Isis Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Isis Bridge
Crosses:River Thames
Locale:Oxford
Maint:Oxfordshire County Council[1]
Designer:British Constructional Steelwork Association, for Oxfordshire C.C. as agent for Dept. of Transport
Design:Continuous three girder spans
Material:Steel with composite reinforced concrete slab deck
Spans:3
Height:16inchesft6inchesin (ftin)[2]
Open:1965
Coordinates:51.7249°N -1.2417°W

Isis Bridge is a modern road bridge across the River Thames just south of Oxford, England. It carries the Oxford Ring Road, part of the A423 road, across the Thames on the reach between Sandford Lock and Iffley Lock.

The bridge was built in the 1960s and opened to road traffic in 1965 when the section of the ring road between South Hinksey and Heyford Hill was opened. It is a single arch structure,[3] built of 5,000m² steel by British Constructional Steelwork Association for Oxfordshire County Council who are responsible for its maintenance.[1] The bridge required a full wet and dry blast and coating system to the steelwork in 2003 when it was also strengthened.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite/councilservices?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=http://apps.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/occ/Internet%2FCouncil+services%2FRoads+and+transport%2FHighways+and+maintenance%2FStreet+maintenance%2FRT+-+RH+-+Bridges Oxfordshire County Council - About Oxfordshire's bridges
  2. River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames.
  3. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0011333 Structurae database Isis Bridge
  4. http://thames.me.uk/s01600.htm Where the Thames Smooth Waters Glide