Tower Bridge
Basic information
The Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894 and then was opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales, and now is a classical image of London. The bridge crosses the River Thames and is a bascule(movable bridge) and suspension bridge engineered by Sir John Wolfe Barry and Sir Horace Jones who was the architect. It is one of the five London bridges that are owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates.
The bridge deck is accessible and free to pedestrians and vehicles but to see the towers and Victorian engine rooms a charge is required.
The Tower Bridge consists of two bridge towers that are tied together at the upper level by two horizontal walkways which allow the bridge to lift when ships pass through, by the motion of the bascule pivots which are found at the vase of each tower along with the operating machine.
Half birthday 
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Age in different time units
Planet Age
How old Tower Bridge would be if it was opened on a different planet
- 77 days from now, September 21, 2026, Tower Bridge celebrate 549th Mercury age
- 82 days from now, September 26, 2026, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 6,900 weeks
- 92 days from now, October 6, 2026, Tower Bridge celebrate 215th Venus age
- 115 days from now, October 29, 2026, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 1,160,000 hours
- 165 days from now, December 18, 2026, Tower Bridge celebrate 550th Mercury age
- 177 days from now, December 29, 2026, Tower Bridge celebrate 133rd half birthday
- 179 days from now, January 1, 2027, Tower Bridge celebrate exactly 1590 months
- 253 days from now, March 16, 2027, Tower Bridge celebrate 551st Mercury age
- 317 days from now, May 19, 2027, Tower Bridge celebrate 216th Venus age
- 341 days from now, June 12, 2027, Tower Bridge celebrate 552nd Mercury age