Trickett

Alec Trickett

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 * 1) What is the name of the bridge? The name of the bridge that Alec Trickett chose is the London Tower Bridge.
 * 2) When and where was the bridge built? The bridge was finished in 1894 in London, England.
 * 3) What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect? It was built so that there could be a bridge East of the London bridge to clear up heavy traffic and such because all of the other bridges were West of the London Bridge.
 * 4) Why was this bridge needed? What does it span and what does it connect? It was built so that there could be a bridge East of the London bridge to clear up heavy traffic and such because all of the other bridges were West of the London Bridge.
 * 5) What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)? This bridge is a suspension bridge.
 * 6) How much did it cost? I cost 1,184,000 pounds. Today, that would be 100 million pounds.
 * 7) What materials were used to build this bridge? There were 70,000 tons of concrete, and 11,000 tons of man steel.
 * 8) How long did it take to build this bridge? It took eight years for the bros to build this bridge.
 * 9) What are the measurements of this bridge? It is 244 meters long, and the towers are 65 meters high.
 * 10) Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge? In 1952, there was a bus crossing the bridge. The bridge started to go up to let a boat through. GASP! The bus had to speed up, and he jumped over the gap right before it got too high. FIN.