Waterloo Bridge

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arch bridge concrete bridge footbridge road bridge

Waterloo Bridge is a historic road and foot traffic bridge in central London, renowned for its views over the River Thames and its role as a key crossing between the Strand and the South Bank.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arch bridge → concrete bridge → footbridge → road bridge →
carries	pedestrian traffic → road traffic →
connects	South Bank → Strand →
crosses	River Thames → Thames Path →
crossesBetween	South Bank arts complex → Victoria Embankment →
currentBridgeDesigner	Sir Giles Gilbert Scott →
hasConstructionPeriod	1939–1945 →
hasDesign	multiple-span arch →
hasLighting	street lighting →
hasMaterial	reinforced concrete →
hasNickname	Ladies Bridge →
hasNumberOfSpans	5 →
hasParapetMaterial	Portland stone →
hasTollStatus	toll-free →
heritageStatus	Grade II* listed structure →
isFamousFor	panoramic views over the River Thames →
isMajorCrossingIn	central London →
locatedInBorough	City of Westminster → London Borough of Lambeth →
location	England → London → United Kingdom →
maintainedBy	Transport for London →
namedAfter	Battle of Waterloo → Waterloo, Belgium →
nearbyLandmark	National Theatre → Royal Festival Hall → Somerset House → Waterloo Station →
nicknameReason	large number of women workers involved in its wartime construction →
offersViewOf	City of London skyline → London Eye → St Paul’s Cathedral →
opened	1945 →
openedToTraffic	1945 →
originalBridgeDesigner	John Rennie the Elder →
originalBridgeOpened	1817 →
partOf	A301 road NERFINISHED →
replaced	original Waterloo Bridge →
wasDamagedDuring	Second World War →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Giles Gilbert Scott ("Waterloo Bridge (London)") → John Rennie the Elder → Vivien Leigh →	notableWork
Giles Gilbert Scott ("Waterloo Bridge (overall architectural treatment)") → John Rennie the Elder →	designed
Thames →	crossedBy
Blackfriars Bridge →	followedBy
London Waterloo railway station →	formerName
Blackfriars Bridge →	isUpstreamOf
Somerset House, London →	nearby