- If you search for ‘London Bridge’ on Google, you may even see photos of ‘Tower Bridge’ with the caption ‘London Bridge’ under it!
- During the construction of the bridge, almost 50 designs were taken into consideration, these 50 designs can be viewed at Tower Bridge Exhibition.
- When it was built, Tower Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever completed (‘bascule‘ comes from the French word for ‘seesaw’).
- Tower Bridge Facts for Kids
- Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894
- Steam-driven hydraulic pumps operated the bridge until 1976
- Historian and photofgrapher David Ross visits Tower Bridge, London, with beautiful photos of the iconic bridge, history, and visiting information.
- Tower Bridge is a London icon and an engineering marvel. One of the first steel bridges in the world, it employed cutting edge steam and hydraulic technology.
- 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 primary purpose behind the invention of Tower Bridge is to facilitate vehicles and people to get through the other end of the river comfortably.
- One of the most famous river crossings in the world, Tower Bridge isn’t actually that old, at over 125 years.
- edit: ayrıntılı bilgi için http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/. ... tower hill tube istasyonunda inip yürüyerek gidilebilir. araçların gittiği alt yolda yürümek pek zevkli değildir...