World famous Tower Bridge less than two weeks ago, has been smashed after a beer bottle was dropped onto it.
Tower Bridge, which offers visitors a unique, if slightly terrifying view of the road-bridge and River Thames, 138 feet below, was shattered when a member of the catering staff working at the venue dropped an empty bottle while carrying a tray.
The glass floor, which was only unveiled on Nov 10, cracked and then shattered, leaving Tower Bridge bosses with no choice but to cover and close the section of the walkway affected.
Fortunately the design of the walkway, which is made up of five layers of glass in each pane, meant engineers could repair the glass by simply replacing the top layer, rather than the entire thing.
The incident occurred on Friday night but after a thorough inspection on Saturday, engineers were able to replace and test the new glass over the weekend, meaning the attraction did not have to close.
Source: telegraph
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