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.[1]
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.
tenfoot, bridge, wooden, footbridge, across, river, thames, oxfordshire, england, situated, reach, above, shifford, lock, built, 1869, connects, buckland, south, bank, chimney, north, coordinates51, 694223, 489891, 694223, 489891carriesthames, pathcrossesriver. 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 Tenfoot BridgeCoordinates51 41 39 N 1 29 24 W 51 694223 N 1 489891 W 51 694223 1 489891CarriesThames PathCrossesRiver ThamesLocaleOxfordCharacteristicsMaterialWoodHeight12 feet 2 inches 3 71 m No of spans1HistoryOpened1869Location 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 1 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 See also editCrossings of the River ThamesReferences edit Fred S Thacker The Thames Highway Volume II Locks and Weirs 1920 republished 1968 David amp Charles Next crossing upstream River Thames Next crossing downstream Tadpole Bridge road Tenfoot Bridge Duxford Ford and Shifford Lock Cut footbridge Next crossing upstream Thames Path Next crossing downstream northern bank Tadpole Bridge Tenfoot Bridge southern bankNewbridge nbsp This Oxfordshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tenfoot Bridge amp oldid 858308388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
