Lambeth Bridge

Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and footbridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London, England.

On the east side of the bridge is the London Borough of Lambeth and Lambeth Palace which is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. On the west side of the bridge is the City of Westminster and Thames House, which is the headquarters of MI5). The Palace of Westminster is a short walk downstream to the north through the Victoria Tower Garden.

The river flows north at the crossing point.  Downstream, the next bridge is Westminster Bridge.  Upstream the next is Vauxhall Bridge.

History
The first crossing at this site was a suspension bridge which was built in 1862. The current bridge opened in 1932

In June 2012, the bridge was highlighted on the route of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames.Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, Key facts ; Londontown.com, "Thames Jubilee Pageant,"; Cumming, Ed.  "The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Happy campers were cold, wet but unbowed," The Telegraph, 5 June 2012; retrieved 2012-6-5.

Related pages 
 List of crossings of the River Thames

References

Other websites

Survey of London entry 


 London Transport Museum Photographic Archive



Category:Bridges in London