Lake Havasu, Arizona, London Bridge, Repurposed English Pub
Did you know that the London Bridge is no longer in London? In fact, it stands in the Colorado River at Lake Havasu, Arizona. It was originally built in London around 1831 but by the 1960s it was not sufficiently structurally sound for the increasing load of vehicular traffic. In 1967, it was closed and dismantled. Each granite block was numbered so that the bridge could be rebuilt exactly as it was originally constructed. It was purchased by Robert P. McCulloch, the chairman of McCulloch Oil Corporation, who was the founder of Lake Havasu City, a retirement real estate development on the east shore of Lake Havasu, a large reservoir on the Colorado River. McCulloch purchased the bridge as a tourist attraction for Lake Havasu, which was then far from the usual tourist track. The idea was successful, bringing interested tourists and potential buyers of retirement homes to the area. From my previous visit, I seem to recall that this was a pub and served some pretty good fish and chips. My dad enjoyed the beer — I had to take his word for that since I don't drink beer. Too bad the business did not survive — it is now a real estate office.
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Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
Photo credit: © B. David Cathell / Alamy / Afripics
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