Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge
Coordinates51°29′15″N 0°07′37″W / 51.4875°N 0.1269°W / 51.4875; -0.1269
Carries4 lanes of roadway, cyclists, and pedestrians
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleLondon
Preceded byRegent Bridge (Old Vauxhall Bridge) 1816–1898
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialSteel and granite
Total length809 feet (247 m)
Width80 feet (24 m)
No. of spans5
Piers in water4
Clearance below39 feet 9 inches (12.1 m) at lowest astronomical tide[1]
History
DesignerSir Alexander Binnie,
Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
Opened26 May 1906
Statistics
Daily traffic50,533 vehicles (2004)[2]
Location
Map

Vauxhall Bridge is a steel and granite bridge in central London. It crosses the River Thames in a north-west south-east direction between Vauxhall on the south bank and Westminster on the north bank.

  1. Thames Bridges Heights, Port of London Authority, archived from the original on 2011-07-20, retrieved 2009-05-25
  2. Cookson 2006, p. 316

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