Chirk Aqueduct
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Chirk Aqueduct is a historic early-19th-century navigable aqueduct in Wales, designed by Thomas Telford to carry the Llangollen Canal across the River Ceiriog near the town of Chirk.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade II* listed building
ⓘ
navigable aqueduct ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| archType | masonry arches ⓘ |
| builtFor | Ellesmere Canal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | Llangollen Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Aqueducts in Wales
ⓘ
Bridges in Wrexham County Borough ⓘ Works of Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coEngineer | William Jessop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1801 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1796 ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| crosses | River Ceiriog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeight |
about 21 metres
ⓘ
about 70 feet ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important example of early 19th-century civil engineering ⓘ |
| hasLength |
about 710 feet
ⓘ
approximately 220 metres ⓘ |
| hasParapet | stone parapets ⓘ |
| hasTrough | cast-iron trough ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chirk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ Wrexham County Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chirk Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England–Wales border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
cast iron
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near | Chirk Viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 10 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1801 ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Chirk Viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ellesmere Canal system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Llangollen Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boat traffic
ⓘ
narrowboat navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterway | Llangollen Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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