- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tower bridge, a London landmark, is a must-see for visitors to the city. Learn who built it and when, and how you can go inside!
- Tower Bridge, movable bridge of the double-leaf bascule (drawbridge) type that spans the River Thames between the Greater London boroughs of Tower...
- During the construction of the bridge, almost 50 designs were taken into consideration, these 50 designs can be viewed at Tower Bridge Exhibition.
- Historian and photofgrapher David Ross visits Tower Bridge, London, with beautiful photos of the iconic bridge, history, and visiting information.
- 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 bridge connected Horselydown Lane, today Tower Bridge Road, with Iron Gate, today Tower Bridge Approach.
- 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.