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.
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.
| Portrait | Name | Type | Dates opened | North Bank | South Bank | Maintained by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Tower Hamlets | Southwark | Bridge House Estates | |||
| Southwark | Bridge House Estates | |||||
| 1866 | Southwark | Network Rail | ||||
| 1819 1921 | Bridge House Estates | |||||
| Suspension | 2000 | Southwark: Bankside | Bridge House Estates | |||
| Arch | 1864 1886 | Southwark | Network Rail | |||
| Arch | 1769 1869 | Southwark | Bridge House Estates | |||
| Box girder | 1817 1945 | Westminster | Transport for London | |||
| 1864 | Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | Network Rail | |||
| Suspension | 2002 | |||||
| Arch | 1750 1862 | Westminster | Lambeth: South Bank | Transport for London | ||
| Arch | 1862 1932 | Westminster | Lambeth | Transport for London | ||
| Arch | 1816 1906 | Transport for London | ||||
| Arch | 1859 | Westminster | Wandsworth | Network Rail | ||
| Suspension | 1858 1937 | Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council | ||||
| Combined Ordish–Lefeuvre / suspension / beam | 1873 | Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea | Wandsworth: Battersea | Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council | ||
| Arch | 1771 1890 | Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea | Wandsworth: Battersea | Transport for London | ||
| Arch | 1863 | Network Rail | ||||
| 1873 1938 | Wandsworth London Borough Council | |||||
| Fulham Railway Bridge and Footbridge | Lattice girder | 1889 | Network Rail | |||
| Arch | 1729 1886 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Fulham | Wandsworth London Borough Council | |||
| Suspension | 1827 1887 | Hammersmith and Fulham: Hammersmith | Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council | |||
| Barnes Railway Bridge and Footbridge | 1849 | Network Rail | ||||
| 1933 | Hounslow: Chiswick | Transport for London | ||||
| Lattice truss | 1869 | Network Rail | ||||
| Arch | 1759 1789 1903 | Transport for London | ||||
| Arch | 1894 | Port of London Authority | ||||
| Arch | 1933 | Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets | Richmond upon Thames: Richmond | Transport for London | ||
| Truss arch | 1848 | Network Rail | ||||
| Arch | 1777 | Richmond upon Thames: St Margarets | Richmond upon Thames: Richmond | Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council | ||
| Girder (Eastern) Suspension (Western) | 1889 | Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council | ||||
| Arch | 1863 | Network Rail | ||||
| Arch | 1190 1828 | Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council | ||||
| Arch | 1753 1778 1865 1933 | Surrey County Council | ||||
In 2016 an international competition was launched to design a public artwork in Central London across 15 bridges on the River Thames, from Tower Bridge to Albert Bridge, with a minimum lifespan of 10 years.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] A design by American artist Leo Villareal in collaboration with British architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands was selected from 105 entries by an independent competition jury in November 2016. This will be one of the UK's largest ever public art commissions.[6] [7]
The first phase - Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Bridge - was switched on in July 2019. The Illuminated River artwork was completed in April 2021 with the illumination of Blackfriars Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Golden Jubilee Footbridges, Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge.[8] The artwork employs LED light fittings, replacing less efficient forms of lighting in places.[9] [10] [11] [12]
The installation’s colour scheme is in part influenced by famous paintings of the Thames, as noted by The Times: “The colours and tones used in the paintings of those inveterate Thames-watchers Monet, Whistler and Turner provide some of the inspiration, while at Westminster [bridge] a shade of green was chosen to complement the colour of the leather upholstery in the House of Commons”.[13] An article in The Guardian stated: "The project... has been much trickier and taken longer to realise than anticipated."[14] A three-part Channel 4 documentary, which started in July 2019,[15] covered the project up to the end of the first phase.[16]