Editing Waterloo Bridge (section)

{{short description|Bridge in London, England}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox bridge
|image       = River Thames and Waterloo Bridge, London-17Aug2009.jpg
|image_size  = 300px
|bridge_name = Waterloo Bridge
|caption     = [[River Thames]] and Waterloo Bridge<br>(as seen from the [[London Eye]])
|official_name =
|locale      = [[London]]
|carries     = A301 road
|crosses     = [[River Thames]]
|preceded    = [[Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges]]
|followed    = [[Blackfriars Bridge]]
|maint       = [[Transport for London]]
|open        = (first bridge) {{Start date and age|18 June 1817|df=yes}}<br />(second bridge) {{Start date and age|11 March 1942|df=yes}}
|below       =
|traffic     =
|design      = [[Box girder bridge]]
|toll        = 
|mainspan    = {{convert|233|ft|m}}
|length      = {{convert|1230|ft|m}}
|width       = {{convert|80|ft|m}}
|heritage    = [[Listed building|Grade II* listed structure]]
|named_for   = [[Battle of Waterloo]]
}}

'''Waterloo Bridge''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|w|ɔː|t|ə|ˈ|l|uː}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/waterloo|title=Definition of 'Waterloo'|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/waterloo?q=Waterloo|title=Definition of Waterloo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary|website=www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>) is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the [[River Thames]] in [[London]], between [[Blackfriars Bridge]] and [[Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges]]. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at the [[Battle of Waterloo]] in 1815. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the bridge offers good views of [[Westminster]], the [[South Bank]] and the [[London Eye]] to the west, and of the [[City of London]] and [[Canary Wharf]] to the east.
[[File:Waterloo Bridge - view.jpg|alt=Waterloo bridge views on Finsbury|thumb|View towards the [[City of London]] while walking the Waterloo Bridge]]