16th March 1973: Modern London Bridge is opened
On this day in 1973 the Queen opened Modern London Bridge. The previous bridge, which had opened in 1831, was dismantled and sold to American oil tycoon Robert McCulloch for nearly $2.5m, who had it rebuilt in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Rumours abounded that McCulloch thought he was purchasing Tower Bridge, but this was fervently denied.
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