Blackfriars Bridge

Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
	Blackfriars Bridge seen from Waterloo Bridge
Coordinates	51°30′35″N 0°06′16″W / 51.5097°N 0.1044°W
OS grid reference	TQ315807
Carries	A201 road
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	London, England
Maintained by	Bridge House Estates,; City of London Corporation
Heritage status	Grade II listed structure
Preceded by	Waterloo Bridge
Followed by	Blackfriars Railway Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Arch
Total length	923 feet (281 m)
Width	105 feet (32 m)
No. of spans	5
History
Designer	Joseph Cubitt
Constructed by	P. A. Thom & Co.
Opened	19 November 1769 (first bridge); 6 November 1869 (current bridge);
Statistics
Toll	No
Location

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 in the City of London near the Inns of Court and Temple Church, along with Blackfriars station. The south end is in the London Borough of Southwark, near the Tate Modern art gallery and the Oxo Tower. Opened in the 1860s, it replaced an earlier bridge from the 1760s.