Northern Bypass Road Bridge No 232A carries a footpath over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) near to Thanet.
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 major road over the canal.
| Wolvercote Lock No 45 | 4 furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Sanitary Station | 2½ furlongs | |
| Perrys Lift Bridge No 234 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Western Bypass Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Lift Bridge No 233 (Oxford Canal) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Northern Bypass Road Bridge No 232A | ||
| Wolvercote Junction Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Junction | 1 furlong | |
| Duke's Lock No 44 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Junction Water Point | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Drinkwater's Field Bridge No 231A | 3½ furlongs | |
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- 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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