Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Description
Highest and longest man-made waterway in Britain carrying the Llangollen canal over the Dee valley. Completed 1805.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a spectacular monument of the canal age in Great Britain. The aqueduct crosses the Dee Valley on nineteen cast iron spans at a height of 38.4 meters and is recognised internationally as a masterpiece of waterways engineering and a pioneering example of iron construction.

Dated added
08-Dec-2016

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