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| 1774 April |
| | | A tontine is launched in Richmond to raise money for the construction of a bridge across the Thames | |
|  | Richmond Bridge, c.1850
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| 1777 January |
| | | Richmond Bridge, designed by James Paine and Kenton Couse, opens to traffic (and is now the oldest bridge in London) | |
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| 1800 |
| | | Telford proposes a bold new London Bridge | |
|  | Telford's design for London Bridge, 1800
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| 1816 |
| | | London's first iron bridge is completed at Vauxhall | |
|  | Vauxhall Bridge, 1820
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| 1817 |
| | | John Rennie's new bridge commemorates a recent victory, over Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 | |
|  | Waterloo Bridge, 1817
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| c. 1819 |
| | | John Rennie completes a cast-iron bridge with the world's longest span, crossing the Thames at Vauxhall | |
|  | Southwark Bridge, by Westall, c.1828
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| 1826 |
| | | Scottish engineer Thomas Telford completes two suspension bridges in Wales, at Conwy and over the Menai Strait | |
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| 1827 |
| | | London's first suspension bridge opens at Hammersmith | |
|  | Hammersmith Bridge, 1828
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| 1831 |
| | | Old London Bridge is demolished after more than six centuries, ending the chance of frost fairs on the Thames | |
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| 1845 |
| | | Brunel's suspension bridge serves Hungerford market | |
|  | Hungerford Bridge, by Shepherd, 1854
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