Albert Bridge, London

Albert Bridge
Coordinates	51°28′56″N 0°10′00″W / 51.4823°N 0.1667°W / 51.4823; -0.1667
Carries	A3031 road
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Battersea and Chelsea, London
Maintained by	Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Heritage status	Grade II* listed structure
Preceded by	Battersea Bridge
Followed by	Chelsea Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Ordish–Lefeuvre system, subsequently modified to an Ordish–Lefeuvre system / suspension bridge / beam bridge hybrid design
Total length	710 feet (220 m)
Width	41 feet (12 m)
Height	66 feet (20 m)
Longest span	384 feet 9 inches (117.27 m) (before 1973) 185 feet (56 m) (after 1973)
No. of spans	4 (3 before 1973)
Piers in water	6 (4 before 1973)
Clearance below	37 feet 9 inches (11.5 m) at lowest astronomical tide
History
Designer	Rowland Mason Ordish, Joseph Bazalgette
Opened	23 August 1873; 150 years ago (1873-08-23)
Statistics
Daily traffic	19,821 vehicles (2004)[1]
Location

Albert Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames in West London. It connects Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south bank.

1. ↑ Cookson, Brian (2006). Crossing the River. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-84018-976-6. OCLC 63400905.