King's Bridge No 230
King's Bridge No 230 carries the M62 motorway over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) between Southbury and Tiverstone.
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 Junction | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Duke's Lock No 44 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Junction Water Point | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Drinkwater's Field Bridge No 231A | 2 furlongs | |
| Drinkwater's Lift Bridge No 231 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| King's Bridge No 230 | ||
| Site of Alchemy Boatbuilders | ½ furlongs | |
| Stratfield Brake Bridge No 229 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Kidlington Green Pipe Bridges | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Kidlington Green Lock No 43 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Yarnton Lane Bridge No 228 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
- 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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![NE parapet of King's Bridge (A44 over Oxford Canal). There is an OS benchmark [[4876713]] on the near end of the parapet, road face. by Roger Templeman – 22 March 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/87/67/4876742_837e09f2_120x120.jpg)



![Old Bridge Marker beside the A44. Bridge Marker inscribed in the metal door of a utility cabinet (perhaps) in the parapet of King's Bridge, Oxford Canal, on the northeast side of the A44 Woodstock Road. Gosford and Water Eaton parish. Inscribed OXFORDSHIRE / COUNTY COUNCIL / [line] / KING'S CANAL / BRIDGE / (script) Rebuilt 1936 / [names]. See also https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4876749.Milestone Society National ID: OX_GOSF01br by Roadside Relics – 09 May 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/80/21/7802177_410dd182_120x120.jpg)


![Oxford Canal Bridge 230 (King's Bridge). There is an OS benchmark [[4876633]] on the corner, left hand face, of the triangular part of the bridge wall by Roger Templeman – 22 March 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/87/66/4876667_95c9b5ae_120x120.jpg)












![Milestone beside A44 (Woodstock Road) SE of Yarnton. The milestone has two OS benchmarks [[5665548]] and [[5665601]] by Roger Templeman – 29 January 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/66/56/5665637_f217c9e0_120x120.jpg)



![Benchmark on top of milestone beside Woodstock Road. Ordnance Survey rivet benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm92423[[5665637]] shows the milestone by Roger Templeman – 29 January 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/66/55/5665548_957a233f_120x120.jpg)
![Benchmark on face of Milestone beside the A44. Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm52340 The milestone is shown at [[5665637]] by Roger Templeman – 29 January 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/66/56/5665601_30a20f72_120x120.jpg)


