was at the same time renamed 'The Company of Proprietors of The Waterloo Bridge'. It opened in 1817 as a toll bridge.

The granite bridge had nine arches, each of 120 ft span, separated by double Doric stone columns, and was 2456 ft long, including approaches-1240 ft between abutments-and 42 ft wide between the parapets.

During the 1840s the bridge gained a reputation as a popular place for suicide attempts. In 1841, the American daredevil

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