Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge for traffic linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames in London.
Southwark Bridge
Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge for traffic linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames in London. It was designed by Ernest George
John Rennie
John Rennie (1761-1821) John Rennie was born in Phantassie near East Linton, East Lothian, in 1761, and was to become one of the greatest engineers
Old Southwark Bridge
In May, 1811, a Bill was passed for the erection of a new bridge to cross the Thames about a quarter of a mile west of London Bridge, and to be known as Southwark Bridge.
Removing the polythene wraps
This video clip from the 2nd June 2009 shows contractors removing the polythene wraps from the scaffolding which surrounds Span 5 of Southwark Bridge.
Learn more about the project
The £2.5 million cost of the works has been funded by Bridge House Estates, of which the City of London Corporation is the sole trustee.
Work is underway on Span 4
Date Span 2 of Southwark bridge has now been grit-blasted and repainted. Scaffolding is now being erected around Span 4. You can follow every stage of the
Scaffolding on Southwark Bridge
Work has now started on erecting scaffolding around Span 2 on Southwark Bridge. The work being carried out is within the existing Traffic Management arrangements. Scaffolding
16th June 2009
The polythene wraps and scaffolding have now been removed from Span 5 of Southwark Bridge, revealing its bright colours of green and yellow. Span 5 as seen
12th May 2009
The old coatings have been removed and the Blast Primer applied. Work on applying the High Build Aluminium Primer gets underway on Span 5. Southwark
