Avon Aqueduct
Coordinates: 55 ° 57 ′ 52 " N , 3 ° 39 ′ 23" W.
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| use | Canal bridge | |
| Convicted | Union Canal | |
| Subjugated | Avon | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| overall length | 247 m | |
| width | 7.2 m | |
| Number of openings | 12 | |
| Longest span | 15 m | |
| Clear height | 23 m | |
| start of building | 1818 | |
| completion | 1822 | |
| opening | 1822 | |
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The Avon Aqueduct is a canal bridge of the Union Canal over the Avon , which at this point forms the border between the Scottish Council Areas West Lothian and Falkirk . It is the longest canal bridge in Scotland and, after the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct , the second longest in Great Britain . In 1972 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
description
The 247 m long and 7.2 m wide canal bridge is located about one kilometer southwest of the small town of Whitecross . It leads the Union Canal over the Avon. Construction began in 1818 and was finally completed in 1822. In the same year the Union Canal was opened. The bridge leads over the river in twelve arches, which have a clearance height of 23 m. The arches are each around 15 m wide. The canal tapers in front of the bridge ends and is four meters wide and 1.8 meters deep in a steel edging across the bridge. Since this type of construction does not require any heavy stone structures to absorb the lateral water pressure, the bridge could be built relatively easily. A 1.2 m wide footpath runs along one side of the waterway. The substructure is accessible for maintenance purposes through an entrance at the north end.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Avon Aqueduct in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Avon Aqueduct in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database