{"id":25363,"date":"2006-12-25T22:53:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-25T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/daybyday\/2006\/12\/25\/river-ock-bridges\/"},"modified":"2006-12-25T22:53:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-25T22:53:00","slug":"river-ock-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=25363","title":{"rendered":"River Ock Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How many bridges are there over the river Ock between the town centre and the A34?<br \/>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr00.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr00.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012812934966401698\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>1) Alongside St Helens Mill.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr01.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012812939261369010\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>2) At the start of the Ock Valley Walk. Here the mill stream cascades down to rejoin the Ock.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr02.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012812939261369026\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>3) Near Meadowside and the firestation. Overflow water from the millstream rejoins the Ock.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr03.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012812943556336338\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>4) Near Tower Close.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr04.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012812943556336354\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>5) Also on the path from the Drayton Road to Tower Close.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr05.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012814996550703858\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>6)The Drayton Road.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr06.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012814996550703874\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>7) Connecting fields with the houses of Marcham Road behind.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr07.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012814996550703890\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>8) This plain bridge was build at about the same time as Tesco to create a footpath from the Ladgrove Estate to Tesco. The Honda motorcycle dealership is seen behind.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr08.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr08.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012814996550703906\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>9) This bridge is the nearest to Tesco.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr09.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012815000845671218\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>10) This bridge is over a weir that helps control the river flow &#8211; no access except to environment agency personnel.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr10.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012817715265002306\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>11) This is a recently constructed bridge (about 10 years old) giving access from Mill Road and  the Tithe Farm estate (seen behind in the distance) to Tesco.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr11.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012913952597203858\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>12) Downstream from New Cut Mill.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr12.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012817719559969634\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>13) Upstream to New Cut Mill.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr13.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012817719559969650\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>14) My favourite Ock Bridge is found over a long straight stretch of River. The bridge has no sides and is made of railway sleepers. During the summer you can sit on the edge, dangling your feet.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbr14.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012817719559969666\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>15) The A34 rushes by.<\/p>\n<p>16) One bridge has not been pictured. That bridge is the _____N ______?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbrmap.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/061226okbrmap-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012956339629448114\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many bridges are there over the river Ock between the town centre and the A34?&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;1) Alongside St Helens Mill.2) At the start of the Ock Valley Walk. Here the mill stream cascades down to rejoin the Ock.3) Near Meadowside and the firestation. Overflow water from the millstream rejoins the Ock.4) Near Tower Close.5) Also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}