- Tower Bridge is 240 metres (800 feet) long and 76 metres (250 feet) wide. It is made up of two 61-metre-tall towers (200 feet) connected by horizontal walkways.
- Londra'da görülmesi gereken yerlerden biri de 1894’te kullanıma açılan Tower Bridge'dir. Yapımı 8 sene süren ve 283 metre uzunluğundaki bu köprü özellikle...
- Reachability: London underground station Tower Hill, Circle Line and District Line, Zone 1. Opening times: The bridge can be visited all around the clock.
- Tower Bridge (not to be confused with London Bridge), is one of the most recognizable landmarks in all of London, and it is a must-visit.
- On one of the top floors, there's a photo exhibition of the world’s most famous bridges, including Tower Bridge. London’s iconic symbol.
- 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 west high-level tie carries the tensile load to the Middlesex main tower. The arrangement is similar on the Middlesex side of the bridge.
- Entry to Tower Bridge is closed between 9:30am to 11:50am. Please refer to the official website for updated opening times and closeout dates.
- Tower Bridge London, the world’s most recognizable suspension bridge, is one of those tourist spots that you just can’t miss in London.
- In the Tower Bridge a combination of the suspension and bascule principles is used. The two side spans are suspended, each span being 270 feet long.