What is within the towers of Tower Bridge?
I see that both towers of London's Tower Bridge have multiple floors but my searches do not show anything specific about how their floor space is used. Is it all accessible for tourists? Or does it also accommodate some bridge-related offices etc.? Is there a plan documenting use of each floor?
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In part the towers contain stairs and (more recently) elevators to access the upper-level walkways. The base of each tower contains counterweights and hydraulics used for opening the roadway, which is still done reasonably often to allow ships to pass. The upper-level walkways were closed to the public in 1910 but re-opened in 1982 as part of the (non-free) Tower Bridge Exhibition. You can also see the steam engines that were originally used for opening the roadway. (Replaced by electro-hydraulics in 1974.)
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What is inside Tower Bridge towers?
In part the towers contain stairs and (more recently) elevators to access the upper-level walkways. The base of each tower contains counterweights and hydraulics used for opening the roadway, which is still done reasonably often to allow ships to pass.What is on each side of Tower Bridge?
On each side of the central drawbridge are 270 foot suspension bridges. Here's a view of those suspension bridges leading up to the twin towers (above and below). The towers rise 293 from the river bottom and now house exhibitions on the bridge's history.What is at the top of Tower Bridge?
Glass Floors This permanent feature offers visitors an incredible birds-eye view of London life, from 42 metres above the River Thames, and 33.5 metres above road level. Look down to spy those famous red London buses and pedestrians whizzing over the Bridge while river vessels sail under it.Why does the Tower bridge have towers?
It has two towers, in Victorian Gothic style, that are connected with two walkways that are constructed so they can resist horizontal forces from suspended parts of the bridge. Base of each tower holds machines that lift two parts of the bridge so bridge can allow passing of river traffic beneath it.Tower Bridge
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