London's Tower Bridge gets stuck in open position, netizens quip it 'Has given up on 2020'

An uncanny incident that took place in London on Saturday, August 22 (local time) has got everyone recalling the nursery rhyme about London Bridge. The famous Tower Bridge on the River Thames at the heart of the British capital was stuck open for a few hours, leaving traffic in chaos and bystanders simply hysterical. 

The iconic ancient bascule-and-suspension bridge failed to close after opening and froze midway allowing the ships to pass below in the river. As soon as the bridge was stuck in the open position, London police tweeted that the path was close for pedestrians and informed that mechanics were fixing ‘technical issues’. It took the authorities at least an hour to fix the glitch in the historical bridge and resume traffic. 

The bridge built back in 1886 and 1894, is at least 244 meters long and its towers are 65 metres high. Despite the traffic being barred, most people took the situation in good humour and flooded the internet with pictures and videos with quirky captions. Take a look at some of the pictures here:

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Netizens ask why London Bridge is ‘not’ falling down

Hundreds of internet users who were travelling through the Tower Bridge posted images on social media asking why the London Bridge is ‘not’ falling down. Hinting at the COVID-19 pandemic and many other instances that have left people ‘hopeless’ about this year, one of the internet users said that the bridge has ‘given up on 2020’. Some even took a dig on UK Prime Minister Borris Johnson, a Brexitier, and said the London Bridge does not want to function outside of European Union. 

(Image credits: AP)

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