Chirk Aqueduct

Chirk Aqueduct
Chirk Aqueduct and the railway viaduct behind it
Coordinates52°55′42″N 3°03′44″W / 52.9282°N 3.0622°W / 52.9282; -3.0622
OS grid referenceSJ287373
CarriesLlangollen Canal
CrossesCeiriog Valley
LocaleChirk
Maintained byCanal and River Trust
Characteristics
Trough constructionCast iron
Pier constructionMasonry
Total length710 feet (220 m)
Height70 feet (21 m)
Traversable?Yes
TowpathsEast Side
No. of spansTen
History
DesignerThomas Telford
Construction end1801
Location
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Chirk Aqueduct is a 70-foot (21 m) high and 710-foot (220 m) long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England-Wales border, spanning the two countries.