List of bridges in London


List of bridges in London lists the major bridges within Greater London or within the influence of London. Most of these are river crossings, and the best-known are those across the River Thames. Several bridges on other rivers have given their names to areas of London, particularly where the whole river has become subterranean. Other bridges are high level road or rail crossings across other streets.

River Crossings

River Thames

Bridges over the River Thames, listed in order travelling from East to West. Multiple values in "Dates opened" pertain to earlier bridges at the site of the current structure.
PortraitNameDates openedNorth BankSouth Bank
Tower Bridge1894Tower HamletsSouthwark
London Bridge50 AD
1209
1831
1973		City of London: MonumentSouthwark
Cannon Street Railway Bridge1866City of London: Cannon StreetSouthwark
Southwark Bridge1819
1921		City of London: Queen StreetSouthwark: Bankside
Millennium Bridge2002City of London: QueenhitheSouthwark: Bankside
Blackfriars Railway Bridge1886City of London: BlackfriarsSouthwark
Blackfriars Bridge1769
1869		City of London: BlackfriarsSouthwark
Waterloo Bridge1817
1945		WestminsterLambeth: South Bank
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges1864
2002		WestminsterLambeth: South Bank
Westminster Bridge1750
1862		WestminsterLambeth: South Bank
Lambeth Bridge1932WestminsterLambeth
Vauxhall Bridge1816
1906		Westminster: PimlicoLambeth: Vauxhall
Grosvenor Bridge1859WestminsterWandsworth
Chelsea Bridge1937Kensington and Chelsea: ChelseaWandsworth: Battersea
Albert Bridge1873Kensington and Chelsea: ChelseaWandsworth: Battersea
Battersea Bridge1771
1890		Kensington and Chelsea: ChelseaWandsworth: Battersea
Battersea Railway Bridge1863Hammersmith and Fulham: Imperial WharfWandsworth: Clapham Junction
Wandsworth Bridge1938Hammersmith and Fulham: FulhamWandsworth: Wandsworth
Fulham Railway Bridge and Footbridge1729
1889		Hammersmith and Fulham: Putney BridgeWandsworth: East Putney
Putney Bridge1886Hammersmith and Fulham: FulhamWandsworth: Putney
Hammersmith Bridge1827
1887		Hammersmith and Fulham: HammersmithRichmond upon Thames: Castelnau
Barnes Railway Bridge and Footbridge1849Hounslow: ChiswickRichmond upon Thames: Barnes
Chiswick Bridge1933Hounslow: ChiswickRichmond upon Thames: Mortlake
Kew Railway Bridge1869Hounslow: GunnersburyRichmond upon Thames: Kew Gardens
Kew Bridge1759
1789
1903		Hounslow: BrentfordRichmond upon Thames: Kew
Richmond Lock and Footbridge1894Richmond upon Thames: St MargaretsRichmond upon Thames: Richmond
Twickenham Bridge1933Richmond upon Thames: St MargaretsRichmond upon Thames: Richmond
Richmond Railway Bridge1848Richmond upon Thames: St MargaretsRichmond upon Thames: Richmond
Richmond Bridge1777Richmond upon Thames: St MargaretsRichmond upon Thames: Richmond
Teddington Lock Footbridges1889Richmond upon Thames: TeddingtonRichmond upon Thames: Ham
Kingston Railway Bridge1863Richmond upon Thames: Hampton WickKingston upon Thames: Kingston
Kingston Bridge1828Richmond upon Thames: Hampton WickKingston upon Thames: Kingston upon Thames
Hampton Court Bridge1933Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Court PalaceSurrey: East Molesey

River Lea

In 2016 a competition was run to find a design company willing to take on a permanent lighting project on the River Thames, covering 15 bridges, from Tower Bridge to Albert Bridge. A design by Leo Villareal was chosen as the winner in November 2016. This will be one of the UK's largest ever public art commissions. The first phase - Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Bridge - was switched on on 17 July 2019. Illumination is by LEDs and replaces former less efficient forms of lighting in places. An article in The Guardian stated: "The project... has been much trickier and taken longer to realise than anticipated." A three-part Channel 4 documentary, which started on 6 July 2019, covered the project up to the end of the first phase.