Blackfriars Bridge

Bridge over the River Thames in London, England. It crosses the river at the approximate point where the River Fleet once entered the Thames. The first Blackfriars Bridge was begun in 1760, completed in 1770, and removed in 1860. The present bridge, which was begun in 1865 and opened in 1869, was designed by J Cubitt.

Blackfriars Bridge was widened by the London County Council for an electric tramway along the Embankment to Westminster Bridge in 1907–09. The name commemorates the Dominican monastery of Blackfriars, which is situated on the northern side of the river.