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The Grade I Listed Pontcysyllte Aqueduct which carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee, in Wrexham County Borough, Wales.

The 18-arched stone and cast-iron structure is for use by narrowboats and was completed in 1805 having taken ten years to design and build. It is 12 ft wide and is the longest aqueduct in Great Britain and the highest canal aqueduct in the world. A footpath runs alongside the watercourse on one side.

The aqueduct was to have been a key part of the central section of the proposed Ellesmere Canal, an industrial waterway that would have created a commercial link between the River Severn at Shrewsbury and the Port of Liverpool on the River Mersey.

Although a less expensive construction course was surveyed further to the east, the westerly high-ground route across the Vale of Llangollen was preferred because it would have taken the canal through the mineral-rich coalfields of North East Wales.

Only parts of the canal route were completed because the expected revenues required to complete the entire project were never generated. Most major work ceased after the completion of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1805.

Information sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontcysyllte_Aqueduct

Taken in: UK / Wales / Llangollen Rural (show map)

Taken on: September 19, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/8.0, 1/500 sec, 35mm (=52mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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