London’s Tower Bridge remained closed to traffic yesterday after its two middle sections, which lift to allow ships to pass along the Thames, became stuck open.
“Tower Bridge remains open to pedestrians only at present,” tweeted the Corporation of London, which owns the bridge.
The bridge’s visitor attractions, including a high-level walkway, remained open, it added.
The bridge “experienced technical issues and was locked in a raised position” on Saturday afternoon, it said earlier.
“Mechanics are working to fix the bridge. Please find alternative routes,” the City of London Police tweeted.
The landmark bridge, one of London’s major tourist attractions, was built between 1886 and 1894.
It was “the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever completed”, the corporation said.
The bascules, from the French for see-saw, were operated by steam-powered hydraulic systems that have been driven by oil and electricity since 1976, it said.