Westminster Bridge

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arch bridge historic structure pedestrian bridge road bridge

Westminster Bridge is a historic road and foot traffic bridge in central London that spans the River Thames between Westminster and Lambeth, adjacent to landmarks like the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arch bridge → historic structure → pedestrian bridge → road bridge →
adjacentTo	Big Ben → County Hall, London → Elizabeth Tower → Houses of Parliament → Palace of Westminster → St Thomas' Hospital →
carries	A302 road → motor vehicles → pedestrians →
colorSymbolism	green matches the leather seats in the House of Commons →
connects	Lambeth → Westminster →
country	United Kingdom →
crosses	River Thames →
crossesBetween	Lambeth on the south bank → Westminster on the north bank →
decoratedBy	Charles Barry →
designer	Thomas Page →
engineer	Thomas Page →
famousFor	views of the London Eye → views of the Palace of Westminster →
featuredIn	poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth →
hasColorScheme	green →
hasPedestrianWalkways	on both sides of the carriageway →
hasToll	no →
heritageDesignationDate	1981 →
heritageStatus	Grade II* listed structure →
locatedIn	City of Westminster → Lambeth → London →
maintainedBy	Transport for London →
material	granite → wrought iron →
near	Lambeth North Underground station → Waterloo station → Westminster Underground station →
numberOfSpans	7 →
opened	1862 →
originalBridgeDemolished	1850s →
originalBridgeOpened	1750 →
partOf	Central London road network →
region	Central London →
replaced	Old Westminster Bridge →
style	Gothic Revival →
usedFor	foot traffic → road traffic →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
IMO Headquarters, London ("Lambeth Bridge") → Palace of Westminster →	adjacentTo
County Hall → London Eye →	nearbyAttraction
Westminster, London, England ("Westminster Bridge (north end)") →	contains
Thames →	crossedBy
South Bank of the River Thames →	near
Westminster Bridge ("Old Westminster Bridge") →	replaced