The Great Ocean Road – London Bridge – Port Campbell National Park
London Bridge … has fallen down! The collapse of London Bridge was only a matter of time. One evening in January 1990 the main arch of the London Bridge collapsed, breaking it away from the mainland. Fotunately noone was injured and the only drama was a couple of people who were marooned on the newly formed island until rescue from helicopter.
London Bridge is still a fascinating feature and the size of it is hard to comprehend. It is located near the Twelve Apostles National Park it is further down in the
Port Campbell National Park.
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I wrote an article some time ago showing the before and after of both a fallen “apostle” and the fall of “London Bridge” Check out the pre-1990 photo of London Bridge intact. People used to walk across the bridge and some folks got stuck when the bridge collapsed (though no-one went in the water) requiring a helicopter rescue. There seems to be no warning of an impending collapse and it is assumed that all the apostles will disappear in the next hundred years or so. I look forward to reading the rest of your Great Ocean Rd trip.