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From the old London Bridge which once carried 138 shops and homes, through Westminster Bridge which inspired the poet Wordsworth, Tower Bridge which represented Britain's dominance of Victorian sea trade and engineering, down to our own bold architectural vision of the Millennium (formerly the 'wobbly') Bridge, the bridges of London have been powerful symbols - and conversation pieces.
2nd Class: The Millennium bridge is the first pedestrian bridge over the Thames for more than a century. It connects St. Paul's Cathedral on the North side of the river to the Tate Modern art gallery on the South and spans some 325 metres across with a width of four metres.
 1st Class: Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It was built after public pressure from residents of the East End of London because the nearest crossing over the Thames for them was London Bridge. The bridge took eight years, five major contractors and 432 construction workers to build.
47p: Blackfriars Bridge was replaced in the late 1800s with the present bridge that is there today. Originally it was called Pitt's bridge after William Pitt, but the name was soon dropped. Shore to shore the bridge is 923 feet long.
68p: London Bridge-after more than six centuries, the old bridge was replaced in 1831. This ultimately became inadequate for the modern traffic flow and was replaced by a new bridge built between 1967 and 1972. In 1973 the bridge was sold to an American and transported more than 10,000 miles to a new life at Lake Havasu City, Arizona where water was diverted to flow under it.
E: Westminster Bridge has two histories as the original bridge that stood there was replaced in the mid 1800's. It is one of the most important Thames crossings and once carried eight trams every minute in each direction.
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