List of canal aqueducts in Great Britain

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Aqueduct

An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....

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Aqueduct	Canal	Designer	Coordinates	Notes
Almond Aqueduct Almond Aqueduct The Almond Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct in Scotland, west of Ratho. Measuring long, it carries the Union Canal above the River Almond, from Edinburgh into West Lothian. It can be reached by car and by cyclists on the Union Canal path.-External links:**...	Union Canal Union Canal (Scotland) The Union Canal is a 31.5-mile canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.-Location and features:...		55.9212°N 3.4337°W	Aqueduct over the River Almond River Almond, Lothian The River Almond is a river in east-central Scotland. It is 28 miles long, rising in North Lanarkshire near Shotts and runs through West Lothian, draining into the Firth of Forth at Cramond near Edinburgh....
Avon Aqueduct Avon Aqueduct The Avon Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct on the Union Canal near Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is long and high; it is the longest and tallest aqueduct in Scotland, and the second longest in Britain...	Union Canal Union Canal (Scotland) The Union Canal is a 31.5-mile canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.-Location and features:...		55.9701°N 3.6496°W	Scotland's longest and tallest aqueduct
Avoncliff Aqueduct Avoncliff Aqueduct Avoncliff Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Bath to Westbury railway line, at Avoncliff in Wiltshire, England.It was built by John Rennie and chief engineer John Thomas, between 1797 and 1801....	Kennet and Avon Canal Kennet and Avon Canal The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section...	John Rennie	51.33935°N 2.28275°W
Barton Swing Aqueduct Barton Swing Aqueduct The Barton Swing Aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in Barton upon Irwell in Greater Manchester, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal. The swinging action allows large vessels using the Manchester Ship Canal to pass underneath and smaller narrowboats to...	Bridgewater Canal Bridgewater Canal The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester...	Sir Edward Leader Williams Edward Leader Williams Sir Edward Leader Williams was an English civil engineer, chiefly remembered as the designer of the Manchester Ship Canal, but also heavily involved in other canal projects in north Cheshire.-Early life:...	53.474813°N 2.350334°W	Carries one canal over another; swings to let large vessels pass below.
Bonnington Aqueduct Bonnington Aqueduct The Bonnington Aqueduct is an aqueduct on the Union Canal, to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The canal and the M8 motorway pass over the B7030 Cliftonhall Road, quite close to each other....	Union Canal Union Canal (Scotland) The Union Canal is a 31.5-mile canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.-Location and features:...		55.9244°N 3.4144°W
Bullbridge Aqueduct Bullbridge Aqueduct The Bull Bridge Aqueduct was situated on the Cromford Canal, built in 1794, at Bullbridge east of Ambergate along the Amber Valley where it turned sharply to cross the valley and the Ambergate to Nottingham road...	Cromford Canal Cromford Canal The Cromford Canal ran 14.5 miles from Cromford to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire, England with a branch to Pinxton. Built by William Jessop with the assistance of Benjamin Outram, its alignment included four tunnels and 14 locks....		53.06404°N 1.46424°W	Demolished 1968
Chirk Aqueduct Chirk Aqueduct Chirk Aqueduct is a high and long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England-Wales border....	Llangollen Canal Llangollen Canal The Llangollen Canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire....		52.9287°N 3.0616°W
Clifton Aqueduct Clifton Aqueduct Clifton Aqueduct, built in 1796, carried the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell in Salford, England. It is preserved as a Grade II listed building. The construction is of dressed stone with brick arches. Three segmental arches with keystones rest on triangular-ended...	Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to link Bolton and Bury with Manchester. The canal, when fully opened, was 15 miles 1 furlong long. It was accessed via a junction with the River Irwell in Salford...		53.527344°N 2.316814°W	Grade II listed building
Cosgrove Aqueduct Cosgrove aqueduct Cosgrove aqueduct is a navigable cast iron trough aqueduct that carries the Grand Union Canal over the River Great Ouse, on the borders between Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire at the northwest margin of Milton Keynes in England. The present structure was built in 1811, to replace a previous...	Grand Union Canal Grand Union Canal The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...	Benjamin Bevan	52.068798°N 0.833641°W	Built to replace an earlier aqueduct which collapsed.
Dundas Aqueduct Dundas Aqueduct Dundas Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Wessex Main Line railway from Bath to Westbury, near Limpley Stoke in Wiltshire, England....	Kennet and Avon Canal Kennet and Avon Canal The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section...	John Rennie	51°21′40"N 02°18′36"W	Designed in a classical style, this is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument
Edstone Aqueduct Edstone aqueduct Edstone Aqueduct is one of three aqueducts on a length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Warwickshire. All are unusual in that the towpaths are at the level of the canal bottom. At , Edstone is the longest aqueduct in England. It crosses a minor road, the Birmingham and North Warwickshire...	Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Stratford-upon-Avon Canal The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a canal in the south Midlands of England.The canal, which was built between 1793 and 1816, runs for in total, and consists of two sections. The dividing line is at Kingswood Junction, which gives access to the Grand Union Canal...
Engine Arm Aqueduct Engine Arm Aqueduct The Engine Arm Aqueduct near Smethwick, West Midlands, England, was built in 1825 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder, the Engine Arm, from Edgbaston Reservoir over the BCN New Main Line canal to the adjacent and parallel Old Main Line...	Birmingham Canal Navigations Birmingham Canal Navigations Birmingham Canal Navigations is a network of navigable canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country...		52.4979°N 1.9665°W	Cast by Horseley Ironworks Horseley Ironworks The Horseley Ironworks was a major ironworks in the Tipton area in the county of Staffordshire, now the West Midlands, England....
Ewood Aqueduct Ewood Aqueduct Ewood Aqueduct is a high embankment carrying the Leeds and Liverpool Canal over the River Darwen near Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.-References:...	Leeds and Liverpool Canal Leeds and Liverpool Canal The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Over a distance of , it crosses the Pennines, and includes 91 locks on the main line...		53.7335°N 2.4926°W
Greenbank Aqueduct	Union Canal Union Canal (Scotland) The Union Canal is a 31.5-mile canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.-Location and features:...			near Falkirk Wheel Falkirk Wheel The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift located in Scotland, UK,connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, opened in 2002. It is named after the nearby town of Falkirk which is in central Scotland...
Lichfield Canal Aqueduct	Lichfield Canal Lichfield Canal The Lichfield Canal, as it is now known, was historically a part of the Wyrley and Essington Canal, being the section of that canal from Ogley Junction at Brownhills on the northern Birmingham Canal Navigations to Huddlesford Junction, east of Lichfield, on the Coventry Canal, a length of 7 miles...		52.655164°N 1.901584°W	A modern construction for a canal under restoration; not yet in water.
Lune Aqueduct Lune Aqueduct The Lune Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune, on the east side of the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is was completed in 1797 at a total cost of £48,320.18s.10d.It is a Grade I listed building....	Lancaster Canal Lancaster Canal The Lancaster Canal is a canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria...	John Rennie	54°4′5.94"N 2°47′21.07"W	Grade II listed building
Marple Aqueduct Marple Aqueduct Marple Aqueduct, also known as the Grand Aqueduct, carries the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt at Marple, Greater Manchester, in north-west England....	Peak Forest Canal Peak Forest Canal The Peak Forest Canal, is a narrow locked artificial waterway in northern England. It is long and forms part of the connected English/Welsh inland waterway network.-General description:...	Benjamin Outram Benjamin Outram Benjamin Outram was an English civil engineer, surveyor and industrialist. He was a pioneer in the building of canals and tramways.-Personal life:... and Thomas Brown Thomas Brown (engineer) Thomas Brown was an English surveyor, civil engineer, businessman and landowner.Born at Disley in Cheshire, he had interests in coal-mining, particularly in the Haughton and Hyde areas of Greater Manchester, as well as lime burning and mineral extraction interests...	53.4073°N 2.0691°W	A Scheduled Ancient Monument
New Semington Aqueduct New Semington Aqueduct New Semington Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the carriageway of the A350 road Trowbridge Bypass, at Semington in west Wiltshire, England. Although the construction of new canals is no longer common practice in England, new aqueducts such as this are sometimes built in relation to...	Kennet and Avon Canal Kennet and Avon Canal The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section...		51.34709°N 2.14497°W	Modern aqueduct opened in 2004
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Pontcysyllte Aqueduct The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham in north east Wales....	Llangollen Canal Llangollen Canal The Llangollen Canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire....	Thomas Telford Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:...	52.970534°N 3.087834°W	A cast iron trough 1,007 feet long supported 126 feet above the river by 19 masonry piers.
Prestolee Aqueduct Prestolee Aqueduct Prestolee Aqueduct is a stone-built aqueduct in Prestolee in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The four-arch structure was constructed in the 1790s to carry the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell...	Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to link Bolton and Bury with Manchester. The canal, when fully opened, was 15 miles 1 furlong long. It was accessed via a junction with the River Irwell in Salford...		53.5525°N 2.3764°W	Grade II listed building
Scott Russell Aqueduct Scott Russell Aqueduct The Scott Russell Aqueduct is an aqueduct carrying the Union Canal over the A720 bypass, west of Edinburgh, Scotland.It is named after the Scottish naval engineer John Scott Russell who discovered the soliton or solitary wave near Bridge 11 on the Union Canal where a plaque in his memory can be...	Union Canal Union Canal (Scotland) The Union Canal is a 31.5-mile canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.-Location and features:...		55.9218°N 3.3070°W	Passes over the A720 Edinburgh Bypass
Semington Aqueduct Semington Aqueduct Semington Aqueduct is an aqueduct at Semington, Wiltshire, England, UK. It carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the Semington Brook.It is a grade II listed building.-See also:List of canal aqueducts in Great BritainNew Semington Aqueduct...	Kennet and Avon Canal Kennet and Avon Canal The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section...		51.34709°N 2.14497°W
Slateford Aqueduct Slateford Aqueduct The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct in Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built by Hugh Baird and completed in 1822 with advice from Thomas Telford....	Union Canal Union Canal (Scotland) The Union Canal is a 31.5-mile canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.-Location and features:...		55.9175°N 3.2499°W
Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Stanley Ferry Aqueduct was built between 1836 and 1839 to take the Aire and Calder Navigation over the River Calder in West Yorkshire, England. It is one of the earliest through arch bridges in the world and is considered to be the largest aqueduct executed in cast iron.Designed by George Leather...	Aire and Calder Navigation Aire and Calder Navigation The Aire and Calder Navigation is a river and canal system of the River Aire and the River Calder in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. The first improvements to the rivers above Knottingley were completed in 1704 when the Aire was made navigable to Leeds and the Calder to...	George Leather	53.702417°N 1.462394°W	One of the earliest through arch bridges in the world
Store Street Aqueduct Store Street Aqueduct The Store Street Aqueduct in central Manchester, England was built in 1798 by Benjamin Outram on the Ashton Canal. A Grade II* listed building it is built on a skew of 45 degrees across Store Street, and is believed to be the first major aqueduct of its kind in Great Britain and the oldest still in...	Ashton Canal Ashton Canal The Ashton Canal is a canal built in Greater Manchester in North West England.-Route:The Ashton leaves the Rochdale Canal at Ducie St. Junction in central Manchester, and climbs for through 18 locks, passing through Ancoats, Holt Town, Bradford-with-Beswick, Clayton, Openshaw, Droylsden,...	Benjamin Outram Benjamin Outram Benjamin Outram was an English civil engineer, surveyor and industrialist. He was a pioneer in the building of canals and tramways.-Personal life:...	53°28′46.39"N 2°13′38.45"W	Built on a skew Skew arch A skew arch is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle. This results in the faces of the arch not being perpendicular to its abutments and its plan view being a parallelogram, rather than the rectangle that is the plan view of... of 45 degrees across the highway, and believed to be the first of its kind in Great Britain.
Stretton Aqueduct Stretton Aqueduct Stretton Aqueduct is a short cast iron canal aqueduct between Stretton and Brewood, and near to Belvide Reservoir, in south Staffordshire, England...	Shropshire Union Canal Shropshire Union Canal The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the Shropshire Union system and lie partially in Wales....	Thomas Telford Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:...	52.694267°N 2.189412°W	One of Telford's last aqueducts and grade II listed since 1985.
Wootton Wawen Aqueduct Wootton Wawen Aqueduct Wootton Wawen Aqueduct is one of three aqueducts on a 6 km length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Warwickshire. All are unusual in that the towpaths are at the level of the canal bottom....	Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Stratford-upon-Avon Canal The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a canal in the south Midlands of England.The canal, which was built between 1793 and 1816, runs for in total, and consists of two sections. The dividing line is at Kingswood Junction, which gives access to the Grand Union Canal...	W Whitmore	52.264039°N 1.769911°W
Yarningale Aqueduct Yarningale Aqueduct Yarningale Aqueduct is one of three aqueducts on a 6 km length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Warwickshire. It spans the Kingswood Brook near the village of Claverdon...	Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Stratford-upon-Avon Canal The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a canal in the south Midlands of England.The canal, which was built between 1793 and 1816, runs for in total, and consists of two sections. The dividing line is at Kingswood Junction, which gives access to the Grand Union Canal...		52.2952°N 1.7316°W

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