London Tower Bridge Closed to Vehicles for 3 months Saturday Oct 01,2016

Tower Bridge - often confused with the less extravagant London Bridge - will be closed to traffic from October 1 until December 30 this year due to the "essential" works.

The iconic bridge, which links Bermondsey with the City of London and the infamous Tower of London, carries 21,000 vehicles a day with an 18 tonne weight limit.

Just over a million motorists will be forced to take different routes over the 91 days as the main thoroughfare into the City is closed for the work.