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.
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Age in different time units
Planet Age
How old Tower Bridge would be if it was opened on a different planet
- 9 days from now, December 1, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate 212nd Venus age
- 38 days from now, December 29, 2024, Tower Bridge celebrate 131st half birthday
- 52 days from now, January 13, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate 542nd Mercury age
- 61 days from now, January 22, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate 11st Jupiter age
- 140 days from now, April 11, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate 543rd Mercury age
- 160 days from now, May 1, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 1570 months
- 220 days from now, June 30, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate 131st birthday
- 228 days from now, July 8, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate 544th Mercury age
- 234 days from now, July 14, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate 213rd Venus age
- 289 days from now, September 7, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 69,000,000 minutes
289 days from now, September 7, 2025, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 1,150,000 hours