The Thames Path crosses the river on this bridge, just above Osney Lock.

[3] By the early 17th century it was a three-arch stone construction.

In 1885 the central arch collapsed, leaving massive piers.

[4] Osney Bridge has the lowest headroom (less than 7 feet 6 inches, or 2.3 metres) of any bridge across the navigable Thames; this limits the size of boats that can travel past it without having to be removed from the water and launched upstream of the bridge.

When the canal link is fully restored, it could substantially relieve the congestion of the Kennet & Avon Canal east-west route, but only if the Osney Bridge is raised.