Waterloo, London "For a list of street names etymologies in the area see: Street names of Waterloo" Waterloo is connected to the Strand area on the north bank of the River Thames by Waterloo Bridge. The first bridge on the site was opened in 1817 and the current bridge was opened in 1945. The bridge was named to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Waterloo Road also dates from this time, built on land belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury.. St John's, Waterloo was constructed from 1822 by the Commissioners for Building New Churches as the population of the parish of
Fitzroy Bridge (opened 1952) seven spans carrying a 12.8 metre-wide roadway with two 1.5 metre-wide pedestrian walkways on either side. The Fitzroy Bridge replaced the original Fitzroy Bridge which had served the city since 1881. When the new bridge was opened, the original bridge was closed but it remained unused alongside the new bridge until it was demolished in January 1956. Linking Rockhampton City with Berserker, the Fitzroy Bridge connects Fitzroy Street with Toft Street, passing over Victoria Parade, Reaney Street, Ashney Street and the Lakes Creek railway line. In 2018, Australian Iranian artist Niloufar Lovegrove painted a mural in the Victoria Parade underpass