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TOWER BRIDGE (HMS Belfast in the forground)
View from London Bridge.
Tower Bridge is the most recognizably bridge on the River Thames and is often mistakenly referred to as “London Bridge”.
The total cost of construction of Tower Bridge was £1,184,000 (£100 million as of 2011).
The bridge was officially opened on 30 June 1894 by The Prince of Wales (the future King Edward Vll) and his wife, The Princess of Wales.
It takes 61 seconds to open Tower Bridge, which opens about 1,000 times a year.
Tower Bridge is the only bridge over the Thames that can be raised as it is a combined bascule (drawbridge) and suspension bridge. This means that the middle section of the bridge can be raised to allow river traffic to pass through.
The bridge was originally painted a chocolate brown colour. Then in 1977, it was painted red, white and blue for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
There have been several incidents on the bridge over the years. In December 1952, the bridge opened while a number 78 double-decker bus was on it
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TOWER BRIDGE (HMS Belfast in the forground)
View from London Bridge.
Tower Bridge is the most recognizably bridge on the River Thames and is often mistakenly referred to as “London Bridge”.
The total cost of construction of Tower Bridge was £1,184,000 (£100 million as of 2011).
The bridge was officially opened on 30 June 1894 by The Prince of Wales (the future King Edward Vll) and his wife, The Princess of Wales.
It takes 61 seconds to open Tower Bridge, which opens about 1,000 times a year.
Tower Bridge is the only bridge over the Thames that can be raised as it is a combined bascule (drawbridge) and suspension bridge. This means that the middle section of the bridge can be raised to allow river traffic to pass through.
The bridge was originally painted a chocolate brown colour. Then in 1977, it was painted red, white and blue for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
There have been several incidents on the bridge over the years. In December 1952, the bridge opened while a number 78 double-decker bus was on it
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