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Major restoration of Tower Bridge now complete
(05/04/2011)

Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world. It is 60 meters long with towers that rise to a height of 43 meters. Its middle section can be raised to permit large vessels to pass the Tower Bridge. Massive engines raise the bridge sections, which weigh about 1000 tonnes each, in just over a minute. After three years of grit-blasting, paint analysis, abseiling engin... [more]

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