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Barton Aqueduct

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1760. Brindley's Barton Aqueduct.

The Barton Aqueduct was designed by James Brindley to enable the Bridgewater Canal to cross the River Irwell. It consisted of three semicircular arches, the centre one having a span of 63ft. The total length of the aqueduct was about 200 yards and the average width twelve yards.[1]

Construction of the Manchester Ship Canal involved removal of the whole of the three arches and the construction of a new aqueduct on a slightly different line, the Barton Swing Aqueduct.

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Engineer 1888/11/02
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