Tower Bridge

bascule and suspension bridge in London

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Tower Bridge is a famous bridge in London that combines two types of engineering—bascule and suspension design—allowing it to both stand as a fixed crossing and raise its sections to let tall ships pass underneath. It has become an iconic symbol of London and remains an important landmark in the city's landscape.

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Official website: www.towerbridge.org.uk
Image: London - London Tower Bridge - 140806 171049.jpg
Height: 65
Length: 244

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inception: 1886-00-00
Commons category: Tower Bridge
date of official opening: 1894-06-30
longest span: 270
native label: Tower Bridge
clearance: 42.5
social media followers: 38792
OS grid reference: TQ3367180267

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Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.

The bridge was constructed to connect the 39% of London's population that lived east of London Bridge, equivalent to the populations of "Manchester on the one side, and Liverpool on the other", while allowing shipping to access the Pool of London between the Tower of London and London Bridge. The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales, on 30 June 1894.