London’s Tower Bridge closes until New Year
London’s iconic Tower Bridge closed to vehicles for three months today for its first major maintenance works in nearly half a century. The 122-year-old drawbridge by the Tower of London — whose roadway leaves are lifted to allow tall ships on the River Thames to pass through — carries 21,000 vehicles and some 40,000 people per day. “This heavy use has had an effect on timber decking of the bridge, which was...
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