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Does the tower of london have a drawbridge?
No, its a pre-stressed concrete box bridge.
What type of structure is the London Bridge?
prisons The mechanics for the drawbridge were also kept in the towers
Does the white tower at the Tower of London have a drawbridge?
No.
What year did Tower Bridge first open?
Tower Bridge first opened in 1894. The bridge is 801 feet in length.
What is the length of the Tower Bridge?
244 metres
Which is the only London Bridge that can be raised?
The only London Bridge that can be raised is the Tower Bridge. Completed in 1894, it features two bascule (drawbridge) sections that can be lifted to allow ships to pass through. Tower Bridge is often mistakenly referred to as London Bridge, which is a different and much simpler structure located nearby.
How do you spell drawbridge?
That is the correct spelling of "drawbridge" (a bridge acoss a castle moat).
Is the James River draw bridge still the longest draw bridge in the world located in Virginia Between Newport News and Smithfield area on the James River?
The longest drawbridge in the world is no longer the James River drawbridge. It is now the DanyangÐKunshan Grand Bridge in China. It measures 540,700 feet in length.
Is London Bridge bigger than Tower Bridge?
They are about the same length but London Bridge is much wider.
What is open when it's closed and closed when it's open?
Many people answer "a drawbridge" to this..... but, technically a drawbridge is either 'raised' or 'lowered'. However, the famous Tower Bridge in London carries road traffic across the river Thames. But as the photos of it show, the bridge is split in the middle and each side can be raised at an angle to allow ships to pass up and down the river. So, when Tower Bridge is open to road traffic it is closed to shipping, and when it is closed to road traffic it is open to shippping.
What is the name of a bridge that can be lowered or raised for the castle's protection in middle ages?
It is called the drawbridge if it can be lifted and lowered.
A bridge which may be raised to prevent access?
Drawbridge
