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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.
Robert Paxton McCulloch (May 11, 1911 – February 25, 1977) was an American entrepreneur from Missouri, best known for McCulloch chainsaws and purchasing the "New" London Bridge, which he moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona—one of the cities he founded.
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 Hunt Hill Bridge is grouped with other well known landmarks like the Golden State Bridge in San Francisco and the London Bridge in Arizona. Unlike its older predecessors, the Margaret Hunt ...
London Bridge: Extant Stone arch: 1971 1998 McCulloch Boulevard North Bridgewater Channel Canal Lake Havasu City: Mohave: AZ-58: Petrified Forest National Park Roads and Bridges 2001 Petrified Forest National Park roads Holbrook: Navajo: AZ-59: Jim Camp Wash Bridge
The historic city is known for many things, including the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. ... London Bridge, Arizona. 4. Rickenbacker Causeway Bridge, Florida. 5.
Gary P. Nunn's song "London Homesick Blues" includes the lyrics, "Even London Bridge has fallen down, and moved to Arizona, now I know why." [ 58 ] English composer Eric Coates wrote a march about London Bridge in 1934.
As if Arizona didn’t have enough ghosts, we seem to have imported a few more that traveled to Lake Havasu City with the granite bones of the London Bridge.. A lot of residual energy came with ...