In 1962, the city of London, England, put their 130-year old bridge for auction. The founder of Lake Havasu, Arizona, Robert McCullock won the bid for US$2,460,000 in 1968. Then he spent another US$7,000,000 to disassemble the bridge, piece by piece, then moved the pieces to Lake Havasu, Arizona. Then the bridge was reconstructed in Lake Havasu, where it is today.


While I appreciate the effort but I think it was a big waste of tax payers' money.

According to measuringworth.com, 10 million dollars in 1968 is about 100 million in 2006 using the normal GDP per capita calculation.