Carries A420 road Locale Oxford Material iron Opened 1889 Carry A420 road Location Oxford, Botley | Crosses River Thames Design arch Clearance below 2.28 m Body of water River Thames Number of spans 1 | |
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Maintained by Oxfordshire County Council Similar River Thames, Osney Lock, Medley Footbridge, Osney Rail Bridge, Isis Bridge | ||
Osney bridge on river thames
Osney Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in Oxford, England, built in 1889 to replace a stone bridge which collapsed in 1885. It carries the Botley Road (A420) from Botley into Oxford. The Thames Path crosses the river on this bridge, just above Osney Lock.
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The original bridge was probably built by the monks of Osney Abbey, to carry the main road across the millstream of Osney Mill west from the island then known as Osney. By the early 17th century it was a three arch stone construction. In 1790 the millstream became the main navigation channel of the river, and the bridge became a serious obstruction to navigation by the mid 19th century. In 1885 the central arch collapsed leaving massive piers
Osney Bridge has the lowest headroom of any across the navigable Thames.