Abingdon Bridge

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Coordinates: 51°40′6.24″N -1°16′46.20″W / 51.6684, 0.7205

Abingdon Bridge
Abingdon Bridge, looking north-west (upstream) at the Burford Bridge section
Carries	A415 road
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Maintained by	Oxfordshire County Council
Design	Arch bridge
Height	4.24 m (13 ft, 11 in)[1]
Completion date	1416, restored 1927[1]
Coordinates	51°40′6.24″N, -1°16′46.20″W

Abingdon Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames at the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. It carries the A415 road from Abingdon to Dorchester, Oxfordshire – and crosses the Thames on the reach above Culham Lock, just below Abingdon Lock.

Abingdon Bridge was built as a stone bridge in 1416 by a religious body known as The Brotherhood of Christ (later Christ's Hospital), assisted by local wool and cloth merchants, to replace a previous timber bridge.^[2] The bridge has frequently been reconstructed, the latest occasion being in 1927.

The bridge is actually two bridges, separated by Nags Head Island^[3]. The southern part – with one main, and four minor arches – is also called Burford Bridge.

[edit] See also

Crossings of the River Thames

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} The River Thames – Bridge lists and statistics. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
2. ^ Thames Bridge Abingdon. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
3. ^ Francis Frith – Abingdon photos, maps, books, memories. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.

[edit] External links

• Structurae database

Next crossing upstream	River Thames	Next crossing downstream
Abingdon Lock (pedestrian)	Abingdon Bridge	Sutton Bridge (road)