Culham Bridge
Culham Bridge | |
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Old Culham Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 51°39′30″N 1°16′38″W / 51.6584°N 1.2772°W |
| Carries | Thames Path |
| Crosses | Swift Ditch |
| Locale | Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
| Maintained by | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| No. of spans | Five |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1422 |
| Closed | 1927 |
| Location | |
| Culham Bridge Act 1807 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for building a Bridge over the River Thames, from the Parish of Sutton Courtney, in the County of Berks, to the Parish of Culham, in the County of Oxford. |
| Citation | 47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2. c. xliii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 August 1807 |
Culham Bridge is a medieval bridge crossing a present backwater of the River Thames in England at Culham, Oxfordshire, near the town of Abingdon. The bridge crosses Swift Ditch which was at one time the main navigation channel of the River Thames until Abingdon Lock was built in 1790. The bridge formerly carried the A415 road from Abingdon to Dorchester, Oxfordshire, but was superseded in 1928 by a modern road bridge.
It is a Grade II* listed building.