Some people have been shocked that the Garden Bridge Trust claim to have spent £37m of our money purely on a planning application, pre-contract work and some PR. A regular comparison is the Millennium Bridge over the Thames which cost £22m to build.
So here is a quick look at some other bridges to see what has been built for less than the £175m Garden Bridge (and one which is more expensive, but a truly remarkable feat, unlike the Lumlywick trite).
All prices are adjusted for inflation to today’s value.
The Langkawi Sky Bridge, Malaysia
£950,000
Sky Bridge, Sochi, Russia
£1.5m
Green Bridge, London
£9.2m
Peace Bridge, Calgary, Canada
£11m
Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle/Gateshead, England
£34m
The Millenium Bridge, London, England
£34m
Orwell Bridge, Ipswich, England
£83m
Siduhe River Bridge, China
£84m
Millau Viaduct, France
£455m
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