Robert McCulloch, an eccentric American millionaire, bought the London Bridge to attract visitors and residents to Lake Havasu City, an area he was attempting to turn into a tourist attraction. The bridge was dismantled and moved in pieces to Arizona, where it was reassembled.
Who paid for the London Bridge to Arizona?
McCullochIn 1967, the City of London was looking for someone to buy the defunct and dismantled bridge. Oddly enough, McCulloch had a hunch that this iconic piece of British history would drive growth in Lake Havasu City. McCulloch placed the winning bid of $2.4 million on April 18, 1968 (over $17 million in today's dollars).
Where is the original London Bridge now?
Is the London Bridge related to Queen Elizabeth?
The plan was created as early as the 1960s and revised many times in the years before her death in September 2022. The phrase "London Bridge is down" was used to communicate the death of the Queen to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and key personnel, setting the plan into motion.
Why was London Bridge sold to Arizona?
McCulloch paid $2,460,000—plus shipping costs of around $240,000—to bring the bridge over, piece by piece. He bought the structure as a tourist attraction to entice people to vacation and potentially retire in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., a planned community he established a few years earlier.
How much did it cost to ship the London Bridge to Arizona?
McCulloch paid $2,460,000—plus shipping costs of around $240,000—to bring the bridge over, piece by piece. He bought the structure as a tourist attraction to entice people to vacation and potentially retire in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., a planned community he established a few years earlier.