"Mizter T" wrote

The bridge itself is impressive - it's big, and of a simple,
straightforward but eye pleasing design. Whilst I didn't see a double
decker going under it's quite clear that there's plenty of clearance
for high vehicles.

One of the television news pictures showed someone measuring the height from
the roadway to the bridge.

Whilst it comes as no surprise it must nonetheless be a bit odd for
locals to find this new dominating structure in place, especially as
there's never been a bridge there before. I think what it might have
been like when the line went in over Ludgate Hill between Blackfriars
(though was it not named St Paul's at the time) and Holborn Viaduct -
though that bridge did spoil a great view of St Paul's, which was
reinstated when the bridge was removed and the Thameslink line was
diverted under the road into City Thameslink station (which
confusingly on opening was also named St Paul's - well, St Paul's
Thameslink, to be precise).

St Paul's was renamed Blackfriars in 1937 - the bridge lasted more than
another half century.

Peter