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TOWER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION - LONDON - CIRCA 1893
TOWER BRIDGE
THEN: The bridge, in its latter stages of construction, was designed to allow ships to pass into the Pool of London. Its gothic style was meant to fit in with the Tower of London and it cost £1.2million (£96.6 million today).
NOW: A busy thoroughfare for traffic, it is crossed by 40,000 people a day: a speed limit of 20mph and weight limit of 18 tons helps to preserve the structure from damage. River traffic still takes priority, but the bridge is raised only 1,000 times a year (compared to 50 times a day in its heyday).
Submitted by Louis V.
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