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Structure-ID: s0010588
Created on: 11/03/03
Modified on: 04/04/08


Chirk Aqueduct

Built: 1796 - 1801
Status: in use
Location: Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom
Crosses: Ceiriog
Chirk Viaduct
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
Function / usage:
Canal bridge
Next to: Chirk Viaduct (1848)

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Builder William Hazledine
Designer William Jessop
  Thomas Telford

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Owner British Waterways

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Dimensions
  height 21 m
  span lengths 12 m
  number of arches 10

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External LinkChirk and the Ceiriog Valley in Wrexham North Wales: Chirk & Pontcysyllte Aqueducts English

 
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