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| c. 1858 |
| | Chelsea Bridge opens, designed by Thomas Page | |
| | Chelsea Bridge, c.1860 Guildhall Library
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| 1861 |
| | A suspension bridge is completed at Lambeth | |
| | 'Old Lambeth Bridge', watercolour by Macdonald, 1906 Guildhall Library
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| 1876 |
| | Proposals are put forward for a new bridge near the Tower | |
| | Design for a low-level Tower Bridge, by Barnett, 1876 Guildhall Library
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| 1877 |
| | Whistler finds romance in Battersea Bridge | |
| | Whistler Nocturne: Blue and Gold (detail) 1877 Tate Britain
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| 1883 |
| | Brooklyn Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, is opened between Brooklyn and lower Manhattan | |
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| 1894 |
| | London's Tower Bridge raises its roadway for the first time to let a ship pass up the Thames | |
| | Tower Bridge, by C.F. Kell, c.1894 Guildhall Library
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| 1998 |
| | The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, linking Shikoku and Honshu in Japan, creates a new record as the longest suspension bridge | |
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