I love bridges, so while in London I am visiting as many bridges as possible (although there are quite a few). One bridge that was on my must see list was the iconic Tower Bridge. It is a beautiful bridge. Even better though, you can tour the historic engine room and also go to the top and walk across the upper level walkways that connect the two towers.
Tower Bridge
South tower
Inside the engine room areas, you can see the historic coal burners, steam engines, and the accumulators. The bridge now operates with electricity.
Coal burner
Steam engine
Accumulators
In the south tower, you can see the inside of the tower and all the structural components. They have human figures up in the structure to demonstrate how it was built.
View inside the south tower, looking up
Both the east and west upper walkways have a segment of glass floor, so you can look down onto the river and roadway.
Looking to the road from glass floor of upper level walkway
The views from the upper walkways are wonderful. You can see very far up and down the River Thames.
East view from upper walkway
West view from upper walkway
West view from upper walkway