Most people misunderstand the Tower Bridge to be the London
Bridge where as it is not. The London Bridge is just like
any other Bridge over the river Thames. You are most likely
looking for the retractable bridge which is opened and closed
to let ships go through it for more than 500,000 times for
almost a century now. If that is so, then please visit the
Tower
Bridge Exhibition page. If not carry on reading.
The London Bridge was one of the first bridges to be built
across the Thames. It is said that when the Romans first came
to London in 43 A.D., they needed a bridge to move their army
across this great river. The place where a bridge could be
built could only be where the water is the most shallow. This
gave birth to the London Bridge.
However, with time the bridge collapsed and a new bridge
had to be built on the river in the year 1960 to accomodate
the ever increasing vehicles on the British Soil.
London Bridge
Tower Bridge
People are interested by
the sale of the London Bridge when it was no more sufficient
to handle the increasing number of cars. So the British
Government decided to put up the bridge for sale and invited
offers from all over the world. Robert McCulloh of McCulloh
Oils US put the highest bid of $ 2.45 Million. The bridge
is then said to be disassembled, transported to Arizona
and then reconstructed over there. Apparently, McCulloh
thought he was being sold the famous Tower Bridge which
led into a controversy. Eventually, the London Bridge
was setup in Arizona and lives as the costliest sold Antique
in the World. So, if you ever happen to visit Arizona,
do have a look at the historic bridge which existed in
London, came through two world wars and now stands on
US soil as a piece of history.
