Rainbow Bridge, Oxford
Rainbow Bridge is a curved footbridge over the River Cherwell in the University Parks, Oxford, England. The bridge is made of concrete with metal railings, in the shape of a rainbow, hence the name.Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: in Oxford, England
- Also known as: “High Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lady Margaret Hall and Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Lady Margaret Hall
University
Photo: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Lady Margaret Hall is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, located on a bank of the River Cherwell at Norham Gardens in North Oxford and adjacent to the University Parks. Lady Margaret Hall is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Rainbow Bridge, Oxford.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: MykReeve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. Oxford University Museum of Natural History is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Rainbow Bridge, Oxford.
Somerville College
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Somerville College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. Somerville College is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Rainbow Bridge, Oxford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norham Manor and Park Town.
Norham Manor
Quarter
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Norham Manor estate is a residential suburb in Oxford, England. It is part of central North Oxford. To the north is Park Town with its crescents, to the east is the River Cherwell, to the south are the University Parks and to the west is Walton Manor, on the other side of Banbury Road.
Park Town
Neighborhood
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Park Town is a small residential area in central North Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England. It was one of the earliest planned suburban developments in the area and most of the houses are Grade II listed.
Jericho
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jericho is a historic suburb of the English city of Oxford. It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal, Worcester College, Walton Street and Walton Well Road.
Rainbow Bridge, Oxford
- Categories: arch bridge, footbridge, and transportation
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.76305° or 51° 45′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.25033° or 1° 15′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3WQP7X+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 569994816OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7284590
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In Other Languages
“Rainbow Bridge, Oxford” goes by many names.
- German: “Rainbow Bridge (Oxford)”
- German: “Rainbow Bridge”
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