• The bridge connected Horselydown Lane, today Tower Bridge Road, with Iron Gate, today Tower Bridge Approach.
  • During the construction of the bridge, almost 50 designs were taken into consideration, these 50 designs can be viewed at Tower Bridge Exhibition.
  • 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 BridgeTower Bridge is host to the Tower Bridge Experience which offers visitors a chance to walk in the covered walkway atop the bridge.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • One of the most famous river crossings in the world, Tower Bridge isn’t actually that old, at over 125 years.
  • The most famous example of the bascule bridge is the Tower Bridge across the River Thames in the heart of London.
  • A copy of the Tower Bridge towers can be seen in Suzhou, China. The bridge is a suspension bridge and a drawbridge at the same time.