See the ‘Strange’ Yet ‘Wonderful’ View From London's Revamped Tower Bridge

Monument marks 120 years with glass walkway 138 feet high.

ByABC News
November 14, 2014, 10:41 AM

LONDON— -- London's famous Tower Bridge is unveiling a new feature to celebrate its 120th birthday: a glass walkway, 138 feet above ground, with a sprawling view on the river Thames.

PHOTO: The view from the new glass floor of the viewing platform as people and cars pass below on Tower Bridge in London on Nov. 10, 2014.
The view from the new glass floor of the viewing platform as people and cars pass below on Tower Bridge in London on Nov. 10, 2014.

The million-dollar project is now opened to the public, and another walkway will open on the east side of the bridge next month.

PHOTO: A visitor crosses Tower Bridge's new glass walkway on Nov. 10, 2014 in London, England.
A visitor crosses Tower Bridge's new glass walkway on Nov. 10, 2014 in London, England.

Tower Bridge joins the Eiffel Tower and Grand Canyon on the list of famous monuments with glass walkways, likely adding to the existing 600,000 visitors a year.

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