Westminster Bridge
Westminster Bridge is a road-and-foot-traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, linking Westminster on the west side and Lambeth on the east side.Photo: Raduranga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: bridge over the River Thames in London
- Wheelchair access: yes
Notable Places in the Area
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London.
Big Ben
Big Ben is the common name for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and by extention to the clock tower and the clock itself. Big Ben is situated 190 metres west of Westminster Bridge.
London Eye
Ferris wheel
Photo: Swgreed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. London Eye is situated 310 metres northeast of Westminster Bridge.
Localities in the Area
Westminster
Quarter
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in London, England.
Whitehall
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England.
Waterloo
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waterloo is a district in Central London, and part of the Waterloo and South Bank ward of the London Borough of Lambeth.
Westminster Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, arch bridge, tram bridge, bridge and tourism
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50084° or 51° 30' 3" northLongitude
-0.12178° or 0° 7' 18" westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Inception
24th May 1862Open Location Code
9C3XGV2H+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 216999359OpenStreetMap Feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap Attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6619911Wikidata ID
Q456960Westminster Bridge Satellite Map
© OpenStreetMap, Mapbox and Maxar
Also Known As
- Arabic: جسر وستمنستر
- Arabic: جسر ويستمنستر
- Armenian: Վեստմինստերյան կամուրջ
- Asturian: Ponte de Westminster
- Asturian: Westminster Bridge
- Azerbaijani: Vestminster körpüsü
- Basque: Westminster Bridge
- Basque: Westminster zubia
- Belarusian: Вэстмінстэрскі мост
- Bulgarian: Уестминстър Бридж
- Bulgarian: Уестминстърски мост
- Catalan: Pont de Westminster
- Catalan: Westminster Bridge
- Chinese: 威斯敏斯特桥
- Chinese: 西敏橋
- Czech: Westminster Bridge
- Czech: Westminsterský most
- Danish: Westminster Bridge
- Dutch: Westminster Bridge
- Egyptian Arabic: كوبرى وستمنستر
- Esperanto: Vestminstra Ponto
- Finnish: Westminsterin silta
- French: Pont de Westminster
- French: pont de Westminster
- Georgian: ვესტმინსტერის ხიდი
- German: Westminster Bridge
- German: Westminster Brücke
- Hebrew: גשר ווסטמינסטר
- Hebrew: גשר וסטמינסטר
- Hindi: वेस्टमिंस्टर ब्रिज
- Hungarian: Westminster híd
- Irish: Droichead Westminster
- Italian: Ponte di Westminster
- Italian: Westminster Bridge
- Japanese: ウェストミンスター・ブリッジ
- Japanese: ウェストミンスター橋
- Kannada: ವೆಸ್ಟ್ ಮಿನ್ ಸ್ಟರ್ ಸೇತುವೆ
- Korean: 웨스트민스터 브리지
- Macedonian: Вестминстерски мост
- Malay: Jambatan Westminster
- Norwegian: Westminster Bridge
- Norwegian Bokmål: Westminster Bridge
- Persian: پل وستمینستر
- Polish: Most Westminsterski
- Polish: Westminster Bridge
- Portuguese: Ponte de Westminster
- Russian: Вестминстер
- Russian: Вестминстерский мост
- Russian: Мост Вестминстер
- Scots: Westminster Bridge
- Serbian: Vestminsterski most
- Serbian: Весминстерски мост
- Serbian: Вестминстерски мост
- Serbo-Croatian: Westminsterski most
- Slovak: Westminster Bridge
- Slovenian: Westminstrski most
- Spanish: Puente de Westminster
- Spanish: Westminster Bridge
- Swedish: Westminster Bridge
- Telugu: వెస్ట్ మిన్ స్టర్ వంతెన
- Telugu: వెస్ట్మిన్స్టర్ వంతెన
- Thai: สะพานเวสต์มินสเตอร์
- Turkish: Westminster Köprüsü
- Ukrainian: Вестмінстерський міст
- Urdu: ویسٹمنسٹر بریج
- Vietnamese: Cầu Westminster
- Welsh: Pont Westminster
- Yue Chinese: 西敏橋
- ವೆಸ್ಟ್ಮಿನ್ಸ್ಟರ್ ಸೇತುವೆ
- 웨스트민스터 교
Localities in the Area
- Lambeth ReachLocality
- Pelican RockLocality
- William Blake EstateNeighbourhood
- LambethSuburb
- Tanswell EstateNeighbourhood
Places in the Area
- Westminster PierTransport stop, 140 metres northwest
- WestminsterRailway stop, 140 metres west
- BoudicaWork of art, 140 metres west
- Pret A MangerFast food restaurant, 150 metres east
- Victims of Human BSE (vCJD)Memorial, 150 metres southeast
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