Folly Bridge
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Folly Bridge is a stone bridge over the River Thames carrying the Abingdon Road south from the centre of Oxford, England.[2] It was erected in 1825–27, to designs of a little-known architect, Ebenezer Perry (died 1850), who practised in London.[3]
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Folly Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 51.746027°N 1.256542°W / 51.746027; -1.256542 |
Crosses | River Thames |
Locale | Oxford |
Heritage status | Grade II listed |
Characteristics | |
Material | Stone |
Height | 10 feet 3 inches (3.12 m)[1] |
No. of spans | 3 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Designer | Ebenezer Perry |
Opened | 1827 |
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The bridge is in two parts separated by an island. The origin of the name is uncertain[4] although it has been suggested that it originated about 1650 after a tenant of Bacon's study.[5]