in 1809-10 by John Rennie for the Company of Proprietors of The Strand Bridge (the Strand Bridge Company). The Strand Bridge Company built the bridge privately, in return for charging tolls to cross it.

Originally named 'the Strand Bridge', following the victory of the Battle of Waterloo, the bridge was renamed by the ' (56 Geo. 3. c. lxiii) (before its opening) to 'the Waterloo Bridge'. The bridge company