no it can only open 45 decrese
Tower Bridge first opened in 1894. The bridge is 801 feet in length.
The bridge opens for boats. The engineer in charge would open it.
Tower Bridge opens an average of two or three times per week.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is the only bridge in London that opens.
To let ships pass underneath.
About 4 minutes.
About 4 minutes
Tower Bridge was completed in 1894 and was designed to open so that taller ships could get into the Pool of London which was a busy area of the river Thames at that time. When the bridge was built, there were no other bridges between it and the open sea.
Tower Bridge is open to traffic but has a 20 mph speed limit and an 18 tonne weight limit.
Just a few minutes.
It is the only bridge on the Thames which can open to let tall ships pass underneath.