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While it has no other official name, the modern London Bridge is the latest of several bridges to have held the name since the Roman founding of the city. The current steel-and-concrete bridge was opened in 1973, replacing one built of stone that had stood in its place since 1831; this, in turn, had replaced a another stone bridge that had stood thirty metres upstream of the current location for six hundred years. Many before that had been constructed in various ways from wood, and in various ways also destroyed.

It is not to be confused with Tower Bridge, which straddles the Thames further downstream, next to the Tower of London.

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There isn't, it is London Bridge. There has been a bridge on the site for nearly 2,000 years. It connects the City of London to Southwark. The current one was opened in 1973 replacing the John Rennie designed bridge of 1831 which replaced an earlier bridge which was 600 years old. It is included in the famous nursery rhyme "London Bridge is falling down" dating from the 17th century but whose origins may be older. The John Rennie bridge was sold to an Amercan entrnepreneur who rebuilt it in Arizona. There is an urban myth that he mistook it for the more impressive Tower Bridge built in 1894 which has been denied by all involved. A mistake which was however given by an earlier answer and quite a common error by tourists, Tower Bridge is the next one down by the way!

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London Bridge which spans the River Thames in London has no other name. Maybe you're confusing it with Tower Bridge.

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'London Bridge' is just one of many bridges that cross the River Thames in London.

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There are over twenty bridges crossing the River Thames in London. Some of the best known are Tower, London, Southwark, Lambeth, Vauxhall, Albert, Chelsea, Hammersmith, Putney, Kingston.

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None that I know of. The surrounding area is also called London Bridge and the adjacent main line and underground stations are called London Bridge.

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London Bridge.

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