- 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 Tower Bridge is also an important landmark, and so there are various ways to go from the London City Center to the Tower Bridge.
- 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.
- Tower Bridge Facts for Kids
- Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894
- Steam-driven hydraulic pumps operated the bridge until 1976
- 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.
- The 11 meter (36 ft) long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allow you to observe the traffic over the Tower Bridge from above.
- Tower Bridge, movable bridge of the double-leaf bascule (drawbridge) type that spans the River Thames between the Greater London boroughs of Tower...
- 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 Exhibition olarak bilinen bu sergide cam zeminli koridorlar, Victoria dönemi motor odaları gibi ilgi çekici alanlar bulunmaktadır.
- The bridge crosses the River Thames and closes to the Tower of London. The Bridge consists of two towers with two horizontal walkways.