- The most famous example of the bascule bridge is the Tower Bridge across the River Thames in the heart of London.
- Together with the help of another architect by the name of John Wolfe Barry they conceptualized Tower Bridge in the form we know today.
- The bridge crosses the River Thames and closes to the Tower of London. The Bridge consists of two towers with two horizontal walkways.
- 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.
- 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.
- Today visitors can see Tower Bridge and its inner workings up close and personal, or elect to snap a photo of the impressive bridge from a nearby viewpoint.
- The Tower Bridge Exhibition includes a glass-enclosed walkway giving visitors some wonderful views of the River Thames and the surrounding areas of London.
- urbanest Tower Bridge accommodation has the best rooms and common areas for students and is great student accommodation near London Bridge.
- Of these 33, one of them stands out, the tower bridge that can be raised. The middle section of the bridge raises to allow the flow of river traffic.
- Tower Bridge, movable bridge of the double-leaf bascule (drawbridge) type that spans the River Thames between the Greater London boroughs of Tower...