| Structure: |
Arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
| Deck levels: |
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| Location: |
Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Westminster Bridge (1862)
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| 1736 | Labeyle submits a stone design for Westminster Bridge |
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| 1738 | Labeyle is asked to proceed with the construction of the foundations |
| 1740 | Work begins on the stone design of Labeyle's. |
| 1747 | Arches are complete, but one pier settles too much. Re-construction of the adjoining arches. |
| 18 November 1750 | Official opening. |
The original Westminster Bridge was built of Portland Stone, supplied from the quarries on the Island of the same name, in Dorset.