Hungerford suspension bridge
| Hungerford Bridge | |
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Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, seen from the north
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| Coordinates | 51°30′22″N 0°07′12″W / 51.506111111111°N 0.12°WCoordinates: 51°30′22″N 0°07′12″W / 51.506111111111°N 0.12°W |
| Carries | Railway Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | London |
| Preceded by | Westminster Bridge |
| Followed by | Waterloo Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel truss |
| History | |
| Opened | 1864 (Hungerford Bridge) 2002 (Golden Jubilee Bridges) |
Coordinates: 51°30′22″N 0°07′12″W / 51.50611°N 0.12000°W
The Hungerford Bridge crosses the River Thames in London, and lies between Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge. It is a steel truss railway bridge – sometimes known as the Charing Cross Bridge – flanked by two more recent, cable-stayed, pedestrian bridges that share the railway bridge's foundation piers, and which are named the Golden Jubilee Bridges.
The north end of the bridge is Charing Cross railway station, and is near Embankment Pier and the Victoria Embankment. The south end is near Waterloo station, County Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, and the London Eye. Each pedestrian bridge has steps and lift access.
The first Hungerford Bridge, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, opened in 1845 as a suspension footbridge. It was named after the then Hungerford Market, because it went from the South Bank to Hungerford Market on the north side of the Thames.
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