Slateford Aqueduct | |
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Coordinates | 55°55′24″N 3°14′58″W / 55.923414°N 3.249454°W |
Carries | Union Canal |
Crosses | Water of Leith |
Locale | Slateford |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 500 feet (150 m) |
Height | 75 feet (23 m) |
Longest span | 50 feet (15 m) |
No. of spans | Eight |
History | |
Designer | Hugh Baird, Thomas Telford |
Construction start | 1819 |
Construction end | 1822 |
Location | |
The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 1822, it has eight arches and spans a length of 500 feet (150 m).