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Blackfriars Bridge comes home Saturday

The frame of the Blackfriars Bridge is lowered onto its abutments following an extensive restoration, Aug. 15, 2018. Jaclyn Carbone/980 CFPL

The bridge is coming back.

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More than a year after it was lifted from its place over the Thames River, the Blackfriars Bridge will officially re-open Saturday.

An official grand opening will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

As part of the event, officials say a mini-parade will move across the bridge, but no further details were provided.

The 143-year-old bridge underwent a nine-month restoration after a structural evaluation in 2013 found corrosion and other structural deficiencies.

The work is expected to add 75 years or more to the bridge’s lifespan.

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