Abingdon Bridge

Abingdon Bridge
Abingdon Bridge, looking downstream from the top of Nag's Head Island
Coordinates51°40′07″N 1°16′46″W / 51.6686°N 1.2795°W / 51.6686; -1.2795
CarriesA415 road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleAbingdon, Oxfordshire
Maintained byOxfordshire County Council
Heritage statusGrade II listed[1]
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialStone
No. of spans6
Piers in water5
History
Construction start1416
Construction end1422, rebuilt 1927
Location
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Burford Bridge
Burford Bridge at Abingdon from downstream
Coordinates51°40′06″N 1°16′45″W / 51.668396°N 1.279113°W / 51.668396; -1.279113
Heritage statusGrade II listed[1]
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialStone
Height13 feet 11 inches (4.24 m)[2]
No. of spans7
Piers in water3
History
Construction end1453, rebuilt 1927
Location
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Abingdon Bridge crosses the River Thames at the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. It carries the A415 road from Abingdon to Dorchester, Oxfordshire, over the reach of the Thames between Culham Lock and Abingdon Lock.

The bridge is actually two bridges, linked by Nag's Head Island. Abingdon Bridge is the northern part towards the town which has six arches and crosses the backwater and mill stream. The southern part is technically called Burford Bridge and has one main arch and four minor arches at the river and two minor arches on the floodplain. This crosses the main navigation channel. Furthermore, to complete the Thames crossing, Culham Bridge crossing the Swift Ditch should also be considered as an extension.

  1. ^ a b Historic England (19 January 1951). "Abingdon Bridge Burford Bridge (1048926)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The River Thames – Bridge lists and statistics". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.