List of crossings of the River Thames

London Bridge, in central London

Newbridge, in rural Oxfordshire

The River Thames is the second-longest river in the United Kingdom, passes through the capital city, and has many crossings.

Counting every channel – such as by its islands linked to only one bank – it is crossed by over 300 bridges. If taking cuts – excavated channels – to be measurements of river, its 185-mile (298 km) course west of Tilbury has 27 tunnels, six public ferries, one cable car link, and one ford. From end to end a channel of the Thames can be seen, mostly its main flow, which is passed over by 138 bridges. These are listed here with 2 former bridges and a seasonal festival bridge. Over 162 other bridges link to such places as typical or man-made islands or across an array of corollary and lesser side channels (backwaters), particularly in and around Oxford and the non-village channel of Ashton Keynes — these are not listed.

The river's lower estuary is shallow – but wide – and has no crossing east of Tilbury, the easternmost half as most broadly defined which even extends to the end of the rivers Medway and Crouch.

Barrier and boundary

Until sufficient crossings were established, the river provided a formidable barrier for most of its course – in post-Roman Britain during the Dark Ages Belgic-Celtic tribal lands and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and subdivisions were defined by which side of the river they were on. In the latter's system of English counties continued by predominantly Norman England and for some centuries thereafter, the river formed a mutual limit of counties. After rising in Gloucestershire, the river flows between, on the north bank, the historic counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex and Essex; and on the south bank, the counties of Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, and Kent. However the many permanent crossings that have been built over the centuries have changed the dynamics and made cross-river development and shared responsibilities more practicable.

In 1911 Caversham, on the north bank, was transferred into Berkshire. In 1965, with the creation of Greater London, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames united areas formerly in Middlesex and Surrey; and at the same time two urban districts in Middlesex (united in 1974) became part of Surrey. Further changes in 1974 moved some of the boundaries away from the river. For example, much of the north west of Berkshire including Wallingford, Abingdon and Wantage became part of Oxfordshire, and some southern parts of Buckinghamshire became part of Berkshire, including Slough, Eton and Wraysbury. The number of county councils has fallen (and some others have dwindled in area) in England in favour of increased localisation. ^{[note 1]}

Lessening these last changes, in the sports of rowing and skiffing the river banks are referred to by their traditional county names, and in football and cricket the traditional counties also, often, persist. ^{[note 2]}

History of crossings

Wallingford Bridge (Oxfordshire)

The original crossings over the Thames would all have been fords- typically on gravel beds. Well known ones include Wallingford and Oxford, but it is likely that there was a prehistoric ford where the Romans built London Bridge. In the upper reaches of the Thames, the river depth was raised by dams and in the lower reaches it was raised by embankments, so gradually most fords were lost. ^[1] At least one regular ford remains, at Duxford.

Many of the present road bridges over the river are on the sites of earlier fords, ferries and wooden structures. The earliest known major crossings of the Thames by the Romans were at London Bridge and Staines Bridge. At Folly Bridge in Oxford the remains of the Saxon forerunner can be seen, and medieval stone ones such as Wallingford, Newbridge in west Oxfordshire and Abingdon Bridges are still in use. In today's south-west London lies Kingston Bridge, which was the only crossing between London Bridge and Staines until the beginning of the 18th century and has been twice widened since its completion.

Proposals to build bridges for Lambeth/Westminster and Putney/Fulham in around 1670 were defeated by the Rulers of the Company of Watermen, since it would cut the trade of the then 60,000 rivermen plying ferry services and who were noted as a pool of naval reserves. ^[2]

An engraving by Claes Van Visscher showing Old London Bridge in 1616

During the 18th century, many stone and brick instances were built – from new or to replace existing structures – in London and further up the river. These included Westminster, Putney, Datchet, Windsor and Sonning Bridges. Several central London road bridges were built in the 19th century, most conspicuously Tower Bridge, the only bascule bridge on the river, which enables some types of ocean-going ships to pass beneath it. The most recent road bridge sites are the bypasses at Isis Bridge and Marlow By-pass Bridge and for motorways such as the two for the M25: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and M25 Runnymede Bridge.

The development of the railways resulted in a spate of bridge building in the 19th century, including Blackfriars and Charing Cross (Hungerford) Railway Bridges in central London, and the simple but majestic three, of grand arch design, by Isambard Kingdom Brunel at Maidenhead, Gatehampton and Moulsford.

The world's first underwater tunnel was the Thames Tunnel by Marc Brunel built in 1843, designed for horse-drawn carriages but used as a pedestrian route; since 1869 the tunnel has carried trains on the East London Line. The Tower Subway (1870) was briefly used for a railway; later came all the deep-level tube lines. Two road tunnels were built in East London at the end of the 19th century, the Blackwall Tunnel and the Rotherhithe Tunnel; and the latest tunnel is the Dartford Crossing.

Many footbridges were made across the weirs that were built on the non-tidal river, and some of these remained when the locks were built, such as at Benson Lock. Some, above Oxford, have survived when the weir was lost, as at Hart's Weir Footbridge. Around the year 2000 several were added, as part of the Thames Path or for the Millennium. These include Temple, Bloomers Hole, the Hungerford Footbridges and the Millennium Bridge in distinct, aesthetic but durable, forms.

Six ferries cross the river:

• The Woolwich Ferry is one of two in the Thames Gateway, linking the North and South Circular roads. The Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry further downstream is a pedestrian ferry only.
• Upstream of central London, the Hammertons Ferry is a passenger link between the tourist attractions of Ham House and Marble Hill House in Twickenham. ^[3]
• Further upstream, the Hampton Ferry, the Sunbury Ferry, and the Shepperton to Weybridge Ferry are all pedestrian ferries to the west of London. ^[4]

Note on the listing

The list is from the estuary to the source. A few of the crossings listed are public foot bridges using walkways across lock gates and then bridges parallel to or on top of the associated weir(s) to the non-lock-associated bank. Most of the other locks on the River Thames also have walkways across their lock gates and/or weirs, but these do not completely cross the river, or are restricted to authorised personnel only, and are therefore not listed.

Also operating are boat services, ranging from year-round in London to seven or fewer months (including the summer) serving upper stretches. Whilst their main purpose is not to carry people across the river, several bring about one or more crossings but usually not to points facing each other.

North Sea to London

Crossing	Type	Coordinates	Opened	Notes	Photo
Thames Cable Tunnel	Utility tunnel	51°26′35″N 0°24′22″E	1970	Carries two 400kV circuits; [5] [6] accessible by authorised personnel only
Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry	Ferry route	51°26′55″N 0°22′3″E	1571 or before [7]	Foot/bicycle ferry
400 kV Thames Crossing	Overhead power line crossing	51°27′53″N 0°17′48″E	1965	Overhead power line 623 ft tall crossing the Thames at Swanscombe and Grays
High Speed 1 tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°27′46″N 0°17′37″E	2007	Two 2.5 km tunnels, 7.15 m internal diameter, between West Thurrock (Essex) and Swanscombe (Kent)
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge	Cable-stayed bridge, road bridge	51°27′52″N 0°15′30″E	30 Oct 1991	Cable-stayed bridge – the southbound element of the Dartford Crossing
Dartford Tunnel (eastern)	Road tunnel	51°27′54″N 0°15′29″E	May 1980
Dartford Tunnel (western)	Road tunnel	51°27′55″N 0°15′27″E	18 Nov 1963
Dartford Cable Tunnel	Utility tunnel	51°28′5″N 0°14′58″E	2005	Carrying electrical cable; accessible by authorised personnel only

Proposed

• The Lower Thames Crossing is an awaiting-planning-consent road tunnel close to the Thames Cable Tunnel that may open in 2028. ^[8]
• KenEx tunnel   is a proposed tunnel to carry trams between Kent and Essex, as part of a proposed KenEx Transit network. ^[9]

East London

Crossing	Type	Coordinates	Opened	Notes	Photo
Barking cable tunnel	Utility tunnel [10]	51°30′43″N 0°6′33″E	1920s [11]	Carries four 33 kV electricity circuits from Barking substation to Sewell Road substation, Thamesmead [12]
Docklands Light Railway tunnel	Railway tunnel	51°29′55″N 0°4′31″E	2009	Between King George V and Woolwich Arsenal stations
Crossrail tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°29′48″N 0°3′50″E	2014 [13]	Completed in 2014, [14] part of the Elizabeth line, opened to the public in 2022.
Woolwich foot tunnel	Pedestrian tunnel	51°29′56″N 0°3′42″E	26 Oct 1912
Woolwich Ferry	Ferry route	51°29′46″N 0°3′43″E	23 Mar 1889
Thames Barrier	Flood barrier	51°29′52″N 0°2′12″E	1984	Service tunnel accessible by authorised personnel only
London cable car	Gondola lift, public transport route	51°30′10″N 0°0′42″E	28 Jun 2012
Millennium Dome cable tunnel	Utility tunnel		1999 [15]	Accessible by authorised personnel only
Jubilee line tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′17″N 0°0′31″E	1999	Between North Greenwich and Canning Town stations.
Blackwall Tunnel (eastern)	Road tunnel	51°30′19″N 0°0′7″W	1967	For southbound vehicular traffic only
Blackwall Tunnel (western)	Road tunnel	51°30′13″N 0°0′14″W	22 May 1897 [16]	For northbound vehicular traffic only
Isle of Dogs Jubilee line tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′1″N 0°0′19″W	1999	Between Canary Wharf and North Greenwich stations.
Greenwich foot tunnel	Pedestrian tunnel	51°29′0″N 0°0′37″W	1899
Docklands Light Railway tunnel	Railway tunnel	51°29′5″N 0°0′37″W	1999	Between Island Gardens and Cutty Sark stations.
Deptford cable tunnel	Utility tunnel	51°29′11″N 0°1′18″W		Carries 30 11 kV electricity circuits [17]
Jubilee line tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′2″N 0°1′48″W	1999	Between Canada Water and Canary Wharf stations.
Canary Wharf – Rotherhithe Ferry	Ferry route	51°30′17″N 0°1′55″W
Rotherhithe Tunnel	Road tunnel, pedestrian tunnel	51°30′23″N 0°2′55″W	12 Jun 1908	Single carriageway in each direction, with footways on each side. Built originally for horse-drawn carriages. Pedestrians, riders, cyclists are permitted, but advised to use alternatives due to fumes and speed.
Thames Tunnel	Railway tunnel	51°30′11″N 0°3′16″W [18]	1843	The world's first underwater tunnel, linking Wapping to Rotherhithe. Originally designed as a road tunnel for horse-drawn traffic, the necessary access ramps were never built and it was opened as a pedestrian tunnel. It was converted to a rail tunnel, reopening in 1869 and becoming part of the London Overground network in 2010.
New Cross to Finsbury Market Cable Tunnel	Utility tunnel	51°29′3″N 0°3′31″W , 51°30′7″N 0°3′44″W	2017	Carries three 132 kV electricity circuits [19]

Under construction

• The Silvertown Tunnel began construction in August 2020 ^[20] and should be completed in 2025. ^[21] This will relieve the Blackwall Tunnels between the Greenwich Peninsula and West Silvertown and to allow larger HGVs and double-decker buses to cross the river at this point.

Proposed

• The Belvedere Crossing, a bridge between Belvedere and Rainham.
• The Gallions Reach Crossing has been proposed as a ferry, bridge, or tunnel between Beckton and Thamesmead.
• An extension of the Docklands Light Railway across the river to Thamesmead is proposed. ^[22]
• The Rotherhithe crossing, a pedestrian and cycle crossing between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf, was originally proposed as a bridge, but Transport for London abandoned plans for a bridge in 2019, and has since explored establishing a ferry service instead.

Central London

Crossing	Type	Coordinates	Opened	Notes	Photo
Tower Bridge	Bascule bridge [23] , steel bridge, road bridge, tourist attraction, suspension bridge	51°30′20″N 0°4′31″W	21 Jun 1886
Tower Subway	Utility tunnel, tube railway (until Dec 1870), pedestrian tunnel (from Dec 1870)	51°30′30″N 0°4′44″W	2 Aug 1870	Formerly an underground railway – now used for water mains and telephone cables and accessible only by authorised personnel
Northern Line (Bank branch) tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′28″N 0°5′13″W	1900	Between London Bridge and Bank
London Bridge	Road bridge, prestressed concrete bridge, arch bridge, box girder bridge, Roman bridge	51°30′29″N 0°5′16″W	16 Mar 1973 [24]	Other bridges have stood on or near this site since around AD 50
City & South London Railway tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′29″N 0°5′20″W	1890	This railway's original crossing of the river between Borough and King William Street; abandoned in 1900 when the Northern line City branch tunnels were opened on a new alignment
Cannon Street Railway Bridge	Girder bridge, steel bridge, railway bridge	51°30′30″N 0°5′31″W	1883
Southwark Bridge	Steel bridge, road bridge, arch bridge	51°30′32″N 0°5′40″W	1921
Millennium Bridge	Suspension bridge, footbridge	51°30′37″N 0°5′54″W	10 Jun 2000
Bankside Cable Tunnel	Utility tunnel	51°30′35″N 0°5′56″W	1940s	East of Blackfriars rail bridge, 132 kV and 33 kV electricity circuits [25]
Blackfriars Railway Bridge	Steel bridge, arch bridge [26] , truss bridge, railway bridge	51°30′35″N 0°6′12″W	1886
Blackfriars Bridge	Steel bridge, road bridge, arch bridge, tram bridge (from 1909 until Jul 1952)	51°30′35″N 0°6′16″W	1869
Waterloo & City line tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′35″N 0°6′20″W	1898	Between Waterloo and Bank
Waterloo Bridge	box girder bridge, girder bridge, road bridge, Zone 3 A road	51°30′31″N 0°7′1″W	1945, 18 Jun 1817
Northern line (Charing Cross branch) tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′23″N 0°7′10″W	1926	Between Waterloo and Embankment
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges	Steel bridge, footbridge, railway bridge, cable-stayed bridge	51°30′22″N 0°7′12″W	1845	Rail bridge incorporating newer pedestrian paths on either side
Bakerloo line tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′20″N 0°7′14″W	1906	Between Waterloo and Embankment
Bankside–Charing Cross cable tunnel	Utility tunnel	51°30′22″N 0°7′13″W		Underneath Hungerford Bridge [25]
Jubilee Line Extension tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°30′4″N 0°7′18″W	1999	Between Waterloo and Westminster
Westminster Bridge	Road bridge, arch bridge, tram bridge (from 1909 until Jul 1952)	51°30′3″N 0°7′19″W [27] [28]	24 May 1862, 18 Nov 1750
Lambeth Bridge	Road bridge, arch bridge	51°29′41″N 0°7′26″W [29]	12 May 1932
Vauxhall Bridge	Deck arch bridge, steel bridge, road bridge, tram bridge (from 1906 until Jan 1952)	51°29′15″N 0°7′37″W	1816
Victoria line tunnels	Railway tunnel	51°29′14″N 0°7′39″W	1971	Between Vauxhall and Pimlico
Wimbledon – Pimlico cable tunnel	Utility tunnel	51°29′10″N 0°7′42″W	1996	Electricity cables [30]
Battersea steam tunnel	Utility tunnel	51°29′3″N 0°8′31″W	20th century	Between Battersea and Pimlico is a single tunnel carrying four pipes, two 30" Thames Water mains and two 11" pipes feeding the Pimlico District Heating system, originally powered by Battersea Power Station. [31]
Battersea exhaust tunnels	Utility tunnel	51°29′2″N 0°8′48″W	1920s	Between Battersea and either side of Victoria are two tunnels. Tunnels are labelled 'A' and 'B'; A splits further to become 'C' under Ranelagh Gardens.[ citation needed ]
Grosvenor Bridge	Steel bridge, railway bridge, arch bridge	51°29′5″N 0°8′51″W	1860	Also known as Victoria Railway Bridge

Former

• At least two Emergency Thames Bridges were erected as a precaution against destructions during World War II. The first was built from Victoria Embankment to County Hall, London in 1942 ^[32] before being demolished in 1948. ^[33] Between the same years stood another, between Millbank outside the Tate Britain and Lambeth. ^{[34] [35]}

Planned

• Nine Elms-Pimlico cycle and pedestrian bridge ^[36]

South West London

Crossing	Type	Co-ordinates	Date opened	Notes	Photo
Chelsea Bridge	Road bridge, suspension bridge	51°29′5″N 0°9′0″W	6 May 1937 [37]
Albert Bridge	Suspension bridge, beam bridge, Ordish–Lefeuvre system, steel bridge, road bridge	51°28′57″N 0°10′0″W [38]	1873
Battersea Bridge	Arch bridge [39] , iron bridge [39] , tram bridge (from 1909 until 1950)	51°28′52″N 0°10′21″W	21 Jul 1890	Replaced an earlier bridge, opened in 1771.
Battersea Railway Bridge	Steel bridge, arch bridge, railway bridge	51°28′24″N 0°10′48″W [40] [41]	2 Mar 1863	West London Line. Also called the Cremorne Bridge.
Wandsworth Bridge	Cantilever bridge, steel bridge, road bridge	51°27′54″N 0°11′17″W	25 Sep 1940
London Power Tunnels	Utility tunnel	51°27′47″N0°11′35″W / 51.463°N 0.193°W / 51.463; -0.193 (London Power Tunnels Wimbledon - Kensal Green)	2018, 2011	Wimbledon – Kensal Green
Fulham Railway Bridge	Railway bridge, footbridge, truss bridge	51°27′57″N 0°12′35″W	3 Jun 1889
Putney Bridge	Stone bridge, road bridge, tram bridge (from 1909 until 1935), arch bridge	51°28′0″N 0°12′48″W [42] [43]	1729	Replaced an earlier bridge, known as Fulham Bridge, opened in 1729. This is the downstream limit of the Thames towpath. [44]
Hammersmith Bridge	Suspension bridge [45] , road bridge	51°29′20″N 0°13′47″W [46] [47]	1827	As of August 2020 [update] , Hammersmith Bridge is closed, with river navigation beneath also prohibited.
Barnes Railway Bridge	Truss arch bridge, steel bridge, arch bridge, railway bridge, footbridge	51°28′22″N 0°15′14″W	1895
Chiswick Bridge	Road bridge, reinforced concrete bridge, arch bridge	51°28′23″N 0°16′11″W [48]	3 Jul 1933
Kew Railway Bridge	Railway bridge, truss bridge, girder bridge	51°29′2″N 0°16′46″W	1 Jan 1869
Kew Bridge	Arch bridge, stone bridge, road bridge	51°29′13″N 0°17′15″W	1903
Richmond Lock and Footbridge	footbridge, arch bridge, Lock	51°27′44″N 0°19′2″W	1894
Twickenham Bridge	Arch bridge, road bridge	51°27′38″N 0°18′52″W	3 Jul 1933
Richmond Railway Bridge	Steel bridge, arch bridge, railway bridge	51°27′36″N 0°18′49″W	1848
Richmond Bridge	Bridge	51°27′26″N 0°18′26″W	1777
Hammerton's Ferry	Ferry route	51°26′48″N 0°18′50″W	1909	From Marble Hill House, Twickenham to Ham House, Ham.
Teddington Lock Footbridges	Iron bridge, suspension bridge, girder bridge, footbridge	51°25′50″N 0°19′18″W	1889	The Thames Path crosses these bridges; downstream there are paths on both sides of the river until the Greenwich foot tunnel.
Kingston Railway Bridge	Arch bridge, railway bridge	51°24′49″N 0°18′30″W	1863
Kingston Bridge	Stone bridge, road bridge, arch bridge, toll bridge (until Mar 1870)	51°24′40″N 0°18′31″W [49] [50]	17 Jul 1828	The Thames Path crosses this bridge.
Hampton Court Bridge	Concrete bridge, steel bridge, road bridge, arch bridge	51°24′14″N 0°20′33″W	1933	From Hampton Court to East Molesey. The Thames Path crosses this bridge.
Hampton Ferry	Ferry route	51°24′43″N 0°21′45″W	1519	From Hampton to Hurst Park, East Molesey.

Planned

• Diamond Jubilee Footbridge, a pedestrian bridge adjacent to Battersea Railway Bridge, granted planning permission in 2013.

London to Windsor

Crossing	Type	Co-ordinates	Date opened	Notes	Photo
Sunbury Ferry	Ferry route	51°24′20″N 0°24′21″W	2019	April to November
Walton Bridge	Road bridge	51°23′15″N 0°25′52″W	2013
Shepperton to Weybridge Ferry	Passenger ferry	51°22′57″N 0°27′25″W	16th century	The only ferry on any form of the Thames Path – and the most upstream
Chertsey Bridge	Road bridge	51°23′20″N 0°29′11″W [51] [52] [53]	1785
M3 Chertsey Bridge	Highway bridge	51°23′39″N 0°29′12″W	1971	Carrying the M3 motorway
Staines Railway Bridge	Railway bridge	51°25′50″N 0°30′40″W	1856	Built by the London and South Western Railway. Carries the Waterloo to Reading Line.
Staines Bridge	Road bridge	51°26′0″N 0°31′1″W	1832	Bridges continuously recorded near this site since 1228.
Runnymede Bridge	Highway bridge	51°26′15″N 0°32′5″W	1961	Carrying the M25 motorway and, on the older part of the bridge, the A30; widened in 1983 and 2005.
Albert Bridge	Road bridge	51°28′17″N 0°35′3″W	1927	Replaced a cast-iron bridge built in 1850–51.
Victoria Bridge	Road bridge	51°29′16″N 0°35′29″W	1967	Replacing an 1851 bridge.
Black Potts Railway Bridge	Railway bridge	51°29′33″N 0°35′49″W	1850
Windsor Bridge	Footbridge (from 1970), bicycle bridge	51°29′9″N 0°36′30″W	1 Jun 1824	Bridges recorded on this site since 1172. Pedestrian/cycle bridge since 1970.
Windsor Railway Bridge	Railway bridge	51°29′11″N 0°37′5″W [54]	1849
Queen Elizabeth Bridge	Road bridge	51°29′12″N 0°37′23″W	1966

Former

• The Datchet Bridge, built in 1707, was demolished in 1848, and replaced by the Albert and Victoria bridges.

Windsor to Reading

Crossing	Type	Co-ordinates	Date opened	Notes	Image
Summerleaze Footbridge	Wooden bridge, footbridge	51°29′59″N 0°40′54″W	1992
M4 Thames Bridge	Highway bridge	51°30′24″N 0°41′9″W	1961	Carrying the M4 Motorway; incorporates a footbridge
Maidenhead Railway Bridge	Railway bridge	51°31′16″N 0°42′6″W	1838	Carrying the Great Western Main Line.
Maidenhead Bridge	Bridge	51°31′26″N 0°42′7″W	1777	Bridge recorded 1280.
Taplow Bridge	Footbridge	51°32′0″N 0°41′55″W	2018	Newest Thames crossing.
Cookham Bridge	Road bridge	51°33′44″N 0°42′21″W	1867
Bourne End Railway Bridge	Railway bridge, footbridge	51°34′30″N 0°42′51″W	1895	Footbridge added onto the rail bridge specifically for the Thames Path.
Marlow By-pass Bridge	Road bridge	51°33′58″N 0°45′43″W	1972	Carries the A404 road between Maidenhead and High Wycombe.
Marlow Bridge	Road bridge	51°34′2″N 0°46′23″W [55] [56]	1832	Replaced bridge built in 1530.
Temple Footbridge	Footbridge	51°33′7″N 0°47′49″W	1989	Temple Footbridge was built in 1989 specifically for the Thames Path.
Hambleden Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°33′37″N 0°52′24″W	1884
Henley Bridge	Road bridge	51°32′15″N 0°54′1″W	1786	Earlier bridge dates from at least 1232.
Shiplake Railway Bridge	Railway bridge	51°30′7″N 0°52′41″W	1897
Sonning Bridge	Road bridge	51°28′33″N 0°54′50″W [57] [58]	1775	Earlier bridge recorded 1530 and one in 1125.
Sonning Backwater Bridges	Road bridge	51°28′36″N 0°54′57″W	1986
Caversham Lock and Weir	Lock, footbridge, weir	51°27′39″N 0°57′51″W	1875
Reading Bridge	Road bridge	51°27′39″N 0°58′5″W	1923
Christchurch Bridge	Footbridge, bicycle bridge, cable-stayed bridge	51°27′44″N 0°58′13″W	30 Sep 2015
Caversham Bridge	Road bridge	51°27′57″N 0°58′38″W	1926	Earliest bridge on site recorded in 1231.

Former

• A footbridge was built in 2012, for the London Olympics, to enable spectators of the rowing events held at Dorney Lake to gain access from Windsor Racecourse. It was removed after the Olympics. ^[59]

Reading to Oxford

Crossing	Type	Co-ordinates	Date opened	Notes	Photo
Reading Festival bridge	Footbridge	51°28′2″N 1°0′43″W	2008	Temporarily erected each year on permanent footings for the period of the annual Reading Festival; accessible to festival ticket-holders and other authorised personnel only
Whitchurch Bridge	Road bridge	51°29′13″N 1°5′7″W	1902	Toll bridge
Gatehampton Railway Bridge	Arch bridge, railway bridge	51°30′42″N 1°7′40″W [60]	1838
Goring and Streatley Bridge	Road bridge	51°31′23″N 1°8′33″W	1923
Moulsford Railway Bridge	Arch bridge, railway bridge	51°33′30″N 1°8′33″W [61]	1839
Winterbrook Bridge	Road bridge	51°35′18″N 1°7′24″W	1993
Wallingford Bridge	Road bridge	51°36′2″N 1°7′10″W [62] [63]	1809	Bridge recorded 1141.
Benson Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°36′59″N 1°7′3″W
Shillingford Bridge	Road bridge	51°37′27″N 1°8′22″W , 51°37′28″N 1°8′22″W [64] [65]	1827	Replaced bridge built 1763.
Little Wittenham Bridge	Footbridge	51°38′15″N 1°10′47″W	1870
Day's Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°38′18″N 1°10′45″W
Clifton Hampden Bridge	Road bridge	51°39′16″N 1°12′38″W	1867
Appleford Railway Bridge	Railway bridge	51°38′38″N 1°14′27″W	1927
Sutton Bridge	Road bridge	51°38′59″N 1°15′56″W [66] [67]	1807
Sutton Pools footbridges	Footbridge	51°38′45″N 1°16′34″W		Linking four islands in the river course
Culham Cut Bridge	Bridge	51°39′2″N 1°15′58″W [68]		A bridge across the weir on the Culham Cut, west of Culham Lock
Culham Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°39′1″N 1°16′3″W		Other bridges cross the main river channel
Abingdon Bridge	Arch bridge, road bridge	51°40′6″N 1°16′45″W [69]	1416
Abingdon Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°40′14″N 1°16′9″W
Nuneham Viaduct	Railway bridge, bowstring arch truss bridge [70]	51°40′10″N 1°14′27″W	1929
Sandford Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°42′29″N 1°13′59″W
Kennington Railway Bridge	Railway bridge	51°43′17″N 1°14′32″W	1923
Isis Bridge	Road bridge	51°43′30″N 1°14′30″W	1965
Iffley Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°43′43″N 1°14′25″W
Donnington Bridge	Road bridge	51°44′8″N 1°14′31″W	1962
Folly Bridge	Deck arch bridge	51°44′47″N 1°15′23″W [71]	1827	Stone bridge built 1085
Grandpont Bridge	Footbridge	51°44′50″N 1°15′39″W	1930s
Gasworks Bridge	Footbridge	51°44′47″N 1°15′49″W	1886	Originally built to carry a rail line to the Oxford Gasworks, which closed in 1960.
Osney Rail Bridge	Railway bridge	51°44′50″N 1°16′2″W	1850, 1887	Two adjacent bridges
Osney Bridge	Road bridge	51°45′10″N 1°16′23″W	1889

Planned

• Oxpens River Bridge (between Gasworks and Osney Rail Bridges in Oxford, 51°44'50.2"N 1°15'56.0"W) a footbridge, for completion in 2025. ^[72]

Oxford to Cricklade

Crossing	Type	Co-ordinates	Date opened	Notes	Photo
Medley Footbridge	Footbridge	51°45′50″N 1°16′49″W	1865	Also called Rainbow footbridge.
Tank footbridge	Footbridge	51°45′45″N 1°16′45″W	Sep 1947 [73]
Godstow Bridge	Road bridge	51°46′46″N 1°17′59″W [74]	1792	A previous bridge was held by the Royalists in 1645.
A34 Road Bridge	Road bridge	51°46′52″N 1°18′12″W	1961
King's Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°47′21″N 1°18′25″W	1928
Eynsham Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°46′27″N 1°21′28″W	1928	Permissive
Swinford Toll Bridge	Road bridge	51°46′28″N 1°21′33″W [75] [76]	1769
Pinkhill Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°45′37″N 1°21′49″W	1791
Hart's Weir Footbridge	Footbridge	51°42′23″N 1°23′36″W	1879
New Bridge	Road bridge	51°42′35″N 1°25′2″W [77] [78] [79]	1250 [80]
Duxford ford	Ford	51°41′55″N 1°27′58″W		The ford crosses the original river channel to an island formed on its other side by the Shifford Lock Cut, which is crossed by a footbridge. There is no footbridge across the original river channel, which must be forded by pedestrians.
Shifford Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°42′23″N 1°27′57″W
Tenfoot Bridge	Footbridge	51°41′39″N 1°29′24″W	1869
Tadpole Bridge	Road bridge	51°42′6″N 1°31′2″W [81]	1784
Rushey Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°41′52″N 1°32′3″W	1790
Old Man's Bridge	Footbridge	51°42′0″N 1°34′6″W	1894
Radcot Bridge	Road bridge	51°41′34″N 1°35′18″W [82] [83] [84]	1787
Eaton Footbridge	Footbridge	51°41′8″N 1°38′40″W	1936
Buscot Lock	Lock, footbridge	51°40′49″N 1°40′7″W	1790
Bloomers Hole Footbridge	Footbridge	51°41′12″N 1°40′33″W	2000	Built in 2000 for the Thames Path.
St. John's Bridge	Road bridge	51°41′23″N 1°40′44″W	1886
Halfpenny Bridge	Road bridge	51°41′32″N 1°41′34″W [85] [86]	1792	The upstream limit of the navigable Thames.
Inglesham Footbridge	Footbridge	51°41′18″N 1°42′16″W	1996	The original towpath extends upstream to this point, by the connection with the now disused Thames and Severn Canal.
Hannington Bridge	Road bridge	51°39′48″N 1°44′57″W	1841
Castle Eaton Bridge	Road bridge	51°39′39″N 1°47′34″W	1893
Water Eaton House Bridge	Footbridge	51°38′39″N 1°49′20″W		Described in 1896 as a small occupation bridge for pedestrians and cattle. [87]
Eysey Footbridge	Footbridge	51°38′43″N 1°50′17″W
A419 Road Bridge	Road bridge	51°38′34″N 1°50′43″W	1988
Abingdon Court Lane Bridge	Road bridge	51°38′37″N 1°51′6″W	20th century	For sewage works & cricket club: accessible to authorised personnel only.
Cricklade Town Bridge	Road bridge	51°38′40″N 1°51′17″W	1852

Cricklade to the source

Not all of the bridges above Cricklade are listed below. For example, there are a number of small agricultural bridges allowing access between fields, and bridges to properties in Ashton Keynes that are not mentioned.

Crossing	Type	Co-ordinates	Date opened	Notes	Photo
Aqueduct footings footbridge	Footbridge, navigable aqueduct	51°39′5″N 1°52′31″W		Site of a former aqueduct carrying the North Wilts Canal over the Thames.
Midland and South Western Junction Railway bridge	Railway bridge, footbridge	51°39′4″N 1°52′55″W		Formerly a bridge for the Midland and South Western Junction Railway.
Stones Lane footbridge	Footbridge	51°38′57″N 1°53′11″W		Footbridge at Hailstone House.
Manor Farm bridge	Road bridge	51°38′23″N 1°54′14″W		North of Manor Farm, Waterhay.
Brook Farm bridge	Road bridge	51°38′22″N 1°54′28″W		North of Brook Farm, Waterhay.
Waterhay bridge	Road bridge	51°38′17″N 1°54′53″W
Unnamed footbridge	Footbridge	51°38′20″N 1°55′25″W		The footbridge and a ford carry a bridlepath over the river, just outside Ashton Keynes.
Bridge on High Road	Road bridge	51°38′25″N 1°55′51″W		Bridge on High Road, Ashton Keynes
Bridge on The Derry	Road bridge	51°38′30″N 1°55′56″W		Bridge on The Derry, Ashton Keynes
Bridge on Gosditch, Ashton Keynes	Road bridge	51°38′42″N1°56′7″W / 51.64500°N 1.93528°W / 51.64500; -1.93528 (Bridge on Gosditch, Ashton Keynes)
Bridge on Church Walk, Ashton Keynes	Road bridge	51°38′48″N1°56′10″W / 51.64667°N 1.93611°W / 51.64667; -1.93611 (Bridge on Church Walk, Ashton Keynes)
Bridge on Church Lane, Ashton Keynes	Road bridge	51°38′48″N1°56′14″W / 51.64667°N 1.93722°W / 51.64667; -1.93722 (Bridge on Church Lane, Ashton Keynes)
Bridge on B4696, Ashton Keynes	Road bridge	51°38′46″N1°56′31″W / 51.64611°N 1.94194°W / 51.64611; -1.94194 (Bridge on B4696, Ashton Keynes)
Bridges	Road bridge and pedestrian bridge	51°38′46″N1°56′56″W / 51.64611°N 1.94889°W / 51.64611; -1.94889 (Bridges)
Bridge	Road bridge	51°38′43″N1°57′38″W / 51.64528°N 1.96056°W / 51.64528; -1.96056 (Bridge)
Footbridge	Pedestrian bridge	51°38′48″N1°57′46″W / 51.64667°N 1.96278°W / 51.64667; -1.96278 (Footbridge)
Bridge	Road bridge	51°38′51″N1°57′58″W / 51.64750°N 1.96611°W / 51.64750; -1.96611 (Bridge)
Bridge	Road bridge	51°38′52″N1°58′2″W / 51.64778°N 1.96722°W / 51.64778; -1.96722 (Bridge)
Bridge	Road bridge	51°38′54″N1°58′8″W / 51.64833°N 1.96889°W / 51.64833; -1.96889 (Bridge)
Footbridge	Pedestrian bridge	51°38′59″N1°58′17″W / 51.64972°N 1.97139°W / 51.64972; -1.97139 (Footbridge)
Bridge	Road bridge	51°39′2″N1°58′24″W / 51.65056°N 1.97333°W / 51.65056; -1.97333 (Bridge)
Neigh Bridge	Road bridge	51°39′6″N1°58′29″W / 51.65167°N 1.97472°W / 51.65167; -1.97472 (Neigh Bridge)
Bridge south of Ewen	Road bridge	51°40′27″N1°59′44″W / 51.67417°N 1.99556°W / 51.67417; -1.99556 (Bridge south of Ewen)
Parker's Bridge, Ewen	Road bridge	51°40′31″N2°0′25″W / 51.67528°N 2.00694°W / 51.67528; -2.00694 (Parker's Bridge, Ewen)
A429 Road Bridge	Road bridge	51°40′47″N2°0′53″W / 51.67972°N 2.01472°W / 51.67972; -2.01472 (A429 Road Bridge)		Demolished bridge on the currently closed Cirencester Branch Line ran over the road. Part of the Beeching Axe legacy.
A433 Road Bridge, Fosse Way Roman Road	Road bridge	51°41′24″N2°1′21″W / 51.69000°N 2.02250°W / 51.69000; -2.02250 (A433 Road Bridge)		At Thames Head

The river splits as it passes through Ashton Keynes. An alternative route to that listed above crosses High Bridge at 51°38′13″N1°55′46″W / 51.63694°N 1.92944°W / 51.63694; -1.92944 (High Bridge, Ashton Keynes) and Three Bridges at 51°38′18″N1°56′21″W / 51.63833°N 1.93917°W / 51.63833; -1.93917 (Three Bridges, Ashton Keynes) .

See also

• London portal

• Islands in the River Thames
• Locks and weirs on the River Thames
• List of bridges in London
• London River Services
• Thames Path
• Tunnels underneath the River Thames

Notes

1. For example Berkshire County Council and Middlesex County Council were abolished and smaller authorities have been created in the counties adjoining the Thames, from the Borough of Swindon unitary authority to Medway Council on the Thames Estuary.
2. e.g. Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club, Middlesex County Football Association and Middlesex County Cricket Club

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Further reading

• Tucker, Joan (2012). Ferries of the Upper Thames. Amberley Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84868-967-1.

External links

• Media related to Crossings of the River Thames at Wikimedia Commons