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.

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Chirk Aqueduct canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade II* listed building
navigable aqueduct
scheduled monument
archType masonry arches
builtFor Ellesmere Canal Company
carries Llangollen Canal
category Aqueducts in Wales
Bridges in Wrexham County Borough
Works of Thomas Telford
linked to: Thomas Telford
coEngineer William Jessop
constructionEnd 1801
constructionStart 1796
country Wales
crosses River Ceiriog
designer Thomas Telford
engineer Thomas Telford
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
United Kingdom
Wales
Wrexham County Borough
locatedNear Chirk Tunnel
England–Wales border
maintainedBy Canal & River Trust
material cast iron
stone
near Chirk Viaduct
numberOfArches 10
openingDate 1801
parallelTo Chirk Viaduct
partOf Ellesmere Canal system
linked to: Ellesmere Canal

Llangollen Canal
region North Wales
usedFor boat traffic
narrowboat navigation
recreational boating
waterway Llangollen Canal

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Chirk hasHeritageSite Chirk Aqueduct
Chirk railway station near Chirk Aqueduct
Llangollen Canal hasPart Chirk Aqueduct
Ellesmere Canal (historic) hasPart Chirk Aqueduct
Ellesmere Canal notableStructure Chirk Aqueduct
Chirk Tunnel near Chirk Aqueduct
Chirk Castle nearbyStructure Chirk Aqueduct
River Ceiriog near Chirk Aqueduct
Chirk Viaduct crossesNear Chirk Aqueduct
Chirk Viaduct parallelTo Chirk Aqueduct