Tower Bridge is a bascule bridge.
1968 to 1972
Tower Bridge has a unique design so is world famous'
The history of the bridge and its construction and the original Victorian steam engines for lifting the bridge.
One of the construction workers.
The construction works started in 1886 and they opened the Tower Bridge in 1894. It took 8 years to construct.
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Because it has a unique design.
Tower Bridge construction was completed in 1894 using 11,000 tons of steel and faced with Cornish granite and Portland stone.
It was made in a way that allowed shipping to pass upstream to reach the ports.
Started 1886 and completed 1894
Construction of Tower Bridge was completed in 1894 when there were very few heavy vehicles on the roads. The general weight limit on British roads is 44 metric tonnes but Tower Bridge is restricted to 18 metric tonnes.
It all depends on the kind of bridge you are building