TowerBridgeTowerBridge(built1886–1894)isacombinedbasculeandsuspensionbridgeinLondon,EnglandwhichcrossestheRiverThames
ItisclosetotheTowerofLondon,fromwhichittakesitsname,andhasbecomeaniconicsymbolofLondon
塔桥(内置1886–1894)是伦敦的一个组合式结构,悬索桥,英格兰横跨泰晤士河
它靠近伦敦塔而得名,并已成为伦敦的一个标志性的符号
Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury,increasedcommercialdevelopmentintheEastEndofLondonledtoarequirementforanewrivercrossingdownstreamofLondonBridge
Atraditionalfixedbridgecouldnotbebuiltbecauseitwouldcutoffaccessbytall-mastedshipstotheportfacilitiesinthePoolofLondon,betweenLondonBridgeandtheTowerofLondon
History19世纪下半叶,随着伦敦经济的发展城市东部越来越紧要地需要一座横跨泰晤士河的桥梁
但这座桥不能是传统的桥,因为当时的码头位于伦敦桥和伦敦塔之间,假如新桥太低的话船就无法开到码头了
ASpecialBridgeorSubwayCommitteewasformedin1877,chairedbySirAlbertJosephAltman,tofindasolutiontotherivercrossingproblem
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