On this day: London Bridge Opened

Friday, 1st August 2014 by

Want to buy a bridge? On August 1, 1831, in London, the "new" London Bridge opened with a ceremony attended by the King and Queen. In the late 1960s it was sold to one Robert McCulloch who moved the entire 5-arch structure stone-by-stone to Arizona, where he was building a new resort. McCulloch had to regularly deny the rumour that he believed he was buying the more iconic Tower Bridge. Photosphere by Calvin Jones.

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Ian Brown lives in Ottawa, Canada, and spends his spare time perusing maps to find new routes to ride on his orange bicycle.