Rewley Road Swing Bridge
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Rewley Road Swing Bridge is a disused railway swing bridge over Sheepwash Channel in west Oxford, England.[1][2] To the north are Cripley Meadow and Fiddler's Island and to the south are Osney Island and the Botley Road.
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Coordinates | 51.755599°N 1.270721°W / 51.755599; -1.270721 |
Carries | Buckinghamshire Railway |
Crosses | Sheepwash Channel |
Locale | Oxford, England |
Maintained by | Oxford Preservation Trust |
Characteristics | |
Design | Swing bridge |
Material | Steel girder |
No. of spans | 1 |
History | |
Designer | Robert Stephenson |
Opened | 1851 |
Closed | 1984 |
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The bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson and built in 1850–1.[3] It was reconstructed in 1890 and 1906, latterly using steel girders. The bridge closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and to goods in 1984.