Tower Bridge in London closed by police after man climbed famous London monument..
City of London Police tweeted today (August 9) at 8:35pm: "Tower Bridge is closed to traffic and pedestrians due to an ongoing incident. Please find an alternative route.
The closure of the road was also confirmed by Jambuster, who shared an update at 8:28 pm: "Tower Bridge (both directions) - Bridge closed due to police incident." I was.
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Police have yet to confirm its exact nature. Although not disclosed, regarding the "ongoing incident", footage from Tower Bridge tonight shows a man climbing up the side blue and white support structure.
London & UK Street News shared a video of the scene along with captions.
A crowd of pedestrians can be seen gathering on the sidewalk, but police have stopped crossing.
Tweeted by one of her who was believed to have been at the scene.
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Corroborating their report, another respondent said: answered.
Tower Bridge connects the London boroughs of Tower Hamlet (north) and Southwark (south).
The highest point of the bridge, i.e. he is the top of the two towers, and although the bridge is 213 feet (65 m) high, the steepness of the support structure prevents a man from climbing to it. Almost impossible. Up.
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