From its ribbon cutting in 2004, the viaduct was destined for Guinness: When finished, it had the highest road deck in Europe, the tallest piers and highest bridge tower in the world, and the longest launch of a bridge deck.
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Hyder Consulting, which has worked on Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tower Bridge in London, will design the station.
It takes place between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge and will feature street theatre, a treasure hunt and sandcastle competition.
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After gathering upriver in west London, the flotilla made its way from Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge, passing through the heart of Britain's capital city over the course of several hours.
Board a Thames Clipper ferry at the iconic London Eye Ferris wheel to sail alongside the South Bank, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, and the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.
The course began in Ham, Richmond, at 1430 BST on Saturday and spectators headed to Kew, Hammersmith, Putney Bridge, Westminster and Tower Bridge to cheer on competitors.
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Perk up with a caffeine boost and breakfast at Monmouth Coffee, then walk east to cross Tower Bridge and admire the 11th-Century Tower of London.
Thirty years ago, the US city bought London Bridge, reportedly believing it to be the landmark Tower Bridge.
Margaretta Soulsby, from Dorset, was the first to arrive at Tower Bridge on Saturday.
The Tower Bridge twitter bot was, he admits, completely unsanctioned by the owners of the bridge.
The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant will journey down river from Putney to Tower Bridge on Sunday 3 June.
Up to 650 international crews will begin and end the world's longest ocean race in front of Tower Bridge.
"We were actually here to see Tower Bridge, and thought we'd be nosy and come and see Boris, " Vikki explained.
As the queen's barge approached and Tower Bridge lifted in salute, red white and blue streamers were tossed from the crowd.
The Tower Bridge idea was from a man called Tom Armitage, who describes himself as a twenty-something games designer and technologist.
He was stopped by police just after 0400 BST on Monday on Tower Bridge Road, south London, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.
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The light show can be captured from the main location at Old Billingsgate Walk, giving a view of Tower Bridge and City Hall.
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If your legs are up to it, continue up the river past the Golden Hinde and Southwark Cathedral to the iconic Tower Bridge.
He was charged with driving with excess alcohol after being arrested and is due to appear at Tower Bridge Magistrates Court on 22 August.
The queen disembarked at Tower Bridge and looked on as the remainder of the river pageant passed by in a riot of color and noise.
Defence solicitor Mark Haslam told Tower Bridge Magistrates' Court that Cookson accepted his behaviour was "irresponsible", saying it was "a prank that had gone horribly wrong".
Tower Bridge - an historic landmark and major Thames crossing, is thought to have been affected by computer problems when it was raised at 1340 BST.
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On Thursday afternoon, after a suitable send off, the SA Agulhas will weigh anchor and slip beneath Tower Bridge on its way to the world's coldest continent.
And out on the course they will be joined by Sally Gunnell (Tower Bridge) and Colin Jackson (Blackfriars Bridge), together with Jill Douglas, Phil Jones and Juliette Ferrington.
With the London Philharmonic providing the audio backdrop, lasers are to light up the night sky, beaming across town to touch several landmarks: the London Eye, the Gherkin, Tower Bridge.
The following year, Frank McClean made headlines and became a celebrity overnight when he flew a flimsy seaplane built by the Short brothers between the towers of Tower Bridge in London.
London's mayor and the 25-seat GLA will first take office in Marsham Street, close to the Houses of Parliament in central London before eventually moving to a new building near Tower Bridge.
Crowds were out in force as the marathon wound its way past some of London's most iconic landmarks such as Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster, before finishing near Buckingham Palace.
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