Editing Waterloo Bridge (section)

==In popular culture==
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*[[Robert E. Sherwood]]'s play ''[[Waterloo Bridge (play)|Waterloo Bridge]]'' (1930), the story of a soldier who falls in love and marries a woman he meets on the bridge in an air raid during the First World War, was made into films released in [[Waterloo Bridge (1931 film)|1931]], [[Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)|1940]] and [[Gaby (film)|1956]]. The second of these film versions starred [[Vivien Leigh]] and [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]].
*"After the Lunch", a poem by [[Wendy Cope]] about two lovers parting on Waterloo Bridge, now forms the lyric of the song "Waterloo Bridge" by [[Jools Holland]] and Louise Marshall.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vVKDCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA98|title=A/AS Level English Literature A for AQA Student Book|first1=Russell|last1=Carey|first2=Anne|last2=Fairhall|first3=Tom|last3=Rank|date=12 November 2015|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781107467927 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ_M-ZY9cEQ | title=Waterloo Bridge | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
*The bridge features in the film ''[[A Window in London]]'' (1940). The hero, played by [[Michael Redgrave]], is a crane driver who is working on the construction of the bridge. Images can be seen of the incomplete rebuilding work in progress.
*The bridge features in scenes at the beginning and end of the film ''[[Alfie (1966 film)|Alfie]]'' (1966), starring [[Michael Caine]]. In the final scene of the film the title character is seen crossing the bridge followed by a stray dog.<ref name=Locations>{{cite book |date=11 May 2012 |author=Neil Mitchell |isbn=978-1841504841 |title=World Film Locations: London |publisher=Intellect}}</ref>
*The song "[[Waterloo Sunset]]" by the British band [[The Kinks]] tells of living in London and watching life from Waterloo Bridge.
*The comedy short "[[Waterloo Bridge Handicap]]" (1978) features a fictional daily race by commuters on the Surbiton - Waterloo train to be the first to walk across to the other side of the bridge.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t5_oHaTE78 | title=Waterloo Bridge Handicap | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
*A scene in "[[The Great Game (Sherlock)|The Great Game]]", an episode of the BBC television series ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'', takes place beneath the bridge's northern side, where members of Sherlock's network of homeless informants congregate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Locations: Waterloo Bridge |url=http://www.sherlockology.com/locations/waterloo-bridge |work=Sherlockology: The Ultimate Guide for Any BBC Sherlock Fan |publisher=sherlockology.com |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-date=15 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215103042/http://www.sherlockology.com/locations/waterloo-bridge |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*The bridge features in the closing scene of the 1996 film ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/articles/trainspotting-filming-locations/ |title=Surprisingly beautiful places that appear in Trainspotting |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref>
*The bridge, when still a toll-bridge, and its toll-keeper feature in Dickens's essay 'Down with the Tide' (1853).
*It is featured in the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' games ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the London Loop racecourse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mariowiki.com/Tour_London_Loop#London_Loop_2|title=Tour London Loop - Super Mario Wiki|work=Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance|date=6 December 2019|access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref>