Barton Swing Aqueduct

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canal aqueduct movable navigable aqueduct swing aqueduct

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Barton Swing Aqueduct canonical	5
Barton Aqueduct	3
Barton Aqueduct on the Bridgewater Canal	1

Statements (49)

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
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
replaced	Barton Swing Aqueduct self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Barton Aqueduct
troughLength	about 71 metres ⓘ
waterDepth	about 2.1 metres ⓘ
width	about 5.5 metres ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manchester Ship Canal → hasStructure → Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ

Bridgewater Canal → hasStructure → Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ

Barton Swing Aqueduct → replaced → Barton Swing Aqueduct self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Barton Aqueduct

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater → significantProject → Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: Barton Aqueduct

Brindley → designed → Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ

subject surface form: James Brindley

this entity surface form: Barton Aqueduct

Barton-upon-Irwell → near → Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ

Barton-upon-Irwell → hasFeature → Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ

Francis Egerton → notableProject → Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ

subject surface form: Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater

this entity surface form: Barton Aqueduct on the Bridgewater Canal

Eccles, Greater Manchester → hasLandmark → Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ