America Buying Tower Bridge Now

: By the 1960s, the Victorian-era London Bridge was literally sinking into the River Thames at a rate of about one inch every eight years because it could not handle modern traffic.

The story of "America buying Tower Bridge" is one of history's most persistent urban legends. While an American did famously purchase a bridge from London in 1968, he bought , not the more ornate, iconic Tower Bridge . The Real Transaction america buying tower bridge

: McCulloch wanted a unique centerpiece for his newly planned community, Lake Havasu City, Arizona . His associate, C.V. Wood—who helped design Disneyland—convinced him that a piece of British history would attract tourists and prospective home buyers to the remote desert location. The Myth of the "Mistaken Identity" : By the 1960s, the Victorian-era London Bridge

In 1968, American entrepreneur and chainsaw mogul purchased the 1831 "New" London Bridge for $2,460,000 . The Real Transaction : McCulloch wanted a unique