Adventures at London Bridge

In 1962, London Bridge was falling down. (Actually, it was sinking). Built in 1831, the bride couldn't handle the ever increasing flow of traffic across the Thames River. The British government decided to put the bridge up for sale. Robert McCulloch, founder of Lake Havasu City, AZ, submitted a winning bid of $2,460,000.

The bridge was dismantled, each stone numbered and shipped 10,000 miles to Long Beach, CA, then trucked to Lake Havasu, AZ. Reconstuction began on September 23 1968.

London Bridge crosses a narrow boating channel that connects with Thompson Bay on the Arizona side of Lake Havasu.

This is a short blog, but such an important piece of history we wanted to share with you. Hope you enjoy!!!!