11,000 tons of steel.
Steel
Stone and steel.
There was virtually no wire used in the construction of Tower Bridge. Its main components are 70,000 tons of concrete, 11,000 tons of steel and it is clad in Cornish granite and Portland stone.
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11,000 tons of steel, Cornish granite and Portland stone.
70,000 tons of steel, Cornish granite and Portland stone.
11,000 tons of steel, Cornish granite and Portland stone.
London's Tower Bridge, which crosses the Thames near the Tower of London is a Bascule bridge whereby two halves of the bridge swing into the air to let tall ships pass underneath. The mechanism is made of steel but encased in stone for the sake of appearance. Naturally the road surfaces are tarmacadam. Steel and Metal
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No. Tower Bridge wasn't completed until 1894.
Tower Bridge is used by thousands of vehicles and pedestrians every day.
Tower Bridge is used by thousands of vehicles and pedestrians every day.