Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge
River Thames and Waterloo Bridge (as seen from the London Eye)
Coordinates	51°30′31″N 0°07′01″W / 51.5086°N 0.1169°W / 51.5086; -0.1169
Carries	A301 road
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	London
Named for	Battle of Waterloo
Maintained by	Transport for London
Heritage status	Grade II* listed structure
Preceded by	Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges
Followed by	Blackfriars Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Box girder bridge
Total length	1,230 feet (370 m)
Width	80 feet (24 m)
Longest span	233 feet (71 m)
History
Opened	(first bridge) 18 June 1817; 206 years ago (18 June 1817) (second bridge) 11 March 1942; 82 years ago (11 March 1942)
Location

Waterloo Bridge (/ˌwɔːtəˈluː/^[1][2]) is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the bridge offers good views of Westminster, the South Bank and the London Eye to the west, and of the City of London and Canary Wharf to the east.