Southwark Bridge Is An Arch Bridge In London, For Traffic Linking The District Of Southwark And The City Across The River Thames Editorial Photo

Besides when others are closed for temporary repairs, it has the least traffic of the Thames bridges in London. The bridge consisted of three large cast-iron spans supported by granite piers. The bridge was notable for having the longest cast iron span, 240 feet 73 m, ever made. Unsurprisingly, it became known colloquially as `The Iron Bridge` as mentioned inter alia in Charles Dickens