Fact 359: How long and wide is Westminster Bridge?

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Fact 359: How long and wide is Westminster Bridge?



Westminster Bridge is 827 feet long and 85 feet wide, it has seven cast-iron arches and 7 grey granite supports, Westminster Bridge has interestingly the most arches out of all the Thames bridges.

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