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.
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Aqueduct
! Canal ! Designer ! Coordinates ! Notes ! Image | |
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Almond Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|55.9212 | |
3.4337|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Almond Aqueduct}}
|Aqueduct over the River Almond | |
Ariel Aqueduct
|Worcester and Birmingham Canal | |{{Coord|52.4470 | |
1.9378|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Ariel Aqueduct}}
|Aqueduct over the Aston Webb Boulevard (Selly Oak Bypass) in Selly Oak, Birmingham, opened in 2011. |File:Day 30 - West Midlands Police - View from Above 1 (8428681775).jpg | |
Avon Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|55.9701 | |
3.6496|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Avon Aqueduct}}
|Scotland's longest and tallest aqueduct, crosses the River Avon (Falkirk) | | |
Avoncliff Aqueduct
|{{Coord|51.33935 | |
2.28275|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Avoncliff Aqueduct}}
|Crosses the River Avon (Bristol) | |
Barton Swing Aqueduct
|{{Coord|53.474813 | |
2.350334|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Barton Swing Aqueduct}}
|Crosses the Manchester Ship Canal. Swings to let large vessels pass below. | |
Beam Aqueduct
|{{Coord|50.9672 | |
4.1754|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Beam Aqueduct}}
|Formerly carried the Rolle Canal across the River Torridge | |
Bonnington Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|55.9244 | |
3.4144|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Bonnington Aqueduct}}
|Crosses the B7030 Cliftonhall Road | |
Bullbridge Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|53.06404|N|1.46424|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SK360520)|name=Bullbridge Aqueduct}} |Demolished 1968. Originally crossed the Ambergate to Nottingham road. | |
Chirk Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|52.9287 | |
3.0616|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Chirk Aqueduct}}
|Crosses the Ceiriog Valley | |
Clifton Aqueduct
|Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal | | {{Coord|53.527344 | |
2.316814|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Clifton Aqueduct}}
| Grade II listed building, crosses the River Irwell | |
Cosgrove Aqueduct
|Benjamin Bevan |{{Coord|52.068798|N|0.833641|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Cosgrove aqueduct}} |Crosses the River Great Ouse. Built to replace an earlier aqueduct which collapsed. | |
Dowley Gap Aqueduct
|James Brindley |{{Coord|53.840295|N|1.815765|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Dowley Gap Aqueduct}} |Crosses the River Aire. Also known as the Seven Arches Aqueduct. | |
Dundas Aqueduct
|{{Coord|51|21|40|N|02|18|36|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Dundas Aqueduct}} |Crosses the River Avon (Bristol) and the Wessex Main Line railway. Designed in a classical style, this is now a Scheduled Monument | |
Edstone Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|52.2464 | |
1.7641|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Edstone Aqueduct}}
|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
| |{{Coord|52.4979 | |
1.9665|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Engine Arm Aqueduct}}
|Cast by Horseley Ironworks. Carries the Engine Arm over the BCN Main Line | |
Ewood Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|53.7335 | |
2.4926|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Ewood Aqueduct}}
|Grade II listed building, crosses the River Darwen & B6447 | |
Glen Loy Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|56.8903 | |
5.0398|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Glenloy Aqueduct}}
|Carries the Caledonian Canal over the River Loy |File:Glen Loy Aqueduct, Caledonain Canal (geograph 3285838).jpg | |
Holliday Street Aqueduct
|Worcester and Birmingham Canal | |{{Coord|52.4762 | |
1.9079|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Holliday Street Aqueduct}}
|A Grade II listed building adjacent to Gas Street Basin. | |
Kelvin Aqueduct
|{{Coord|55.8923 | |
4.3017|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Kelvin Aqueduct}}
|Carries Forth and Clyde Canal over the River Kelvin | |
Lichfield Canal Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|52.655164 | |
1.901584|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Lichfield Canal Aqueduct}}
|A modern construction for a canal under restoration; not yet in water. Crosses the M6 Toll. | |
Luggie Aqueduct
|{{Coord|55.939655 | |
4.151065|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Luggie Aqueduct}}
| Category A listed building, crosses the Luggie Water (now culverted) | |
Lune Aqueduct
|{{Coord|54|4|5.94|N|2|47|21.07|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Lune Aqueduct}} | Grade II listed building, crosses the River Lune |File:The Lune Aqueduct. Halton - geograph.org.uk - 639775.jpg | |
Marple Aqueduct | Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown
|{{Coord|53.4073 |
2.0691|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Marple Aqueduct}}
|A Scheduled Monument, crosses the River Goyt. Grade II listed. | |
Murtry Aqueduct
| |{{coord|51.247|N|2.342|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Murtry Aqueduct}} |Never used. Spans the Mells River near Frome, Somerset | |
Nantwich Aqueduct
|{{Coord|53.069231|N|2.535698|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(ST900609)|name=Nantwich Aqueduct}} | Cast-iron aqueduct dated around 1826; grade II* listed; crosses the A534 just outside Nantwich. | |
New Semington Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|51.34709|N|2.14497|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(ST900609)|name=New Semington Aqueduct}} | Modern aqueduct opened in 2004, crosses the A350 road. | |
North Circular Road Aqueduct
|Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) | |51°32'17"N 0°16'54"W |Original aqueduct opened 1933, replacement opened 1993 to span widened North Circular Road A406 | |
Palmerston Street Aqueduct
|William Crosley |{{Coord|53.298011|N|2.101987|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SJ933779)|name=Palmerston Street Aqueduct}} |Grade II listed stone aqueduct built 1829-31, crosses the B5090 road. Stone embankments to each side, the river Dean was displaced by this and runs in a tunnel under the left side. | |
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
|{{Coord|52.970534|N|3.087834|W|type:landmark_region:GB|name=Pontcysyllte Aqueduct}} |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 | |{{Coord|53.5525 | |
2.3764|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Prestolee Aqueduct}}
| Grade II listed building, crosses the River Irwell. | |
Rea Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|52.33 | |
2.51|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Rea Aqueduct}}
|Crosses the River Rea | |
River Cart Aqueduct (Blackhall Bridge) | Former Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal |John Rennie and Thomas Telford |{{Coord|55.839986 | |
4.406396|region:GB_type:landmark|name=River Cart Aqueduct}}
|Carried former Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal across White Cart Water. Now converted to railway viaduct. | |
River Tame Aqueduct
| |52.5083N, -1.8605W |Carries the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal over the River Tame Just South of Salford Junction, junction with the Tame Valley Canal |File:Birmingham_&_Fazeley_Canal_Salford_Aqueduct_2nd_March_2019.jpg | |
Scott Russell Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|55.9218 | |
3.3070|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Scott Russell Aqueduct}}
|Passes over the A720 Edinburgh Bypass | |
Semington Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|51.34709|N|2.14497|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(ST900609)|name=Semington Aqueduct}} |Crosses Semington Brook | |
Slateford Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|55.9175 | |
3.2499|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Slateford Aqueduct}}
|Crosses Inglis Green Road and the Water of Leith | |
Stockingfield Aqueduct
|{{Coord|55.8927 | |
4.2863|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Stockingfield Aqueduct}}
|Crosses Lochburn Road Road in the Lambhill district of Glasgow |File:Stockingfield Junction aqueduct, Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow, Scotland.jpg | |
Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
|George Leather |{{Coord|53.702417|N|1.462394|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Stanley Ferry Aqueduct}} |One of the earliest through arch bridges in the world, crosses the River Calder, West Yorkshire. | |
Stewart Aqueduct
|{{Coord|52.5059|N|1.9974|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Stewart Aqueduct}} |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
|{{Coord|53|28|46.39|N|2|13|38.45|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Store Street Aqueduct}} |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
|{{Coord|52.694267 | |
2.189412|region:GB-STS|name=Stretton Aqueduct}}
|One of Telford's last aqueducts and grade II listed since 1985. Crosses the A5 road. | |
Three Bridges, London
|{{Coord|51.5044182 | |
0.3554333|name=Three Bridges}}
|Brunel's last major project, and a scheduled monument, a unique arrangement carrying rail, road, and canal routes across each other. | |
Wootton Wawen Aqueduct
|W Whitmore |{{Coord|52.264039 | |
1.769911|region:GB_type:landmark|name==Wootton Wawen Aqueduct}}
|Crosses the A3400 road. | |
Yarningale Aqueduct
| |{{Coord|52.2952|N|1.7316|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Yarningale Aqueduct}} |Crosses Kingswood Brook. |
See also
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References
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{{Canals of the United Kingdom}}
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