Slateford Aqueduct
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The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 1822, it has eight arches and spans a length of 500
Bridge in 2014
The view from the towpath
A joint in the iron trough that makes the canal watertight
Chirk Aqueduct
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Chirk Aqueduct is a 70-foot high and 710-foot long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England–Wales border, spanning the two
Slateford Aqueduct
…it has eight arches and spans a length of 500 feet (150 m). It was designed by Hugh Baird with advice from Thomas Telford and is modelled on Telford's Chirk Aqueduct. Different parts of the canal were tendered to contractors at different times, and the masonry for the Slateford Aqueduct was advertised to builders…
Chirk Aqueduct and the railway viaduct behind it
Looking towards Wales along the aqueduct. The entrance to the Chirk Tunnel is visible behind it.
Looking towards England along the aqueduct