Abingdon Bridge

Abingdon Bridge
Abingdon Bridge, looking downstream from the top of Nag's Head Island
Coordinates	51°40′07″N 1°16′46″W / 51.6686°N 1.2795°W / 51.6686; -1.2795
Carries	A415 road
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Maintained by	Oxfordshire County Council
Heritage status	Grade II listed[1]
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
No. of spans	6
Piers in water	5
History
Construction start	1416
Construction end	1422, rebuilt 1927
Location

Burford Bridge
Burford Bridge at Abingdon from downstream
Coordinates	51°40′06″N 1°16′45″W / 51.668396°N 1.279113°W / 51.668396; -1.279113
Heritage status	Grade II listed[1]
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
Height	13 feet 11 inches (4.24 m)[2]
No. of spans	7
Piers in water	3
History
Construction end	1453, rebuilt 1927
Location

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.