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강과 운하가 국토를 가로지르며, 특히 후자는 옛날에는 교통 인프라의 매우 중요한 부분이었습니다. 나중에 먼저 철도가, 그리고 더 나중에 트럭이 화물 운송의 임무를 맡았습니다. 다양한 교통수단 간의 경쟁에서 그들은 바지선에 비해 빠르고 저렴했으며 – 따라서 더 효율적이었습니다. 그러나 인공 수로 건설 시에는 항상 높이 차이를 극복해야 한다는 점을 고려해야 했으며, 따라서 운하를 따라 – 현장 상황에 따라 더 많거나 적은 간격으로 – 종종 수문이 늘어섭니다. 그들의 도움으로만 항해가 가능했습니다.

A wonderful running route along the canal with pretty houseboats, there is almost always rowing on the canal 😃

A nice spot to watch river activity from

This road now has some horrendous potholes, be wary as these combined with some fast traffic can be quite dangerous.****

If you go left - you will follow path through meadows. If you go right - you’ll follow path to Oxford

Beautiful views from both sides of the bridge

Beware on the cyclepath alongside the canal. You meet quite big groups of pedestrians, and dog walkers too. Some aren't very pleased to share with cyclists, so be friendly.

There are records which suggest the presence of a bridge on the site in the 14th century but this structure was short-lived and crossing was made by ferry from at least 1379 until a timber bridge was built in 1767. The present stone structure dates from 1827. A toll was payable on both the ferry and the subsequent bridges until 1874 when the County Councils of Berkshire and Oxfordshire joined to buy the bridge from its private trustees and scrapped the charges.