7-640: Edstone Aqueduct is one of three aqueducts on a 4 miles (6 km) length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Warwickshire . At 475 feet (145 m), Edstone is the longest cast iron aqueduct in England. It crosses a minor road, a stream, and a field, a railway line (the North Warwickshire Line ) and the trackbed of the disused Alcester branch line . There was once a pipe from the side of
14-696: A larger cross-section of water than most water-supply aqueducts . Roman aqueducts were used to transport water and were created in Ancient Rome. The 662-metre (2,172 ft) long steel Briare aqueduct carrying the Canal latéral à la Loire over the River Loire was built in 1896. It was ranked as the longest navigable aqueduct in the world for more than a century, until the Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany took
21-485: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a bridge in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Navigable aqueduct Navigable aqueducts (sometimes called navigable water bridges ) are bridge structures that carry navigable waterway canals over other rivers, valleys, railways or roads. They are primarily distinguished by their size, carrying
28-426: Is set level with the base of the trough, which is a somewhat unusual design feature. It was threatened with closure in 1958 along with the entire canal, but was saved by enthusiasts in the 1960s. The aqueduct became a grade II* listed structure in 1985. 52°14′47″N 1°45′51″W / 52.2464°N 1.7641°W / 52.2464; -1.7641 This article about a Warwickshire building or structure
35-401: The canal that enabled steam locomotives to draw water to fill their tanks. The aqueduct was built between 1812 and 1816 and is an early example of a prefabricated structure. Its cast iron trough is formed of 35 separate sections bolted together, which sits on thirteen brick piers, creating 14 spans. The trough is 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) wide, and 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) deep. The towpath
42-479: The title in the early 21st century. Early aqueducts such as the three on the Canal du Midi had stone or brick arches, the longest span being 18.3 metres (60 ft) on the Cesse Aqueduct , built in 1690. But, the weight of the construction to support the trough with the clay or other lining to make it waterproof made these structures clumsy. In 1796 Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct , the first large cast iron aqueduct
49-626: Was built by Thomas Telford at Longdon-on-Tern on the Shrewsbury Canal . It has a total length of 57 metres (187 ft) across three intermediate piers. Within ten years Telford had completed the far more ambitious Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales on the Llangollen Canal over the River Dee valley, with a total length 307 metres and a height of 38 metres, making it the tallest navigable aqueduct in
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