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> **Why is the London Bridge Even in Existence? What Does The London Bridge Span and Connect?** >
 * 1) The name of the bridge that I researched is the London Bridge.
 * 2) The london bridge was originally built about 2,000 years ago! In 46 A.D. the original London bridge was built solely by stone. It has been recreated several times, however. It is now a modern AND a medieval-like masterpiece that was fully completed on March 17, 1973.
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•The London Bridge enables people to cross the River Thames. If it were not for the London Bridge, transporting to and from the city of London would be much more difficult.
====•The London bridge connects the city of London with Southwark. This allows people coming from the direction of Southwark to drive into the city of London instead of having to get across the river by boat.====

====•The London bridge spans the older part of London with the new part. It stretches 928 feet to do so. The London Bridge enables people to cross the River Thames. If it were not for the London Bridge, transporting to and from the city of London would be much more difficult London bridge connects the city of London with Southwark. This allows people coming from the direction of Southwark to drive into the city of London instead of having to get aondon bridge spans the older part of London with the new part. It stretches 928 feet to do so.==== =4.What is the London Bridge Made Of?=

(The Original London Bridge, which is now in Arizona, is made of Masonry, reinforced with concrete.
5. HOW MUCH DID THE LONDON BRIDGE COST?

-THE LONDON BRIDGE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS IN LONDON COST APPROXIMATELY 2.6 MILLION. WHEN BUILT, 2.6 MILLION EUROS WAS WORTH MUCH MORE THAN IT IS NOW.
6.How long did it take to build the London bridge? THE BUILDING OF THE LONDON BRIDGE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS.

=7. LONDON BRIDGE DIMENSIONS……….= WIDTH: 65 FEET

LENGTH: 928 FEET

8)WHAT TYPE OF BRIDGE IS THE LONDON BRIDGE? THE LONDON BRIDGE IS VERY COMPLEX. MOST BRIDGES HAVE A THEME. SUCH AS AN ARCH, SUSPENSION, OR FLAT. THE LONDON BRIDGE IS NOT ONLY A SUSPENSION BRISGE, BUT ALSO A BASCULE BRIDGE. 9) Challenges with Building the London Bridge -At first, the builders of the London bridge could only raise 1.3 million Euros. Six million were necessary. In order to raise the money, all citizens of the U.K. had to pay a specific tax. Many disagreed with the tax, but still were forced to pay. This brought about a lot of controversy but the outcome was fantastic. Most citizens were satisfied.

-Once already built, engineers, citizens, and builders realized that the bridge was necessary to transport to certain places but was to narrow. This would create traffic and slow things down. The materials were gathered after another tax of the citizens, and the bridge was widened by 13 feet. This created another lane on the bridge which helped and still does help prevent traffic.  10) LoNdOn BrIdGe FuN fAcTs!!!!!  •The London bridge has been taken down and rebuilt several times. •The old/medieval London bridge still exists! The owner lives in Arizona and purchased it for an extremely cheap amount. •The famous song, “London Bridge is Falling Down,” is actually partly true. The original London Bridge was built of wood. It began to fall apart from weather and vibration. The bridge had to be fully taken down as a result of this and then rebuilt.