side of the thames.{{cite
2002_establishments_in_England Bridges_and_tunnels_in_London Bridges_completed_in_1845 Bridges_completed_in_1864 Bridges_completed_in_2002 Bridges_of_Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel Cable-stayed_bridges_in_the_United_Kingdom Pedestrian_bridges_across_the_River_Thames Railway_bridges_in_London Southbank_Centre Transport_in_Lambeth Transport_in_the_City_of_Westminster