London bridge history

Firstly London bridge was just west of the old bridge in 1176, with the wooden bridge left standing until the work was finished. This was just as well really, as the stone replacement took over thirty years to complete! It must have been a major feat of engineering, when you think what was involved without the aid of modern day plant and machinery. The course of the river had to be diverted by the digging of massive trenches, from Radriffe to Patricksey (Battersea), in order to lay the foundations.

Even so, they still had to pile drive from floating barges. This may have had a bearing on the uneven measurements, it must have been impossible to maintain a position while fighting As the bridge was disassembled, each piece was numbered to aid reassembly and those markings can still be seen today. The bridge was reconstructed at Lake Havasu City, Arizona and re-dedicated on October 10, 1971. The reconstruction of Rennie’s London Bridge spans a man-made canal that leads from Lake Havasu to Thomson Bay, and forms the centerpiece of a theme park in English style, complete with mock-Tudor shopping mall. Rennie’s London Bridge has become Arizona’s second-biggest tourist attraction, after the Grand Canyon.the was bridge wos sold to usa at 1,025,000 pound in 1961.