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The bridge connected Iron Gate, on the north bank of the river, with Horselydown Lane, on the south – now known as Tower Bridge Approach and Tower Bridge Road, respectively. [21] Until the bridge was opened, the Tower Subway – 0.25 mi (400 m) to the west – was the shortest way to cross the river from Tower Hill to Tooley Street in Southwark .
Jones' final legacy is one of the most recognised buildings in the world, Tower Bridge. It was designed in collaboration with the civil engineer John Wolfe Barry, who was brought in as an expert to devise the mechanism for the bascule bridge. Following Jones' death during the initial stages of construction, the execution lay in the hands of Barry.
Tower Bridge is a bridge in England. Tower Bridge may also refer to: Tower Bridge (Sacramento, California), a bridge in Sacrimento. Tower Bridge Quay, the quay on the River Thames. Tower Bridge railway station, railway station in Ireland. California State Route 275, also known as Tower Bridge Gateway. Tower Bridge Road, one of the London Inner ...
Sir Joseph William Bazalgette CB (/ ˈ b æ z əl dʒ ɛ t /; 28 March 1819 – 15 March 1891) was an English civil engineer.As Chief Engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation of a sewerage system for central London, in response to the Great Stink of 1858, which was instrumental in relieving the city of cholera epidemics, while beginning to clean ...
The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, [14] and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. [15]
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In the 2023 video game Starfield, the Shard can be visited, as it is the London landmark in the game. [92] In the 2020 video game Microsoft Flight Simulator, the Shard is one of many landmarks you can view and visit in London. [93] The Shard appears in the 2020 video game Watch Dogs: Legion, although in the game, it is called the Nexus Tower. [94]
Wellfleet temporary bridge fun facts. Type: Steel truss bridge manufactured by Acrow. Span: 320 feet total, composed of two 100-foot spans and two 60-foot spans. Road width: 13.5 feet.