From the archives: An alternative proposal for Tower Bridge, 1878

By Tom Lowe2023-04-21T05:30:00

Eminent engineer Joseph Bazalgette proposes a high level crossing reached by climbing a spiral shaped ramp

How do you build a bridge over one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes? That was the challenge facing London’s engineers in the 1870s, as the need to link the booming populations in the north east and south east of the capital became unavoidable.

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