Wolvercote Railway Bridge No 236A
Address is taken from a point 327 yards away.
Wolvercote Railway Bridge No 236A carries a farm track over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) just past the junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation.
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 railway over the canal.
| Frenchay Bridge No 239A | 6 furlongs | |
| Site of Lift Bridge No 239 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Elizabeth Jennings Way Bridge No 238B | 4¼ furlongs | |
| St Edwards Lift Bridge No 238 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Second St Edwards Lift Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Wolvercote Railway Bridge No 236A | ||
| Wolvercote Green Field Bridge No 236 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Footbridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Bridge No 235 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Lock No 45 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Sanitary Station | 6 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Wolvercote Green Field Bridge No 236
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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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