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Amidst the crystal clear waters, stark mountains and arid deserts of Arizona stands the granite, five-arched, 928 ft (283 m) long, Lake Havasu London Bridge. Built between 1824 and 1831 in London, England by engineer John Rennie, the bridge which originally stood over London’s Thames River, became unstable and started "falling down" by 1962. No longer able to support the increased traffic that crossed it, the city of London decided to put the bridge up for auction. In 1968, Robert McCulloch, founder of Lake Havasu City, AZ, submitted the winning bid for $2,460,000. McCulloch then had the bridge carefully disassembled and shipped to its present location. Re-assembly began in 1968 and took about three years to complete. The reconstructed London Bridge was officially dedicated in Lake Havasu City on October 10, 1971 before thousands of spectators. To date, the bridge continues to draw countless visitors from all over the world.