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	Aqueduct - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 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.
		The Eupalinian aqueduct on the Greek island of Samos.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aqueduct (1243 words)

	Wikipedia: Aqueduct
		An aqueduct is an artificial (man-made) channel that is constructed to convey water (properly called a canal) from one location to another.
		They are a kind of viaduct, carrying water instead of a road etc. While a road bridge often carries the road at a more elevated level than the rest of the road, such a variation of height is not possible for an aqueduct, of course.
		In California, USA, a large aqueduct runs in the central valley that transports water from North California to the Los Angeles area.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/a/aq/aqueduct.html (298 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
		Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire, north Wales, famous for the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, the Llangollen Canal (whose Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is nearby), and the Llangollen Railway.
		The famous engineer, Thomas Telford, built Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Llangollen in 1795 and the structure represents a masterpiece of Georgian engineering.
		The aqueduct is built on one strata of rock, each pier being constructed of local stone and rising to a height of 116ft (35m).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pontcysyllte-Aqueduct (1055 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Wales \| North East Wales \| Restored aqueduct reopens
		Built by Thomas Telford, the aqueduct was opened in 1805 - the year Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar - and is the oldest operational cast iron aqueduct in the world.
		"Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is truly awe-inspiring and a triumph of the Industrial Revolution," said Robin Evans from British Waterways, which has paid for the restoration.
		The first stone of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was laid on 25 July 1795, and it officially opened on 26 November 1805.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/3504942.stm (235 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| North East Wales \| Aqueduct's big bicentenary party
		Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wrexham was built by engineer Thomas Telford and opened in 1805 - the year Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar.
		Pontcysyllte was first identified by Unesco as a potential candidate for world heritage status in 1999.
		"Pontcysyllte aqueduct was a phenomenon when it was constructed 200 years ago and it rightfully remains top billing as one of the seven wonders of the waterways," she added.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/north_east/4470534.stm (361 words)

	WCBC: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
		Celebrations to mark the 200th Anniversary of the completion of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct are planned throughout 2005.
		Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is the "waterway in the sky".
		To keep the Aqueduct as light as possible, the slender masonry piers are partly hollow and taper at their summit.
	www.wrexham.gov.uk /english/leisure_tourism/publications/aqueduct.htm (291 words)

	BBC - North East Wales In pictures - Contributions
		The aqueduct was such a regular feature of our lives that we felt hard done by when British waterways closed it every “New Year’s Day” to show that we could only use it because of their generosity and that they could close it at will.
		Well, the only way the family would allow him out to have a drink there, was on condition that on his return journey across the a/duct he was not to use the towpath but to walk in the centre of the lead lined channel which he duly did after every visit.
		The aqueduct was featured on the cover of a GB stamp booklet (90p) issued on 3 May 1978.
	bbc.co.uk /wales/northeast/sites/in_pictures/pages/pont_aqueduct.shtml (1482 words)

	Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The aqueduct is 1007 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 5 feet 3 inches deep.
		The footpath is cantilevered over the trough, which is the full width of the aqueduct, so that narrowboats are able to move more freely through the water.
		In 2005 the aqueduct was entered for World Heritage status in its 200th anniversary year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pontcysyllte_Aqueduct (336 words)

	British Waterways - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The aqueduct originally carried coal from local mines, but it also supplied water, taken from the weir on the Dee, known locally as the Horseshoe Falls (also built by Telford) and fed into the rest of the Shropshire Union Canal.
		The aqueduct remains virtually unchanged since it was opened, apart from refurbishment to the balustrade and towpath, and more than 10,000 boats and 25,000 pedestrians cross it each year.
		Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is one of the original Seven Wonders of the Inland Waterways.
	www.waterwaynetwork.com /site/PontcysyllteAqueduct_1157.asp (319 words)

	Chirk Aqueduct & Tunnel - Llangollen Canal
		Chirk aqueduct was built between 1796 and 1801 by Thomas Telford and William Jessup and was built, like the Pontcysyllte aqueduct (1806).
		There are some stunning views seen between the arches as you walk across the aqueduct especially in summer and the rays of the sun is shining on the surrounding countryside.
		Chirk Aqueduct (1796 -1801) and the Railway Viaduct (1846-1848)
	www.starling101.btinternet.co.uk /canals/chirk.htm (544 words)

	The Engineering Timelines Map of The British Isles
		Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is not only visually breathtaking but also a pioneering work on a scale hardly comparable with anything that came before.
		The span between piers is 44ft 6in and the total length of the aqueduct is 1,007ft.
		The building of this aqueduct is important historically because of the people it brought together: Thomas Telford, William Jessop (the Ellesmere Canal engineer, who approved the design), Mathew Davidson (who supervised), William Hazeldine (local iron master) and the two master masons John Wilson and John Simpson.
	www.engineering-timelines.com /scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=100 (271 words)

	WCBC: Latest News - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
		The next steps toward Pontcysyllte Aqueduct being considered for UNESCO World Heritage Status have been taken with the appointment of consultants to evaluate the structure’s historical significance.
		Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a spectacular achievement of waterways civil engineering and a testament to the brilliance of Thomas Telford." Dr David Gwyn added: "Pontcysyllte is already protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and we are excited by the prospect of investigating its wider historical significance.
		Pontcysyllte Aqueduct celebrates its bicentenary in November this year and a programme of events and festivals have been running all year to mark the occasion.
	www.wrexham.gov.uk /english/council/news/pontcysyllte_aqueduct.htm (593 words)

	Sheffield Star
		You are steering a 65ft long narrowboat along the Llangollen Canal when you reach a 130 foot high, 200 year-old aqueduct, with a sheer drop to your left and a narrow walkway with a railing on the right.
		So, there we were stuck on the highest aqueduct in Wales, a sheer drop on one side, another boat behind, battered by the wind and rain.
		There were two tunnels and another aqueduct (this one didn't have a sheer drop next to the boat) to negotiate, as well as two locks, but that was part of the adventure.
	www.castlewharf.com /drifters/North_Wales/sheffstar900903.htm (773 words)

	Ellesmere Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In fact, the aqueduct was in danger of becoming the largest and most expensive folly ever built in Britain.
		While the opening of Pontcysyllte and the partnership with the Chester Canal meant the Ellesmere Canal company now had a usable route, they never managed to reach most of their original destinations.
		The route from Pontcysyllte to Wrexham and Chester was never built; the southern end of the main line fell well short of Shrewsbury and became known as the Weston Branch; the Prees Branch also failed to reach the village which gave it its name.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/ellesmerecanalroot.htm (1709 words)

	Chirk and Pontcysyllte Aqueducts
		A quote in "the Life of Thomas Telford" publication says "...Aqueduct is situated in a finely wooded valley, having Chirk Castle as an eminence immediately above it, with the Welsh Mountains and Glen Ceiriog as a background and the village of Chirk with Lord Dungannon's Ceiriog Bridge occupying the intermediate space.
		The 70 feet high aqueduct built between 1796 and 1801 by Thomas Telford and William Jessop was built, like the Pontcysyllte, to carry the Ellesmere Canal.
		There are drawings of the aqueduct by G.Pickering and Henry Gastineau of the early 19th century.
	www.chirk.com /aqueduct.html (417 words)

	ShropshireStar.com - News - Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The restoration of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, near the Shropshire/Welsh border, has been finished in time for its 200th birthday celebrations.
		The world-famous 1,007ft long iron trough aqueduct, which towers 126 feet over the Dee Valley on the Welsh border near Llangollen, was built between 1802 and 1805.
		The first stone of Telford's construction was laid on July 25, 1795, and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was officially opened on November 26, 1805, at a cost of £45,000.
	www.shropshirestar.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=5&num=14198 (227 words)

	Birthday celebrations for towering aqueduct
		The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Bicentenary Celebrations are launched this week with illustrated talks, and following visitor events throughout the year, they culminate on 26 November 2005 with a spectacular firework birthday party.
		The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was a truly amazing structure when it was constructed 200 years ago and still rightfully earns its place as one of the seven wonders of the waterways.
		It remains the longest and highest navigable cast iron aqueduct in the world and is a testament to the vision and skill of the engineers who built it.
	www.nfucountryside.org.uk /newsruralwaterways-1449.htm (618 words)

	Aqueduct Article, Aqueduct Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An aqueduct is an artificial (man-made) channel that is constructed to convey water (properly called a canal)from one location to another.
		They are a kind of viaduct, carryingwater instead of a road etc. While a road bridge often carries the road at a more elevated level than the rest of the road, sucha variation of height is not possible for an aqueduct, of course.
		In California, USA, a large aqueduct runs in the centralvalley that transports water from North California to the Los Angeles area.
	www.anoca.org /water/aqueducts/aqueduct.html (393 words)

	Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
		Industrial Revolution of the 18th century, many aqueducts were constructed as part of the general boom in canal-building.
		Pontcysyllte aqueduct, Wales - built between 1795 and
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Aqueduct.html (377 words)

	icWales - Canal and aquaduct set examples for all UK waterways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A WELSH canal and aqueduct should be used as the perfect example for how all waterways in Britain should be restored it was claimed yesterday.
		The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal, which celebrates its 200th anniversary today is being cited as a symbol of what can be achieved through British Waterway's pledge to restore the UK's canal system.
		The 1,007ft long aqueduct is one of British Waterway's greatest architectural wonders and it is the highest structure of its kind in Britain.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=16415830&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=why-this-scene-is-an-example-to-all-of-britain--name_page.html (517 words)

	canal46 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is actually the larger of the two aqueducts encountered on our trip.
		Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (we believe this is pronounced "pont-ker-SULTH-tee") was started in 1795 and took 10 years to construct to cross the River Dee.
		At 126 feet high, it is the tallest aqueduct in Great Britain and is considered one of the greatest civil engineering achievements of its time.
	www.drsteveanderson.com /canal2003-small/pages/canal46.html (77 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)

	Llangollen Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pontcysyllte aqueduct, Wrenbury, Grindley Brook, Thomas Telford, William Jessup.
		At Chirk the trough is supported by conventional masonry arches but at Pontcysyllte the trough is exposed and sits atop 120 foot high slender masonry towers.
		On the right is a view across the 190 year old Pontcysyllte aqueduct, known as one of the canal wonders of the world.
	www.canaljunction.com /cllang.htm (551 words)

	Llangollen Wharf - Aqueduct Cruises
		Two hour trips on the motorised canal boat Thomas Telford carry you through the beautiful Vale of Llangollen and accross the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct built by Thomas Telford between 1793 and 1806.
		The journey finishes over the famous and thrilling Pontcysyllte aqueduct, built by Thomas Telford in 1805 and unsurpassed to this day in it's simplicity and engineering achievement.
		For those for whom the thrill of the aqueduct, 126 feet above the River Dee, is the highlight of the trip, this is the journey to take.
	www.horsedrawnboats.co.uk /llangollen_wharf_aqueduct_cruises.htm (606 words)

	taylor
		The aqueduct at Pontcysyllte is an astonishing feat of engineering, carrying the Ellesmewre Canal across the valley of the River Dee at a height of 126 feet.
		The aqueduct comprises nineteen arches, each with a span of 45 feet.
		Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was officially opened on 26th November 1805 to the sound of gunfire from two brass field cannons, taken at Seringatapam and presented to the artillery company of the Shropshire volunteers by The Earl of Powis.
	www.shropshireunion.org.uk /news/Pontbicent.htm (186 words)

	Welsh Canals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is a precursor, in a way, of the later (only by two or three years) Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
		The Pontcysyllte aqueduct has an overall length of 307 meters and a maximum height above the Dee of 39 meters.
		Ironically, the canal comes to a dead end on the other side of the aqueduct, apart from a feeder to Llangollen, and the Horsehoe Falls on the River Dee.
	bdaugherty.tripod.com /cymru/canals.html (188 words)

	Llangollen tourist information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Likewise the Llangollen Canal is a magnet for today's tourists, with canal trips to Valle Crucis Abbey, Elisegs Pillar, the Horseshoe falls and the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct built by Thomas Telford.
		The Aqueduct is truly a spectacular sight, carrying the canal 126 feet above the river in cast iron troughs mounted on 19 masonry arches.
		The aqueduct is 1007 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 5 feet 3 inches deep and the mortar used in the construction comprised of lime, water and Ox blood.
	www.walesdirectory.co.uk /Towns_in_Wales/Llangollen_Town.htm (595 words)

	best of british july 2003 praises Drifters Consortium's Black Prince Narrowboat Holidays
		We're looking down at the breathtaking scenery of the River Dee on the north Wales border from the 116- feet high Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the Thomas Telford Georgian engineering master-piece, that takes the Llangollen Canal branch of the Shropshire Union Canal from one side of the valley to the other.
		Finished in 1805 after ten years of construction, this hugely-arched aqueduct takes its name from a small bridge a little further up the river and translated means: 'The bridge that connects the river'.
		The 70-feet high aqueduct, built between 1796 and 1801 by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, has a bed of iron plates, bolted together, with the side walls built of stone quarried locally.
	www.castlewharf.com /drifters/Wales/bobjul2003.htm (809 words)

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