Original sentence: Instead of crossing the bridge here it is also possible to follow the path along the new cut to Shifford Cut Bridge, and cross there and at the lock.The bridge carries the Thames Path south of the old course of the Thames via Duxford
Edited sentence: It connects Buckland on the south bank to Chimney on the north.The Thames Path passes the bridge on the north bank, but does not cross it.The path formerly crossed the bridge to Duxford south of the old course of the Thames