“London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady.
LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN
The London Bridge that was forever \”falling down” in the nursery rhyme
was built of stone. It was built across the River Thames in London
and lasted for more than 600 years.
During those years, the bridge suffered many accidents. Ships crashed
into it. The weight of traffic made it crack and sink a little. The
pounding river loosened it. And it had to be repaired again and again.
Some of the money for the repairs came from rent paid by people with
shops on the bridge. The repairs cost so much.that the people of London
decided to tear it down and build another London Bridge of a strong rock
called granite. But in time, it, too, began to crack and sink a
little. So again, the people decided to take down that bridge and build
a new London Bridge made of concrete.
The granite bridge was taken apart piece by piece, shipped to the United
States, and put back together across an artificial lake in Arizona.
