Editing Tower Bridge (section)

===Pedestrian===
Pedestrians can walk across on the bascule bridge when it is down for auto and truck traffic. Ship traffic has priority, meaning traffic using the bascule bridge waits when the bridge opens for ships.

From the outset in 1894, the high-level connection was a pedestrian route and was intended to allow pedestrian movement to continue while the bascule bridge was open for ship traffic. During the first twelve months after opening, the average number of pedestrians using the bridge was about 60,000 daily.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Cruttwell |first1=George Edward Wilson |title="The Tower Bridge: Superstructure" |journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers |date=10 November 1896 |volume=Paper No. 2938 |page=53 }}</ref> The pedestrian walkways in each direction were changed to have glass floors in 2014. Lifts bring pedestrians up to and down from the high level pedestrian bridge. The upper walkways are part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition, which included a tour of how the bascule bridge works. Pedestrians can view the city from the bridge and through its upper walkway.<ref name=GlassFloors>{{cite web |url=https://www.towerbridge.org.uk/your-visit/glass-floor#hide-main-navigation |title=Glass Floors |work=City Bridge Foundation |date= |access-date=30 April 2024 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929053550/https://www.towerbridge.org.uk/your-visit/glass-floor#hide-main-navigation |url-status=live }}</ref> There is a fee for the Tower Bridge Exhibition, tickets are needed.<ref name=GlassFloors />