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 London Bridge facts

• The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1974, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel
• This replaced a 19th-century stone-arched bridge, which in turn superseded a 600-year-old medieval structure
• This was preceded by a succession of timber bridges, the first built by the Roman founders of London
• The current bridge stands at the western end of the Pool of London but is positioned 30 metres (98 ft) upstream from previous alignments
• The traditional ends of the medieval bridge were marked by St Magnus-the-Martyr on the northern bank and Southwark Cathedral on the southern shore
• Until Putney Bridge opened in 1729, London Bridge was the only road-crossing of the Thames downstream of Kingston-upon-Thames
• Its importance has been the subject of popular culture throughout the ages such as in the nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down" and its inclusion within art and literature
• The modern bridge is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, an independent charity overseen by the City of London Corporation
• It carries the A3 road, which is maintained by the Greater London Authority
• The crossing also delineates an area along the southern bank of the River Thames, between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, that has been designated as a business improvement district