List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom
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This list of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom covers aqueducts that have articles in Wikipedia. The actual number of canal aqueducts is much greater.
Aqueduct | Canal | Designer | Coordinates | Notes | Image |
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Almond Aqueduct | Union Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Aqueduct over the River Almond | ||
Avon Aqueduct | Union Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Scotland's longest and tallest aqueduct, crosses the River Avon (Falkirk) | ||
Avoncliff Aqueduct | Kennet and Avon Canal | John Rennie | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses the River Avon (Bristol) | |
Barton Swing Aqueduct | Bridgewater Canal | Sir Edward Leader Williams | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses the Manchester Ship Canal. Swings to let large vessels pass below. | |
Bonnington Aqueduct | Union Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses the B7030 Cliftonhall Road | ||
Bullbridge Aqueduct | Cromford Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Demolished 1968. Originally crossed the Ambergate to Nottingham road. | ||
Chirk Aqueduct | Llangollen Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses the Ceiriog Valley | ||
Clifton Aqueduct | Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Grade II listed building, crosses the River Irwell | ||
Cosgrove Aqueduct | Grand Union Canal | Benjamin Bevan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses the River Great Ouse. Built to replace an earlier aqueduct which collapsed. | |
Dowley Gap Aqueduct | Leeds and Liverpool Canal | James Brindley | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses the River Aire. Also known as the Seven Arches Aqueduct. | |
Dundas Aqueduct | Kennet and Avon Canal | John Rennie | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses the River Avon (Bristol) and the Wessex Main Line railway. Designed in a classical style, this is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument | |
Edstone Aqueduct | Stratford-upon-Avon Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The longest aqueduct in England, crosses a minor road, the Birmingham and North Warwickshire railway, and also the trackbed of the former Alcester Railway. | ||
Engine Arm Aqueduct | Birmingham Canal Navigations | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Cast by Horseley Ironworks. Carries the Engine Arm over the BCN Main Line | ||
Ewood Aqueduct | Leeds and Liverpool Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Grade II listed building, crosses the River Darwen & B6447 | ||
Holliday Street Aqueduct | Worcester and Birmingham Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | A Grade II listed building adjacent to Gas Street Basin. | ||
Lichfield Canal Aqueduct | Lichfield Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | A modern construction for a canal under restoration; not yet in water. Crosses the M6 Toll. | ||
Lune Aqueduct | Lancaster Canal | John Rennie | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Grade II listed building, crosses the River Lune | |
Marple Aqueduct | Peak Forest Canal | Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | A Scheduled Ancient Monument, crosses the River Goyt. | |
Murtry Aqueduct | Frome, Somerset | Never used. Spans the Mells River | |||
New Semington Aqueduct | Kennet and Avon Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Modern aqueduct opened in 2004, crosses the A350 road. |
File:New Semington Aqueduct.jpg
New Semington Aqueduct
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct | Llangollen Canal | Thomas Telford | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | A cast iron trough 1,007 feet long supported 126 feet above the river by 19 masonry piers. Crosses the River Dee. Unesco World Heritage site. | |
Prestolee Aqueduct | Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Grade II listed building, crosses the River Irwell. | ||
Scott Russell Aqueduct | Union Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Passes over the A720 Edinburgh Bypass | ||
Semington Aqueduct | Kennet and Avon Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses Semington Brook | ||
Slateford Aqueduct | Union Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses Inglis Green Road and the Water of Leith | ||
Stanley Ferry Aqueduct | Aire and Calder Navigation | George Leather | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | One of the earliest through arch bridges in the world, crosses the River Calder, West Yorkshire. | |
Stewart Aqueduct | BCN Main Line | Thomas Telford | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The M5 motorway (1970) crosses the West Coast Main Line (1852) crosses the BCN Old Main Line Canal (1770) crosses the BCN New Main Line Canal (1828) | |
Store Street Aqueduct | Ashton Canal | Benjamin Outram | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Built on a skew of 45 degrees across the highway, and believed to be the first of its kind in Great Britain. Crosses Store Street, Manchester. | |
Stretton Aqueduct | Shropshire Union Canal | Thomas Telford | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | One of Telford's last aqueducts and grade II listed since 1985. Crosses the A5 road. | |
Three Bridges, London | Grand Junction Canal | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | Brunel's last major project, and a scheduled ancient monument, a unique arrangement carrying rail, road, and canal routes across each other. | ||
Wootton Wawen Aqueduct | Stratford-upon-Avon Canal | W Whitmore | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses the A3400 road. | |
Yarningale Aqueduct | Stratford-upon-Avon Canal | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses Kingswood Brook. |
See also
- Category:Aqueducts in the United Kingdom
- Navigable aqueduct
- Canals of the United Kingdom
- List of canal basins in the United Kingdom
- List of canal junctions in the United Kingdom
- List of canal locks in the United Kingdom
- List of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom