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The London Bridge that was sold to Arizona in 1968 was actually the wrong bridge - the buyer thought he was getting Tower Bridge
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Dark HistoryMar 26, 2026

The London Bridge that was sold to Arizona in 1968 was actually the wrong bridge - the buyer thought he was getting Tower Bridge

Arizona bought London Bridge for $2.4 million by mistake. Robert McCulloch thought he was buying Tower Bridge. He got the boring concrete London Bridge instead. The famous towers stayed in London. He never admitted the error publicly.

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