{"id":319,"date":"2012-06-30T18:11:19","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T18:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=319"},"modified":"2019-06-21T18:27:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T18:27:08","slug":"regional-museums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/?page_id=319","title":{"rendered":"Historic Attractions\/London Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS \/ LONDON BRIDGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The World&#8217;s Largest Antique<\/p>\n<p>The Statue of Liberty may have been a gift from France, but few if any  American cities can claim a monument to European history that rivals London  Bridge in Lake Havasu City in Arizona. In the 1960s as London Bridge was  &#8220;falling down&#8221; and sinking into the Thames, the London government  decided to auction the 130-old structure and build a new model. Robert P.  McCulloch, founder of Lake Havasu City, submitted the winning bid for $2,460,000  in 1968. However, he had to invest another $7 million to move the bridge to  Lake Havasu City over a three-year period.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly enough, the construction of the new bridge over the River  Thames in England was synchronized with the dismantling of the old London  Bridge. The transition was so carefully planned and artfully managed that  London never lost a single day of open traffic. Dedication of the reconstructed  London Bridge in Lake Havasu City occurred on October 10, 1971. Many British  and Arizona officials participated in this exciting event along with 50,000  spectators.<\/p>\n<p>Today, a quaint English Village joins the bridge as one of Arizona&#8217;s  most unique attractions. Within this charming village are wonderful shops, fine  boutiques, cozy restaurants, and lively nightspots. For more information on  London Bridge, contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lake Havasu City Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau<\/strong><br \/>\n314 London Bridge Road<br \/>\nLake Havasu City 928-453-3444<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.golakehavasu.com\">www.golakehavasu.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS \/ LONDON BRIDGE The World&#8217;s Largest Antique The Statue of Liberty may have been a gift from France, but few if any American cities can claim a monument to European history that rivals London Bridge in Lake Havasu City in Arizona. In the 1960s as London Bridge was &#8220;falling down&#8221; and sinking into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319\/revisions\/534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AZRiverCities3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}