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No. 00228
One of the First Combined Drawbridge and Suspension Bridges
- Holder
- Tower Bridge (architects Horace Jones and John Wolfe Barry)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 1894
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Certificate
- GBR-C-2026-0000220
About this record
London's Tower Bridge, designed by Horace Jones and John Wolfe Barry and completed in 1894, combines a bascule drawbridge with a suspension bridge, balancing lifting mechanisms with structural stability.
