NotmuchisknownabouttheearliestLondonBridgealthoughit'slocationisthoughttobenearthepresentone.ThesecondbridgeawoodenoneexistinginSaxontimesseemstohavegivenrisetothenurseryrhyme'LondonBridgeisfallingdown'whichitdidin1014.In1176thefirststonebridgewasconstructed.Housessprunguponbothsidesofthebridgeandstooduntilitwaspulleddownin1831,makingwayforamoreelegant,classicstructure.Thisbridgewasreplacedin1967asitcouldnolongercopewiththeamountoftraffic.ThepresentLondonBridgeismore100feetwide. TheLondonBridgeprecedingthecurrentonewasboughtbytheMcCullochOilCorporationofCalifornia,whichreconstructeditatLakeHavasuCity,inacornerofAmerica'sArizonaDesert.RumourhasitthatMcCulloch'sthoughttheywerebuyingthemuchmorespectacularTowerBridge. TheConstructionofTowerBridgebeganin1885anditwasopened9yrslaterbyEdwardVIIthethenPrinceofWales,Amidstpompandceremony.ItistheonlybridgeinLondonthatcanberaisedtoallowshipstopass.SincetheThamesisnolongerusedmuchasatradeandshippingroute,thecomplexliftingmechanismisonlyused4or5timesaweek.TheTowerbridgeisoftenmistakenforLondonBridgewhichisdullincomparison. 这个行么? 虽然有点长。。楼主可以缩短点