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London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.United States. When it was built in the 1830s, it spanned the River Thames in London, England.In 1968, the bridge was purchased from the City of London by Robert P. McCulloch.
McCulloch built his first aircraft in 1971 (the same year the London Bridge officially opened), in Lake Havasu City. It was the McCulloch J-2 Gyroplane, a hybrid helicopter and airplane combination, and was tested in the summer of 1973 by James Patton, a NASA pilot.
London Bridge crosses the narrow Bridgewater Channel [7] that leads from Lake Havasu (a segment of the Colorado River) to Thompson Bay (also on the river). [8] [9] Hoping to attract tourists and prospective buyers of residential lots, McCulloch bought it for US$2.5 million from the City of London, England, when the bridge was replaced in 1968.
The Second Bridge will relieve pressure on the city’s iconic London Bridge, originally relocated from London, England to Lake Havasu City in 1968. The Second Bridge and Roadway Project will mitigate traffic congestion, support economic development and population growth in Lake Havasu City, and provide improved access for emergency vehicles ...
The bridge was reconstructed by Sundt Construction at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and was re-dedicated on 10 October 1971 in a ceremony attended by London's Lord Mayor and celebrities. The bridge carries the McCulloch Boulevard and spans the Bridgewater Channel, an artificial, navigable waterway that leads from the Uptown area of Lake Havasu City.
It was built by a taxidermist in 1931 to house his immense collection of stuffed dead animals, some of which remain today. ... The original London Bridge spans a channel of Lake Havasu in Arizona ...
In 1964, McCulloch founded Lake Havasu City, Arizona, with a factory and housing for its workers. The company founder Robert McCulloch was involved in buying the London Bridge at auction in the 1960s. It was then reassembled in Lake Havasu City and opened in 1971. [4] [5]
McCulloch and Wood created the Lake Havasu community, with Wood as the city planner. Wood told McCulloch of the availability of the London Bridge which was being replaced after 130 years of use in London, England. McCulloch purchased the bridge, had it dismantled stone-by-stone, transported it to the U.S., and had it reassembled in Arizona. [6]