Carries Footpath Locale Oxford Opened 1869 Material Wood Number of spans 1 | Crosses River Thames No. of spans 1 Location Oxford Body of water River Thames | |
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Height 12 feet 2 inches (3.71 m) Similar River Thames, Tadpole Bridge, Old Man's Bridge, Bloomers Hole Footbridge, Eaton Footbridge | ||
Tenfoot Bridge is a wooden footbridge across the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is situated on the reach above Shifford Lock and was built in 1869. It connects Buckland on the south bank to Chimney on the north.
The name derives from a pre-existing weir which had a 10-foot-wide flash lock (3.0 m) in it. In 1867 there were complaints about the state of the weir bridge and after a dispute, the Thames Conservancy removed the weir and built the bridge two years later.
The Thames Path passes the bridge on the north bank, but does not cross it. The path formerly crossed the bridge to Duxford south of the old course of the Thames.
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