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A Bridge Too Far? Response To TfL Consultation Published

Wrangling over crossings continues.

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New Bridge Between Nine Elms And Pimlico

Local opposition could mean troubled waters for proposed crossing.

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Weekend Round-Up

The weekend’s news.

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New Bridge At Battersea One Step Closer

Pedestrian and cycle bridge could be ready in 2014.

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Dazzle: Seven London Bridges To Light Up From Tonight

Can it top the Shard light show? Yes.

Proposal for a Princess Diana-themed Millennium Bridge by FAT.

Unbuilt London: Bridges To Nowhere And Mad Masterplans

A bridge inspired by Princess Diana, and other curious crossings.

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Friday Quiz: London’s Bridges

Image / M@ We might have made up the story of Boris approving an escalator ride over the Thames, but there are plenty of other way to cross the river. This week’s quiz is therefore a test of transpontine trivia. Let us know in the …

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Is There A Mnemonic For Remembering London’s Bridges?

A view of Tower Bridge that not many people get, by M@ So asks Richenda Walford of the excellent London Remembers. And, we’re stumped. Never heard one. So we thought it might be fun to see who can put the most amusing scheme together. There …

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Urban Sightseeing: #12 Under The Bridge

As you exit Holloway Road tube station in the evenings you will see that a lovely green and blue light effect has been installed under the railway bridge to the left. A similar effect has been created in Finsbury Park under the bridge at the …

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New Bridge For Stratford Goes Up

Image by Matt From London We were geeky-keen to see the ‘lift-and-drop’ of the East London line bow-string bridge in Shoreditch, we’re a little sceptical about the a newly identified need for bridges in the East and there were sheep all over London Bridge. Bridges …

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TangoCommute Tonight For 7/7

By Scott Matthewman Dancing couples will take to 7 bridges and 7 railway stations this evening between 6-7pm to silently dance the tango with their partners to mark the 4th anniversary of the 7/7 terrorist attacks on London. Find a location here and whether rain, …