Blackfriars Bridge
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| Construction started | 1760 |
|---|---|
| Total length | 281 m |
| Clearance below | 14 m |
| Architects | Thomas Cubitt |
| Joseph Cubitt | |
| Henry Marc Brunel | |
| Address | Blackfriars Rd, London SE1 9UD, UK |
| Opened | 1886 |
| Locations | London |
| Bridge type | Arch bridge |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1138096 |
About Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road. The north end is near the Inns of Court and Temple Church, along with Blackfriars station.
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Millennium Bridge: 'Wobbly' pedestrian crossing to close for repairs
London's Millennium Bridge is to shut for three weeks for urgent repairs - The Second closure in its Short History .
The Pedestrian crossing - also known as The " wobbly" Bridge - opened in June 2000, only to be shut Two Days later as users experienced a troubling sway in The structure as they crossed.
Engineers worked out How To stop The Oscillation and it reopened in 2002.
Now, a layer of membrane has started to degrade and needs to be replaced.
The Bridge across The River Thames linking St Paul's with The Tate Modern Will Close at 08:00 BST on Saturday 14 October and reopen on 5 November - or sooner if The Work can be completed ahead of schedule.
Chairman of The City Bridge Foundation Giles Shilson said The Work would be " a time-consuming process" and would continue around The Clock , with noise limitations in place overnight.
He added: " We're sorry for any inconvenience but hope people will understand we do need to do this work, and will see The benefits after we give The Bridge a much-needed deep clean that will Leave It looking as good as new. "
Diversion routes will be in place via Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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