Today, 57 years ago, on February 19, 1968 (Calendar 21 January 1968), the London Bridge across the Thames River was demolished. The numbered London Bridge to be moved on February 19, 1968, the London Bridge across the Thames River was demolished. The bridge was built in 1831 and another new bridge was built here a hundred years later. The old London Bridge has been sold to a large company in the United States and transported to the Colorado River in Arizona, becoming a view of a British-style playground.