What's inside Tower Bridge? (London, England)

London's Tower Bridge - there's a lot of machinery inside. Come see how it works!

Thanks to Rowan Francis from the Forncett Steam Museum for helping us review the video!

🙍‍♂️Video Credits:
Project Lead: Jared Owen
3D Artist: Sliman Selmi
3D Artist: Volscope
3D Artist: Cortomondo
3D Generalist: Alan Planes
Research: Derek Richardson
3D Artist: Micah Ross

🌏This video has been dubbed in 15 languages, you can change the audio track language in the Settings menu (click the gear icon in the lower right hand corner of the video).

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🌐Internet Sources:

📖Book Sources:
Tower Bridge Operations Manual: 1894 to date by John M. Smith

Tower Bridge: A Souvenir Guide

🟠This animation was made with Blender 4.3 (Cycles Render)

🎧Here is some of the gear that I use for animation:

⌚Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:42 - History
02:06 - Bridge Designs
03:23 - Construction
04:04 - Through The Years
05:18 - How It Works
07:01 - Old Machinery
08:43 - Opening and Closing
10:45 - Bus Incident
11:30 - Public Tour
13:20 - Old Engine Room
14:37 - Behind The Scenes

📼Video Summary:
Tower Bridge is one of London's most iconic landmarks, famous for its bascule mechanism that lifts to let ships pass. This video explores its history, engineering, and hidden mechanics. Learn how hydraulic power, counterweights, and suspension cables work together to operate the bridge. We’ll also take you inside the original steam engine rooms, the high-level walkways with a glass floor, and even revisit a 1952 double-decker bus jump! This is a full tour, from construction to modern-day operations.

#London #TowerBridge #howitworks

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[JaredOwen]

We're trying to make these videos faster! 2 months is too long😫

[worthvapor]

One of my favourite facts about Tower Bridge is that it was a major highlight of an RAF fighter pilots protest against the government. On the 5th of April 1968, Adam Pollock flew unauthorised in his Hawker Hunter through Tower Bridge in protest of the continued budget cuts and the lack of recognition for the RAFs 50th anniversary.
As always your videos are amazing! The way you explain things and the visuals are so good, seriously underrated.

[AndyHappyGuy]

Jared has reached a point where he can make multiple callbacks to other engineering projects because he’s made videos about all of them… The Jared Owen Cinematic Universe!

(Or just, real life engineering…)

[stephenwodz]

I toured this bridge a few years ago, and got to see the raising of the span. It's the most beautiful bridge I've ever seen (and I've visited many). Great job, Jared.

[jeancrous]

My 4 year old son is a big fan of your videos. We toured Tower Bridge yesterday and agreed that we would have to find a video to explain everything again. What great excitement when we saw the video that just dropped 17hours ago!

[steverman]

that bus driver is either a complete lunatic, or the coolest guy in existence

[H_]

You explain better than schools and universities Continue ❤❤

[Arcturan]

Back in the 1970's my great uncle Charlie worked making the bridge raise and lower. We, as a family, were treated to a full tour with uncle Charlie...unforgettable.

[Zeragamba]

I love all the effort you put into these videos. A lot of creators would just leave the surrounding areas blank, but you went and models a lot of it!

[Occupant]

You uploaded this video on the day I first visited Tower Bridge, including the tour and engine room experience. Everything looks exactly as depicted in the animation. I highly recommend it to anyone visiting London!

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[SaadAliArts]

Best 3d animation channel. Love you and your team Jared. ❤😊

[DaemianHerber]

00:00 video hasn’t even started, and I already know it is gonna be a banger

[christian-michaelhansen]

Jared Owen has done it again! A clear and concise explanation that my 5 yr old daughter just loves! She says she wants to be an engineer so that she can design and build something Jared will one day cover in one of his videos. Huzzah!

[MedlifeCrisis]

And 120-odd years later Tom Scott would come along and break it 😂

(Amazing vid! The animations just keep getting better. We used to live a bit further down the river near the Thames Barrier…another London engineering marvel😊)

[bizzellkris]

this might be the best channel breaking down mechanical systems in an engaging and accessible format!!

[CarlosEduardo-sdmd]

May 2024 I visited London for the first time and took the full tour of the bridge. And I was amazed by how precise your video is, even the shops, etc.
Congratulations

[JP_TaVeryMuch]

Beautifully animated as ever.
Thank you for enlightening this Londoner who thought that he knew everything that there was to know about this landmark.

[LucasCentral-wjes]

This guy is my childhood, Because i used to watch this guys channel every single day before school. thank you for building what is me today jared! your a great channel, there should honestly be more people like you, youtube should be an educational platform, no AI slop, no clickbait. just Pure education. anyway my point is, thank so much, i really support you!

[kjell-jorvikyvind]

Hey Jared, I've enjoyed your animations for literally years and always look forward to seeing your new productions. I have loved how each one gets better and better. Not just the animations but also the information you share, I have certainly learnt many things over the years. Thank you Jared for bringing so much to so many.