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TITLE:
London Bridge, Spanning manmade channel (moved from London, UK), Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, AZ
CALL NUMBER:
HAER ARIZ,8-LANAC,1-
REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]
MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 3 (5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 4 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.
CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
NOTE:
Survey number HAER AZ-57
Significance: More significant for its fascinating history and the people involved with its construction than for its technological innovation. Completed in 1831, it had a long and useful tenure carrying heavy commuter traffic in and out of the city's southernmost end. In 1967, the city of London elected to demolish the famous but deteriorating bridge and put its stones up for sale. McCulloch Properties of Arizona, needing a tourist attraction to spur growth for their new Lake Havasu City, soon purchased it for over $2.4 million...
SUBJECTS:
ARIZONA--Mohave County--Lake Havasu City
COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.az0474
CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. LONDON BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST. NOTE CORBELS USED TO WIDEN BRIDGE IN 1904.
2. DETAIL OF LONDON GRIFFIN WITH BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND.
3. DETAIL OF LIGHT FURNITURE ON SOUTH SIDE OF ROADWAY LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
CONTROL #:
AZ0474
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