London’s Waterloo Bridge

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London’s Waterloo Bridge is a historic Thames crossing in central London, renowned for its elegant design and for having been largely rebuilt by women workers during World War II.

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Waterloo Bridge 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thames bridge
box girder bridge
reinforced concrete bridge
road bridge
alsoKnownAs the Ladies’ Bridge NERFINISHED
architect Giles Gilbert Scott NERFINISHED
carries pedestrians
road traffic
cladWith Portland stone NERFINISHED
connects Aldwych NERFINISHED
South Bank NERFINISHED
Strand NERFINISHED
constructionWorkforceIncluded large number of women workers
crosses River Thames NERFINISHED
designer Giles Gilbert Scott NERFINISHED
engineer Rendel, Palmer and Tritton NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus Grade II* listed building
hasLength about 380 metres
hasNotableViewOf City of London NERFINISHED
London Eye NERFINISHED
St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED
Westminster NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfSpans 5
hasWidth about 25 metres
heritageDesignationDate 1981
locatedIn England
London NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
maintainedBy Transport for London NERFINISHED
material reinforced concrete
namedAfter Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED
Waterloo NERFINISHED
nearbyLandmark National Theatre NERFINISHED
Royal Festival Hall NERFINISHED
Somerset House NERFINISHED
Waterloo Station NERFINISHED
officiallyInaugurated 1945-12-10
officiallyInauguratedBy George VI NERFINISHED
opened 1945
openedToTraffic 1942
originalBridgeDemolished 1936
originalBridgeDesigner John Rennie the Elder NERFINISHED
originalBridgeOpened 1817
ownedBy Greater London Authority NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier Waterloo Bridge
rebuiltDuring Second World War NERFINISHED
replacedStructure original Waterloo Bridge
roadDesignation A301

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Ladies Bridge appliedTo London’s Waterloo Bridge