New Semington Aqueduct

New Semington Aqueduct
Coordinates51°20′50″N 2°08′19″W / 51.3472°N 2.1387°W / 51.3472; -2.1387
OS grid referenceST904609
LocaleSemington
Maintained byBritish Waterways
Characteristics
Total length30.3 metres (99 ft 5 in)
Traversable?Yes
TowpathsN side
History
Opened2004
Location
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New Semington Aqueduct (grid reference ST904609) carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the carriageway of the A350 road Trowbridge Bypass, at Semington in west Wiltshire, England. Although the construction of new canals is no longer common practice in England, new aqueducts such as this are sometimes built in relation to new roads or road widening schemes.[1]

  1. ^ Pratt, Derek (2005), "The Architecture of Canals", books.google.co.uk, p. 20, ISBN 978-0-7478-0632-5, retrieved 25 March 2011