Pontcysyllte
Aqueduct



See the people crossing the bridge on foot



Welcome to my Aqueduct page . . . .




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I love this Aqueduct, I find it fasinating ... to think it was built in the days before modern technology.

Let me give you some Aqueduct facts.




  • The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct spans the valley from Trefor to Froncysyllte, beneath it runs the River Dee.

  • It was built by Thomas Telford.

  • The first stone was laid in July 1795 and it was completed in 1805.

  • It was built using local stone.

  • There are 18 piers ... At the centre, it reaches a height of 126 feet from the river bed to the ironwork.

  • The water that feeds this canal runs through an iron trough that measures 1007 feet long by 11 feet 10 inches wide by 5 feet 3 inches deep.

  • This is the largest Aqueduct in Britain ... it is fed by water from the Horseshoe Falls near LLangollen.

  • It was built at a total cost of 47,000 pounds.


    Click on the pictures below to open up a larger version of the same picture



    The Aqueduct through the bars of the safety fence
    		You need a head for heights for this ride Okay, I'll look at you and not the drop on this side of me
    View from the Aqueduct View of the Viaduct from the top of the Aqueduct Coming from Froncysyllte into the Trefor basin
    We can't see around the corner, is there anything coming that way ? Hey, these things aren't easy to turn, please be patient with me Okay, now it's time to tie up until the aqueduct is clear and I can take my turn to cross
    Aiming to go under the bridge towards LLangollen Tying up for the night
    Over the Aqueduct and onto the Froncysyllte canal



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