Lambeth Bridge
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| Address | Lambeth Bridge, London SE1 7SG, UK |
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| Opened | July 19, 1932 |
| Locations | London |
| Body of water | River Thames |
| Bridge type | Arch bridge |
| Architects | Reginald Blomfield |
| Did you know | Supposedly the red colour of Lambeth Bridge represents the colour of the seats in the House of Lords. |
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| ID | 1043499 |
About Lambeth Bridge
Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and footbridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London. The river flows north at the crossing point. Downstream, the next bridge is Westminster Bridge; upstream, the next bridge is Vauxhall Bridge.
Where is the Lambeth Bridge
Camping on concrete: My 30-hour wait to see Queen's coffin
... Yaqub Yousuf, who lives close to nearby Lambeth Bridge, brought endless supplies from his home to make life more comfortable for those in the queue...
Police take to rooftops and manholes ahead of funeral for massive security operation
... For now, the queue of people waiting to pay their last respects, snaking its way from Lambeth Bridge along the South Bank, is the most vulnerable point...
Queen's lying-in-state: Mourners start queuing to pay their respects
... Vanessa Nathakumaran, from Harrow, was the first person to arrive on the south side of Lambeth Bridge, just after 12:00 BST on Monday...
UK gets first new-style pylons in a century
... Their design, submitted by US engineering company Miliken Brothers, was chosen by leading British architect Sir Reginald Blomfield, the designer of London s Lambeth Bridge, in a 1927 competition...
Insulate Britain: Police arrest 30 in climate protest at bridge
... The Lambeth Bridge demonstration was held in support of for defying an injunction on road blockades...
Extinction of the Rebellion-protests: UK arrests, as the global demonstrations begin
... Earlier, the leaders of the Church contributed to a faith bridge over the Lambeth Bridge, with services and prayer planned vigils...
Climate-strike: thousands protest over UK
... Commander Dave Musker said tried a tiny minority of protesters to block Lambeth Bridge, an important route for the emergency services to St Thomas Hospital...
UK gets first new-style pylons in a century
The First 36 of a new T-shaped design of electricity pylon have been wired up, National Grid has announced.
The Plan is to Roll Out the pylons, The First new design in the UK since 1927, across England and Wales.
Instead of an Eiffel-Tower-style lattice A-frame with a series of arms holding the electricity cables, they are strung below a cross-arm atop a single pole.
The aim is to reduce the visual impact on The Environment .
The new design, submitted by Danish company Bystrup, was selected from More Than 250 entries in a 2011 competition run by The Royal Institute of British Architects and the government.
At 35m (115ft), they are about a third shorter than traditional high-voltage pylons, with a smaller ground footprint.
The First ones form part of a 57km (35-mile) route that will carry low-carbon electricity between Bridgwater and Portbury, in Somerset.
They will connect the Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power station to six million homes and businesses, National Grid says.
The electricity supply will be turned on in October.
As part of The Project , 249 old-style pylons will be removed.
Their design, submitted by US engineering company Miliken Brothers, was chosen by leading British architect Sir Reginald Blomfield , the designer of London's Lambeth Bridge , in a 1927 competition.
Formally known as " transmission towers" they became known as " pylons" from The Greek word " pyle" meaning " gateway".
Egyptology was all The Rage after the 1922 discovery of boy king Tutankhamun's tomb and mummy.
And The Public thought the New Steel towers resembled the impressive obelisks on either side of The Doors of ancient Egyptian temples.
There are about 22,000 pylons in England and Wales, covering More Than 4,300 miles.
They need to be high to straddle obstacles such as roads, rivers and railway lines and ensure nothing comes Too Close to them.
The electricity cables on pylons are uninsulated, So There is a very High Risk of electric shocks.
But birds are not electrocuted, because they are not touching the ground, so the electricity stays in the Power Line .
Source of news: bbc.com
