- When it was built, Tower Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever completed (‘bascule‘ comes from the French word for ‘seesaw’).
- The primary purpose behind the invention of Tower Bridge is to facilitate vehicles and people to get through the other end of the river comfortably.
- Tower Bridge might be London’s most famous bridge but it’s not London Bridge. London Bridge is a bit further upriver and is pretty plain by comparison.
- The most famous example of the bascule bridge is the Tower Bridge across the River Thames in the heart of London.
- urbanest Tower Bridge accommodation has the best rooms and common areas for students and is great student accommodation near London Bridge.
- During the construction of the bridge, almost 50 designs were taken into consideration, these 50 designs can be viewed at Tower Bridge Exhibition.
- Tower Bridge London, the world’s most recognizable suspension bridge, is one of those tourist spots that you just can’t miss in London.
- Tower Bridge, movable bridge of the double-leaf bascule (drawbridge) type that spans the River Thames between the Greater London boroughs of Tower...
- Tower Bridge – Tower Bridge is host to the Tower Bridge Experience which offers visitors a chance to walk in the covered walkway atop the bridge.
- A copy of the Tower Bridge towers can be seen in Suzhou, China. The bridge is a suspension bridge and a drawbridge at the same time.