Putney Bridge

Putney Bridge
Coordinates	51°28′00″N 0°12′48″W / 51.466563°N 0.21339°W / 51.466563; -0.21339
Carries	A219 road
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	London, England
Maintained by	Wandsworth London Borough Council
Preceded by	Hammersmith Bridge
Followed by	Fulham Railway Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Total length	700 feet (210 m)
Width	75 feet (23 m)
History
Opened	29 November 1729; 294 years ago (1729-11-29) (first bridge) 29 May 1886; 137 years ago (1886-05-29) (second bridge)
Statistics
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Putney Bridge
Designated	7 April 1983
Reference no.	1079799
Location

Putney Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge over the River Thames in west London, linking Putney on the south side with Fulham to the north.^[1] Before the first bridge was built in 1729, a ferry had shuttled between the two banks.

The current format is three lanes southbound (including one bus lane) and one lane (plus cycle lane/bus stop) northbound. Putney High Street, a main approach, is part of a London hub for retail, offices, food, drink and entertainment. Putney Embankment hosts Putney Pier for riverboat services immediately south-west of the bridge as well as the capital's largest set of facilities in rowing. The Pier in the sport marks one end of the Championship Course.