- Tower Bridge is still very much in use – over 40,000 people cross Tower Bridge each day, and it opens to allow tall ships to pass through an average of twice a...
- The bridge has a length of 244 m with two towers 65 m high, built on docks, combining two bridge systems, swingarm and suspension.
- After an 8 year construction period, Tower Bridge opened to road and river traffic on 30 June 1894.
- Tower Bridge lit up at night in red, white, and blue for the Coronation.
- The construction of the Tower bridge took a total of 8 years, 432 construction workers and 5 leading construction companies to build it from start to finish.
- You can alternatively take the routes that reach the A100, through Tower Bridge Road, or New Kent Road, which add up to a total of 3.4 and 3.3 miles, respectively.
- Located in the bridge’s twin towers, the Tower Bridge Experience or more popularly known as Tower Bridge Exhibition, gives visitors a deep insight into the...
- The Exhibition shows photos, displays and films to tell a history of Tower Bridge and is housed in bridge’s towers, walkways of the bridge and in Victorian...
- 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 main entrance is near the north side of the bridge, best-reached from Tower Hill tube station or Tower Gateway DLR.