London’s Tower Bridge has reopened to traffic after becoming stuck for almost 12 hours.
The famous crossing was scheduled to lift on Monday to allow a large wooden tall ship through, but it appeared to become jammed in place.
City of London Police said the 127-year-old landmark was closed “due to technical failure”.
Drivers – and pedestrians – had previously been warned to avoid the area.
Approach roads to the bridge were shut while repairs were carried out.
Transport for London reported that traffic had been slow moving on both sides of the river during the afternoon.
The bridge, which took eight years to build and opened in 1894, normally opens about 800 times every year.
It was previously jammed in August last year when a mechanical fault meant it remained lifted for more than an hour.
