Eaton Footbridge

Eaton Footbridge is a wooden footbridge across the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is situated on the reach above Grafton Lock.

Eaton Footbridge
Coordinates	51.685531°N 1.644331°W / 51.685531; -1.644331
Carries	Footpath
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Oxfordshire
Characteristics
Material	Wood
Height	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
History
Opened	1936
Location

The bridge was built in 1936 on the site of the last flash lock on the river which was in a weir known as Hart's Weir. The weir and lock, the last remaining on the Thames, were removed that year leaving the mooring cuts which are still in use. There was a lock keeper at the weir and a walkway across which is the precedent for the current bridge. The flash lock was notoriously difficult and Thacker quoted Henry Taunt: "I recollect one winter in passing this very weir, when lying on my back in the boat to get through, scraping a fair amount of skin off my nose and face though contact with the bridge whilst going under it."^[1]

See also

• Crossings of the River Thames