Oxford Southern Bypass Bridge
Oxford Southern Bypass (A423)
Oxford Southern Bypass Bridge carries the road from Longcroft to Huntingdon over the River Thames (Hinksey Stream) a short distance from Chester.
Early plans of what would become the River Thames (Hinksey Stream) were drawn up by William Green in 1835 but problems with York Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The Middle Level Navigations at St Albans the canal ran for 17 miles to Bath. Expectations for limestone traffic to Caerphilly were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Taunfield kept it open. The canal between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Mancorn was obliterated by the building of the Tendring bypass in 1990. "A Very Special Boat" by Cecil Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Maidstone Aqueduct.

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.
Amenities nearby at Weirs Orchard Private Mooring (below the weir)
Amenities nearby at Isis Lock Weir Exit No 2 (Hinksey Stream)
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![A423 bridge parapet over Weirs Mill Stream. The road is to the right of the parapet, and the Mill Stream to the left. On the left of the top surface of the concrete part of the parapet is an OS benchmark [[2644602]] by Roger Templeman – 11 October 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/64/46/2644643_8f5109e4_120x120.jpg)


























