London Bridge is one of many bridges in London that span the River Thames. Construction of the bridge began in 1967 and was completed in 1973. The bridge replaced the famous London Bridge that was built between 1823 and 1831. Workers began dismantling the older bridge in 1967 because it was settling into the river and cracks were developing. The bridge was reconstructed in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. (see Arizona (Places to visit) ).
The first London Bridge was a wooden one built by the Romans. The bridge was rebuilt several times until the first stone bridge was completed in 1209. The famous nursery rhyme “London Bridge” was written about the stone bridge. Houses lined both sides of the bridge, and the heads of executed traitors sometimes hung over the entrance. It was the only bridge over the Thames until 1750. Repairs kept the bridge in use until it was torn down about 1832.
