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	Barton swing bridge and aqueduct
		Two bridges were built at Barton, one to carry the road over the canal and the other to carry the Bridgewater canal - the aqueduct being justifiably considered as one of the wonders of the waterway.
		Both the road bridge and the aqueduct are built to turn on the same central pier, with the road bridge being slightly downstream of the aqueduct.
		When the bridge swings to allow traffic on the ship canal to pass the swinging tank of the aqueduct and the joining ends of the Bridgewater canal are sealed with hinged doors closed by hydraulic rams.
	users.breathe.com /g8hxe/barton_swing_bridge_and_aqueduct.htm (776 words)

	Aqueduct - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Roman-style aqueducts were used as early as the 7th century BC, when the Assyrians built a limestone aqueduct 30 feet (10 m) high and 900 feet (300 m) long to carry water across a valley to their capital city, Nineveh; the full length of the aqueduct ran for 50 miles (80 km).
		The longest Roman aqueduct was the one built in the 2nd century AD to supply Carthage in what is now Tunisia, which ran for 87 miles (141 km).
		The Catskill Aqueduct carries water to New York over a distance of 120 miles (190 km), but it is dwarfed by aqueducts in the far west of the country, most notably the Colorado River Aqueduct which supplies the Los Angeles area with water from the Colorado River nearly 250 miles (400 km) to the east.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Aqueduct (1311 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> aqueduct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Roman-style aqueducts were used as early as the 7th century BC, when the Assyrians built a limestone aqueduct 30 feet (10 m) high and 900 feet (300 m) long to carry water across a valley to their capital city, Nineveh.
		Aqueduct near Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands: carries the Ringvaart canal over the A4 highway and the HSL Zuid being constructed, which are situated on land below the level of the canal (and below sea level)
		In recent years the building of the Lichfield Aqueduct prompted the UK government to pass legislation preventing a road being built in the path of a canal being renovated without providing a tunnel or aqueduct for it to pass.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/aqueduct (1376 words)

	Barton Swing Aqueduct on the Bridgewater Canal - crossing the Manchester Ship Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Four miles west of Manchester, between Stretford and Worsley, is one of the wonders of the waterway world - the Barton Swing Aqueduct, carrying the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal.
		Panoramic view of the Barton Swing Aqueduct, road swing bridge and control tower.
		A boat passes across Barton Swing Aqueduct, seen from a boat on the Ship Canal.
	www.penninewaterways.co.uk /bridgewater/bartonaqueduct.htm (174 words)

	Informat.io on Aqueduct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Although famously associated with the Ancient Romans, aqueducts were devised centuries earlier in the Middle East, where peoples such as the Babylonians and Egyptians built sophisticated irrigation systems.
		Roman aqueducts were built all over the Roman Empire, from Germany to Africa, and especially in the city of Rome itself, where they totalled over 260 miles (416 km).
		In modern times the largest aqueducts (also know like transvasements) of all have been built in the United States to supply that country's biggest cities.
	www.informat.io /?title=aqueduct (1381 words)

	Seven Wonders of the Waterways
		The original Barton Aqueduct was built by James Brindley in 1761 to take the Duke of Bridgewater's eponymous canal across the River Irwell.
		This early aqueduct was considered a marvel at the time of its opening although its design was often surpassed by later aqueducts.
		The Aqueduct was built between 1795 and 1805 by the Ellesmere Canal Company as part of an ambitious (and ultimately ill-fated) route from what later became known as Ellesmere Port on the Mersey to Shrewsbury on the Severn.
	www.luphen.org.uk /canals/7wonders.htm (2004 words)

	Barton Swing Aqueduct - Multimedia - ninemsn Encarta
		Barton Swing Aqueduct - Multimedia - ninemsn Encarta
		The Barton Swing Aqueduct carries the waters of the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal in northern England.
		The Bridgewater Canal was one of the earliest canals in England, constructed to carry coal from the Duke of Bridgewater's mines at Worsley 12 km (7y mi) from Manchester.
	au.encarta.msn.com /media_121624204_761555006_-1_1/Barton_Swing_Aqueduct.html (88 words)

	The Bridges of the Manchester Ship Canal - Road Bridges built by the Manchester Ship Canal (Section 5) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The swing bridges are bowstring girder in construction with supporting cross girders along the bottom booms.
		Barton Road Bridge is the least asymmetric with a ratio of 1:1.36, whilst Trafford Road has the greatest asymmetry with a ratio of 1:1.58.
		Situated to the east of Runcorn this is the lightest of the swing bridges across the canal at 650 tonnes.
	www.frankshackleton.supanet.com /mscbridges/section5/section5.htm (813 words)

	Bridgewater canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		When it swings it is sealed off at both ends by large gates, the 235 feet long, 1,450 ton structure will then swing at right angles to the canal via a central pivot on an island.
		Just like Barton swing aqueduct, here there is a tall bridge operator's tower alongside the swing bridge and there are long straight views along the canal in both directions from the bridge.
		Between the railway aqueduct and the basin was a school and chapel.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/bridgewatercanalroute.htm (3452 words)

	Context for World Heritage Bridges
		On both the Longdon-on-Tern (1796) and the Pontcysyllte (1805) aqueducts, the cast-iron sections that formed the side walls of the trunk were wedge-shaped, behaving like the voussoirs of a stone-arch bridge and bolted through flanges.
		They are usually found in flat terrain, where the cost of approaches to gain high-level crossings is prohibitive, and their characteristics include rapidity of operation, the ability to vary the openings depending on the size of vessels, and the facility to build in congested areas adjacent to other bridges.
		Aqueduct at Tomar (1613) and Elvas (1622): Portugal
	www.icomos.org /studies/bridges.htm (14344 words)

	The Manchester Ship Canal
		This replaced the existing Aqueduct built in 1767 by James Brindley which was an engineering feat in itself and part of the original aqueduct can still be seen today.
		At Barton a high level road bridge which carries the M60 and most recently the Centenary Bridge at Trafford Park which raises the roadway to allow ships to pass underneath and a footbridge by the Lowry Centre which also rises.
		Sir Leader Williams was the first engineer of the canal and was the architect of most of the major structures including the swing aqueduct and the locks which were to be built.
	www.phillrawlins.co.uk /mscc.htm (1062 words)

	Barton to Waters Meeting - Bridgewater Canal Virtual Cruise
		Rounding the corner at Barton, the Barton Swing Aqueduct appears a short distance ahead.
		The whole aqueduct swings round 90 degrees to allow ships to pass along the Manchester Ship Canal below.
		Looking westwards from Barton Swing Aqueduct, along the Manchester Ship Canal, to Barton Road Aqueduct and the M60 viaduct beyond.
	www.penninewaterways.co.uk /bridgewater/bri78.htm (100 words)

	aerial photographs of Barton swing Barton swing aqueduct
		The Barton swing bridge and swing aqueduct are one of the wonders of the industrial revolution.
		The swing aqueduct is a remarkable structure which carries the Bridgewater canal over the Manchester Ship canal.
		Both the swing bridge and swing aqueduct open to allow ships to pass along the ship canal.
	www.webbaviation.co.uk /barton/barton-swing-aqueduct.htm (202 words)

	The Manchester Ship Canal
		Several major engineering feats were accomplished to deal with the several railway lines which crossed the canal - many bridges had to be reconstructed or raised to allow headroom for large ships to pass beneath.
		At Salford, the Barton Swing Aqueduct was built to allow the Bridgewater Canal to pass over it, as was the Swing Road Bridge at Salford Quays.
		Barton Road Bridge and Trafford Road Bridge were closest to Manchester, and were originally swung by means of hydraulic power.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /history/victorian/Victorian4.html (1686 words)

	Aqueducts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		A book is available on the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Restoration: Winter 2003 to Spring 2004.
		Impressive in another way is the Barton Swing Aqueduct which carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal.
		Europe's largest aqueduct is in Germany (though this article refers to it as a "water bridge").
	www.canals.com /aqueduct.htm (189 words)

	Barton-upon-Irwell
		The Barton-Upon-Irwell Conservation Area is centred on the famous Barton Swing Aqueduct which was constructed between 1890 and 1894 to replace Brindley’s stone aquaduct of 1761 carrying the Bridgewater Canal across the River Irwell.
		The conservation area was extended in 1987 to include an additional strip of land to the north of the Manchester Ship Canal and west of the swing bridges, together with the housing which occupied it.
		In March 2002 Trafford MBC approved the reduction in size of the conservation area within their borough to the boundary of the graveyard at the rear of All Saints Church.
	www.salford.gov.uk /living/planning/conservation/viewconservation/conbarton.htm (393 words)

	Bridgewater canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		However, he was never much of an aqueduct builder, the aqueducts he built after this were usually far inferior.
		Perhaps the saddest part of this as far as the Bridgewater Canal is concerned was that Barton Aqueduct had to be demolished.
		However, the aqueduct was replaced by a new wonder created by Edward Leader Williams.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/bridgewatercanalroot.htm (4870 words)

	The Bridges of the Manchester Ship Canal - Barton Swing Aqueduct (Section 6) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Remains of the embankment for this can still be seen along side the embankment built for the Barton Swing Aqueduct.
		A simple iron trough aqueduct carries the Bridgewater Canal across Barton Lane to the north of the Barton Swing Aqueduct.
		Inset into a retaining wall on Barton Lane is an arch which may be an original arch from Brindley's 1761 aqueduct or an arch from the smaller aqueduct across Barton Lane.
	www.frankshackleton.supanet.com /~frankshackleton/mscbridges/section6/section6.htm (229 words)

	Cities of Science - London - It's All Water Under the Bridge
		Built in 1761 by the self taught engineer James Brindley, the original Barton aqueduct was constructed to carry the Duke of Bridgewater's canal across the River Irwell.
		The original aqueduct was demolished when it was decided the Manchester Ship canal was to use the course of the Irwell at Barton, Eccles, as part of its navigation channel.
		When in operation, the aqueduct swings open, full of water, to allow the passage of ships along the Manchester Ship Canal.
	www.citiesofscience.co.uk /go/London/ContentPlace_2350.html (225 words)

	Barton Swing Aqueduct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		T1565 The Swing Aqueduct and the Swing Road Bridge replaced the equally famous Stone Aqueduct and Road Bridge built by Brindley to take the Bridgewater Canal over what was then the River Irwell.
		The Swing Aqueduct was designed to be swung with the water still in the trough.
		The Swing Aqueduct was first used on the 21st August 1893, after an earlier leak had been repaired.
	www.canalarchive.org.uk /Tpages/html/T1565.html (141 words)

	The Bridgewater Canal in Greater Manchester
		The building of the Manchester Ship Canal necessitated the removal of Brindley's stone aqueduct over the River Irwell, and its replacement by the present Barton Swing Aqueduct.
		This is a steel trough enclosed by gates at both ends, and pivoted on an island in the Ship Canal, about which it rotates to allow ships passage on the Ship Canal beneath.
		The weight of water carried by the aqueduct amounts to 1500 tons.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /transport/canals6.html (486 words)

	The 1995 Tour Page 5
		Pass under Barton Swing Aqueduct at 07.45, which for some reason was swung open for us!
		Barton Lock — 07.55 to 08.15 — yet again the large one and the same lockies who had driven down in their van.
		They were coming out from Sutton Swing Bridge, as this lock is not kept manned.
	www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk /Tour_95/95Tour5.html (606 words)

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		when the ship canal was built they had to widen the bed of the River Irwell, this meant that the Brindley's famous Barton Aqueduct had to be demollished, a great pity, but to replace it Sir E. Leader Williams built a most remarkable piece of engineering.
		This is called the Barton Swing Aqueduct, to the side of it the road also swings, a most remarkable sight and one that I feel sure Brindley would have loved to have seen.
		When the aqueduct is movinging it weighs 1600 tons.
	www.1waterways.freeserve.co.uk /page47.html (170 words)

	Bridgewater Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		From Waters Meeting, the original part of the canal travels north west for about 10 miles (16 km) until it reaches the village of Worsley and the entrance to the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater's coal mines via the Worsley Navigable Levels.
		The canal has suffered three breaches: one soon after opening, one in 1971 near the River Bollin aqueduct, and another in the summer of 2005 after a sluice gate failed in Manchester.
		The Bridgewater Canal is unusual because it is one of the few canals in Britain which is still privately owned and was never nationalised.
	soma.tfres.net /wiki/Bridgewater_Canal (771 words)

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