Navigable aqueducts or water bridges are bridge structures that carry navigable waterway canals over other rivers, valleys, railways or roads and are identified by their size. These water bridges were used since 17th century for small ships and boats when modern canals were made. Check out these historical accomplishments in the field of civil engineering found only in United Kingdom!
1. Pont du Sart Aqueduct, Belgium
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The Pont du Sart Aqueduct in Western Belgium is intended to carry the Centrumkanaal (water channel) over the crossroads between N55 and N535 road near the town of Houdeng-Goegnies. It weighs 65,000 tons with a length of 1,644 ft, a width of 150 ft and is supported by 28 columns, each one 10 ft in diameter.
2. Briare Aqueduct, France
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The Briare aqueduct near Châtillon-sur-Loire was the longest steel canal aqueduct in the world until the Magdeburg Water Bridge was built. The aqueduct is 662 meters in length, 6 meters in width, 2.2 meters deep, and weighs 13,000 tons.
3. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, UK.
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The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham County Borough in north east Wales. It was completed in 1805 and famous as the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain, a Grade I Listed Building and a World Heritage Site. It was made of cast iron that is 1,007 ft (307 m) long, 11 ft (3.4 m) wide and 5.25 ft (1.60 m) deep, supported 126 ft (38 m) above the river on iron arched ribs carried on nineteen hollow masonry piers (pillars) with each span of 53 ft (16 m) wide.
4. Naviduct Krabbersgat, the Netherlands
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A naviduct is a waterway with a lock. Krabbersgat is the first of its class constructed in a specially designed polder in diamond-shape with a length of 500m and a width of 160m, while its embankment is elevated to +6m NAP.
5. Barton Swing Aqueduct, UK
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The Barton Swing Aqueduct is the first and only swing aqueduct in the world and a direct replacement for the earlier Barton Aqueduct that carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal. The swinging bridge opened in 1894 and remains in regular use because it allows large vessels using the ship canal to pass underneath and smaller narrow boats to cross over the top.
6. Longdon Aqueduct, UK
Longdon Aqueduct is the world's first large-scale cast iron navigable aqueduct (52°44′13″N 2°34′04″W, grid reference SJ617156) designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1797. This aqueduct is built with 57 m (187 ft) cast iron in replacement of a stone aqu
7. Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany
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The Magdeburg Water Bridge is it’s the longest navigable aqueduct in the world with a length of 918 m (690 m over land and 228 m over water), a width of 34 m and a water depth of 4.25 m. It was opened in Germany in October 2003 connecting the Elbe-Havel
8. Edstone Aqueduct, UK
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Edstone Aqueduct the is the longest aqueduct in England with a length of 145 m and is one of three aqueducts on a 4 miles (6 km) length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Warwickshire. It crosses a minor road, the Birmingham and North Warwickshire railway and also the trackbed of the former Alcester Railway.
9. Aqueduct Ringvaart Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
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The Ringvaart (Dutch meaning "ring canal") is a circular canal surrounding the Haarlemmermeer polder and forms the boundary of the Haarlemmermeer municipality. It was built in 1961, making it the oldest aqueduct in the Netherlands.
10. Avon Aqueduct, UK
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Avon Aqueduct is the longest and tallest canal aqueduct in Scotland and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Its total length is 810 feet (250 m) with a height of 86 feet (26 m) and a span of 50 feet (15 m).
11. Slateford Aqueduct, UK
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The Slateford Aqueduct has eight arches of 50 feet (15 m) span, and is 500 feet (150 m) long and 75 feet (23 m) high above the Water of Leith. It carries the Union Canal across Inglis Green Road and the Water of Leith at Slateford.
12. Aqueduct Veluwemeer, Netherlands
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The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is located over the N302 road near Harderwijk, in eastern Netherlands and under a small part of the lake Veluwemeer and at the same time connects the mainland Netherlands to Flevoland, which happens to be the largest artificial island in the world. It measures to 25 meters long,19 meters wide, a water depth of 3 meters that allow small boats to pass through and footpaths on either side for public viewing. Opened in 2002, around 28 000 vehicles passes every day underneath it.
13. Lune Aqueduct, UK
The Lune Aqueduct carries the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune, on the east side of the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is was completed in 1797 at a very expensive cost, 2.6 times the original estimate. Its total length is 664 ft.(202.4 m), a width of 20 ft.(6.0 m), and a height of 61 ft.(18.6m).
14. Aqueduct Langdeel, Netherlands
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Aqueduct Langdeel is located above the N31 highway near the city of Leeuwarden and carries the water channel of the same name. It was opened in 2007 with a depth of 9 feet, width of 82 feet, and length of 360 feet.
15. Almond Aqueduct, UK
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The Almond Aqueduct is also known as the Lin's Mill Aqueduct located in Scotland, west of Ratho. It measures to 420 feet (130 m) long and 76 feet (23 m) above the River Almond carrying the Union Canal from Edinburgh into West Lothian.
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