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The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɔntkəˈsəɬtɛ]; Welsh: Traphont Ddŵr Pontcysyllte) is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen in northeast Wales.
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, near Llangollen, Wales, which carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee. This structure, built between 1795 and 1805, is grade I listed and a World Heritage Site Waterways in the care of the Canal & River Trust are accessible for use by boats, canoeists, paddleboarders and other watercraft upon payment of an ...
Pont Cysyllte, or Cysylltau Bridge Aerial view of Pont Cysyllte. Pont Cysyllte, [1] [2] also known as Cysylltau Bridge [1] [2] or Bont Bridge, [3] is a 17th-century road bridge crossing the River Dee near the village of Trevor, Wrexham County Borough, Wales.
A notable feature of the canal is the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, built by Thomas Telford. Opened in 1805, the aqueduct is more than 300 metres (980 ft) long and 38 metres (125 ft) above the valley floor. It has 19 stone arches, each with a 45-foot (14 metre) span.
Grade II listed stone aqueduct built 1829-31, crosses the B5090 road. Stone embankments to each side, the river Dean was displaced by this and runs in a tunnel under the left side. Palmerston Street Aqueduct: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct: Llangollen Canal: Thomas Telford
Pontcysyllte aqueduct, known as "the stream in the sky" is part of a Unesco world heritage site [Reuters] ... Old Navy's Break a Sweat Sale has activewear from $2 — shop our top picks here. AOL.
The aqueduct was built to carry the Ellesmere Canal over the Dee Valley. Completed during the Industrial Revolution and designed by Scottish Engineer Thomas Telford, the aqueduct made innovative use of cast and wrought iron, influencing civil engineering across the world. [17] [18] The heritage site extends into Shropshire in England. [19]
The AONB extends over part of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), designated on 27 June 2009, before the AONB's extension to the area. The WHS includes sites within the AONB such as Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Horseshoe Falls, and parts of the Llangollen Canal.