Bridge Heights
Please note that whilst this page provides a useful guide, the available space for you to pass through will always depend on the height of water on the Thames at the time. This is particularly relevant in winter and after heavy rains in Oxford which wash down within a day or two and can raise the water level significantly. The lowest bridge on the river is highlighted in yellow, and bridges of 4 metres of less (or just over if in a run of higher bridges) are marked in light blue.
Boats that have trouble with Hammersmith bridge will not get under Windsor Bridge.
Boats that clear Cookham Lock Cut Bridge don't have a problem until Culham Lock Cut Bridge.
Boats that can clear Folly bridge don't have a problem until Osney Bridge which at only 7' 6" or 2m 28cm is the lowest bridge on the river and a block to traffic in both directions. There are, however, certain hire boats, narrow boats and public boats that can pass under this bridge, and if you wish to see the top of the river they are often a better idea than taking your own vessel all the way up. Unless you happen to own a narrow boat, of course.
| Bridge Name | Height in metres | Height in feet and inches |
| Lechlade Bridge | 4.72 | 15' 6" |
| St John's Bridge | 7.21 | 13' 10" |
| Eaton Bridge | 2.97 | 9' 9" |
| Radcot Bridge | 3.45 | 11' 4" |
| Old Man's Footbridge | 4.26 | 14' 0" |
| Tadpole Bridge | 4.52 | 14' 10" |
| Tenfoot Bridge | 3.70 | 12' 2" |
| Shifford Lock Cut Bridge | 3.65 | 12' 0" |
| Newbridge | 3.50 | 11' 6" |
| Hart's Weir Footbridge | 3.28 | 10' 9" |
| Swinford Toll Bridge | 4.49 | 14' 9" |
| Thames Bridge | 4.11 | 13' 6" |
| Godstow Bridge | 2.56 | 8' 5" |
| Medley Bridge | 3.04 | 10' 0" |
| Osney Bridge | 2.28 | 7' 6" |
| Osney Railway Bridge | 3.55 | 11' 8" |
| Road Bridge | 3.70 | 12' 2" |
| Footbridge | 3.91 | 12' 10" |
| Folly Bridge | 3.12 | 10' 3" |
| Donnington Bridge | 5.02 | 16' 6" |
| Isis Bridge | 5.02 | 16' 6" |
| Kennington Railway Bridge | 4.11 | 13' 6" |
| Nuneham Railway Bridge | 4.80 | 15' 9" |
| Abingdon Bridge | 4.24 | 13' 11" |
| Culham Lock Cut Footbridge | 3.78 | 12' 5" |
| Sutton Bridge | 4.49 | 14' 9" |
| Appleford Railway Bridge | 3.96 | 13' 0" |
| Clifton Lock Cut Bridge | 4.06 | 13' 4" |
| Clifton Hampden Bridge | 4.08 | 13' 5" |
| Day's Footbridge | 4.64 | 15' 3" |
| Shillingford Bridge | 5.39 | 17' 8" |
| Wallingford Bridge | 5.00 | 16' 5" |
| Moulsford Railway Bridge | 6.60 | 21' 8" |
| Winterbrook Bridge | 4.80 | 15' 9" |
| Goring Bridge | 5.15 | 16' 11" |
| Gatehampton Railway Bridge | 6.96 | 22' 10" |
| Whitchurch Toll Bridge | 4.14 | 13' 7" |
| Caversham Bridge | 4.57 | 15' 0" |
| Reading Bridge | 5.38 | 17' 8" |
| Sonning Bridge | 4.31 | 14' 2" |
| Shiplake Railway Bridge | 5.43 | 17' 10" |
| Henley Bridge | 4.34 | 14' 3" |
| Hurley Upper Towpath Bridge | 3.98 | 13' 2" |
| Hurley Lower Towpath Bridge | 4.39 | 14' 5" |
| Temple Footbridge | 6.51 | 21' 3" |
| Marlow Bridge | 3.86 | 12' 8" |
| Marlow-Bisham Bypass Bridge | 6.02 | 19' 9" |
| Bourne End Railway Bridge | 4.72 | 15' 6" |
| Cookham Bridge | 4.62 | 15' 2" |
| Cookham Lock Cut Bridge | 3.81 | 12' 6" |
| Boulter's Lock Bridge | 5.25 | 17' 3" |
| Maidenhead Bridge | 5.66 | 18' 7" |
| Maidenhead Railway Bridge | 9.80 | 32' 2" |
| M4 Bridge | 7.77 | 25' 6" |
| Elizabeth Bridge | 6.24 | 20' 6" |
| Windsor Railway Bridge | 5.41 | 17' 9" |
| Windsor Bridge | 4.01 | 13'2" |
| Black Potts Bridge | 5.94 | 19' 6" |
| Victoria Bridge | 6.17 | 20' 3" |
| Albert Bridge | 5.69 | 18' 8" |
| Old Windsor Lock Cut Bridge | 4.34 | 14' 3" |
| Runnymede Bridge | 7.01 | 23' 0" |
| Staines Bridge | 5.94 | 19' 6" |
| Staines Railway Bridge | 6.40 | 21' 0" |
| M3 Bridge | 6.50 | 21' 4" |
| Chertsey Bridge | 5.81 | 19' 1" |
| Desborough Channel, Upper Bridge | 5.18 | 17' 0" |
| Desborough Channel, Lower Bridge | 5.18 | 17' 0" |
| Walton `Temporary' Bridge | 5.56 | 18' 3" |
| Sunbury Lock Cut Bridge | 5.94 | 19' 6" |
| Hampton Court Bridge | 5.91 | 19' 5" |
| Kingston Bridge | 7.29 | 23' 11" |
| Kingston Railway Bridge | 6.80 | 22' 4" |
| Teddington Lock Cut Bridge | 5.58 | 18' 4" |
| Richmond Bridge | 6.10 | 20' 3" |
| Richmond Railway Bridge | 6.10 | 20' 3" |
| Twickenham Bridge | 6.70 | 22' 3" |
| Richmond Footbridge | 6.30 | 20' 9" |
| Kew Bridge | 6.00 | 19' 9" |
| Kew Railway Bridge | 6.20 | 20' 6" |
| Chiswick Bridge | 7.50 | 24' 9" |
| Barnes Railway Bridge | 6.00 | 19' 9" |
| Hammersmith Bridge | 4.30 | 14' 3" |
