While the London Borough of Southwark is located in the south of London, forming part of Inner London and connecting with the city of London by bridges. The borough of Tower Hamlets (London Borough of Tower Hamlets), in the United Kingdom, is located east of the City of London and north of the River Thames, covering a large area of the traditional East End and a part of the remodeled Docklands. It is a distinctive landmark that aesthetically complements the nearby Tower of London, England. The mobile bridge extends along the River Thames joining the municipalities of Tower Hamlets and Southwark. He did, and the bridge finally opened on June 30, 1894, having cost approximately £ 1,000,000. The bridge should have been completed in 1889, but difficulties arose and Parliament was asked twice to extend the time to complete the work.
Horace Jones was named architect and received the title of gentleman, but he died the same year passing responsibility for its construction to engineer John Wolfe Barry. In 1885 a Law of Parliament was passed that empowered the City of London Corporation to build the bridge. In 1878, Horace Jones, the architect of the city, presented a proposal for a bridge at a low level on the tilting principle, that is, a bridge at level with the streets, with two leaves or arms that could be raised to let the ships pass downstream and be lowered to allow vehicles to pass from one side to another through the canal. It was also proposed to build a railway line at the bottom of the river and carry out an itinerant staging with its deck protruding above sea level or proposals were considered for a subway and for large paddle wheel ferries. These included schemes for low-level bridges with oscillating openings of various types, and high-level bridges with inclined approaches or with elevations at each end. Its construction took eight years, five main contractors and the tireless work of 432 construction workers every day.Īfter contemplating the need for a new bridge that linked the opposite banks of the Thames, because before the increase in traffic and population the existing ones did not cover the needs, a committee was appointed to consider the matter and inform about the different plans that had been proposed. The bridge crosses the River Thames near the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of the city. The Tower Bridge is a bridge that combines two systems, swingarm and suspension, built between 18.
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