1894 · Steel Truss Bascule Bridge · Werk 49 von 1.871

Tower Bridge with both bascules lifted over the Thames, the two leaves hinged at the foot of the towers and raised steeply toward each other, the two Gothic-clad steel towers faced in granite and Portland stone, the two high-level lattice footbridges strung between the towers, suspension side spans running to the river banks, engine house chimney beside the southern approach, the Tower of London low on the north bank, the skyline behind made only of low brick warehouses, roofs and church spires, the river surface carrying only boats and steamers, people only on the bridge, on the banks and aboard vessels.
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