Appleford Railway Bridge
| Appleford Railway Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Appleford Railway Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 51°38′38″N 1°14′25″W / 51.6439°N 1.2404°W | 
| Carries | Cherwell Valley Line | 
| Crosses | River Thames | 
| Locale | Oxfordshire | 
| Maintained by | Network Rail | 
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bow and string | 
| Material | Iron | 
| Height | 13 feet (4.0 m) | 
| History | |
| Opened | 1844 | 
| Location | |
Appleford Railway Bridge carries the Cherwell Valley Line from Didcot to Oxford across the River Thames near the village of Appleford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Clifton Lock and Culham Lock.
Originally, a timber bridge was built at the approximate location of the present bridge; by December 1843, it was reportedly under construction, and was completed during the following year. By the 1850s, it has been replaced by a more substantial bridge principally composed of wrought iron so that heavier trains could be run along the line. A third bridge was completed in 1927, which was built out of steel; it is this structure that is presently used as of the 2010s.