Barton Swing Aqueduct
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Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal aqueduct
→
movable navigable aqueduct → swing aqueduct → |
| adjacentStructure | Barton Road Swing Bridge → |
| allowsPassageOf |
barges
→
narrowboats → |
| allowsShipPassageBy | swinging aside to open Manchester Ship Canal → |
| builder | Andrew Handyside and Company → |
| carries | Bridgewater Canal → |
| category |
Aqueducts in Greater Manchester
→
Bridgewater Canal → Grade II* listed bridges in Greater Manchester → Manchester Ship Canal → |
| clearanceBelow | about 18 metres when closed → |
| constructionStartDate | 1890 → |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| crosses | Manchester Ship Canal → |
| designer |
Edward Leader Williams
→
surface form: "Sir Edward Leader Williams"
|
| engineer |
Edward Leader Williams
→
surface form: "Sir Edward Leader Williams"
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| function | allows canal traffic to cross Manchester Ship Canal → |
| hasComponent |
central pivot pier
→
gates at each end → hydraulic machinery → watertight trough → |
| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed building → |
| latitude | 53.470 → |
| length | about 100 metres → |
| listingAuthority | Historic England → |
| locatedIn |
Barton-upon-Irwell
→
England → Greater Manchester → |
| locatedNear |
Eccles
→
Trafford Park → |
| locatedOnWaterway | Bridgewater Canal → |
| longitude | -2.354 → |
| maintainedBy | Peel Ports → |
| material |
cast iron
→
steel → |
| movementMechanism | swings horizontally → |
| notableFor |
being the first and only swing aqueduct in the world
→
innovative movable canal bridge design → |
| openingDate | 1894 → |
| owner | Peel Ports → |
| regionServed |
Salford
→
surface form: "City of Salford"
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| replaced |
Barton Swing Aqueduct
→
surface form: "Barton Aqueduct"
|
| troughLength | about 71 metres → |
| waterDepth | about 2.1 metres → |
| width | about 5.5 metres → |
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this entity surface form: "Barton Aqueduct"
this entity surface form: "Barton Aqueduct"