Crossing the iconic Tower Bridge in London
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Channel: Incredible Steam Trains of India and Other Videos · 2017 · Education
Tower Bridge, opened on June 30, 1894, is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, United Kingdom, built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. My video was captured from the tour bus on September 22, 2016. Seen in my video is a view of River Thames and HMS Belfast - originally a light cruiser built for the Royal Navy and currently moored in the river as a museum ship. The Shard of Glass - a 95-storey tall skyscraper, and Fenchurch building nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" can also be spotted in the vicinity. The blue and white bridge consists of two bridge towers tied together at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal tension forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical components of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. The central span was split into two equal bascules or leaves, which could be raised to allow river traffic to pass. The two side-spans were suspension bridges, with the suspension rods anchored both at the abutments and through rods contained within the bridge's upper walkways.
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