Tower Bridge
Basic information
The Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894 and then was opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales, and now is a classical image of London. The bridge crosses the River Thames and is a bascule(movable bridge) and suspension bridge engineered by Sir John Wolfe Barry and Sir Horace Jones who was the architect. It is one of the five London bridges that are owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates.
The bridge deck is accessible and free to pedestrians and vehicles but to see the towers and Victorian engine rooms a charge is required.
The Tower Bridge consists of two bridge towers that are tied together at the upper level by two horizontal walkways which allow the bridge to lift when ships pass through, by the motion of the bascule pivots which are found at the vase of each tower along with the operating machine.
- 29 days from now, June 1, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 4,100,000,000 seconds
- 58 days from now, June 30, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate 130th birthday
- 59 days from now, July 1, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 1560 months
- 76 days from now, July 18, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 1,140,000 hours
- 79 days from now, July 21, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate 540th Mercury age
- 167 days from now, October 17, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate 541st Mercury age
- 176 days from now, October 26, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 6,800 weeks
- 212 days from now, December 1, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate 212nd Venus age
- 241 days from now, December 29, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate 131st half birthday
- 255 days from now, January 13, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate 542nd Mercury age