Tower Bridge, completed in 1894, is a combined bascule and suspension bridge across the River Thames in London, built near the Tower of London to provide a new crossing point downstream of London Bridge without obstructing the tall-masted ships that then used the busy docks upriver. Its two towers support raised walkways and hydraulically powered bascules that could be lifted to let ships pass, a design intended to reconcile the needs of road traffic with those of river shipping in the heart of a major port city. It became, alongside the Tower of London beside it, one of the most recognizable landmarks associated with the city.
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Classification
Heritage DesignationNationally Designated Heritage Site 1 Completion Year SignificanceA Grade I listed structure that has become a recognisable landmark of London. 1 Connections
Operated By
Source Wikipedia: Tower Bridge
Pioneered By
Source Wikipedia: Tower Bridge
Source Wikipedia: Tower Bridge
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1. Wikipedia: Tower Bridge
WikipediaSecond paragraph, opening-date sentence
The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales, on 30 June 1894.
Fourth paragraph, landmark sentence
Tower Bridge has become a recognisable London landmark.
Traffic section, current role
remains an important traffic route with 40,000 crossings every day.
Introduction, listed status
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894.
Construction
More than 11,000 long tons (12,320 short tons; 11,177 t) of steel were used in the framework for the towers and walkways
Cladding
clad in Cornish granite and Portland stone
Article lead
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule
Infobox: heritage
Grade I listed building
Pioneered By: Horace Jones, Lead paragraph
designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry
Pioneered By: John Wolfe Barry, Lead paragraph
designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry
In Group: Arch, Cantilever and Girder Bridges, Lead sentence
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.
Operated By: City Bridge Foundation, Infobox: maint
City Bridge Foundation, City of London Corporation
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