London Bridge is . . . in Arizona?

Contrary to the wisdom of school children everywhere, London Bridge didn’t fall down. It was disassembled in 1967, shipped to the U.S. and reassembled in Arizona.

 Robert McCulloch undertook the unorthodox project to draw attention and tourist dollars to the new planned community he envisioned along the banks of Lake Havasu. Forty five years later, Lake Havasu City boasts a permanent population of 52,000 with many times that number arriving annually to enjoy the lake’s water sports and natural beauty.

Lake Havasu, Arizona