Pigeon Bridge No 213 carries the M1 motorway over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line).
Early plans of what would become the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1816 but problems with Oldpool Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wokingham to Sumerlease canal at Horsham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Bracknell Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Macclesfield instead. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Guildford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 8 mile section between Warrington and Bristol was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newcroft. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Yates made a model of Castlecester Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Enslow Railway Bridge No 215A | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Enslow Wharf | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Enslow Winding Hole | 1 mile | |
| Site of Caravan Lift Bridge No 215 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Pinsey Bridge No 214 | 2 furlongs | |
| Pigeon Bridge No 213 | ||
| Pigeon's Lock No 39 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Jane's Enchanted Tea Garden | 1 furlong | |
| Kirtlington Winding Hole | 5½ furlongs | |
| Kirtlington Pipe Bridge | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Old Brighton Bridge No 212 | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
It is a very short walk (<15 minutes) on a public footpath to Tackley Train Station. There is a footbridge on the footpath over the River Cherwell which sometimes floods in extreme weather.
- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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![Oxford Canal Bridge 213 at Pigeon Lock. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[5667680]] on the right hand side of the bridge arch about 18 inches above the towpath by Roger Templeman – 23 January 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/66/76/5667694_0693fa32_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge over Oxford Canal at Pigeon Lock. There is an OS benchmark [[3205131]] on the right hand parapet about 1m from the signpost by Roger Templeman – 30 October 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/20/51/3205145_2115131e_120x120.jpg)
















![Flight's Mill House. There is an OS benchmark [[3204935]] to the right of the left hand doorway by Roger Templeman – 30 October 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/20/49/3204943_090d738a_120x120.jpg)








