General Information
| Other name(s): | Longdon-Upon-Tern Aqueduct |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1796 |
| Status: | out of service |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Aqueduct bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Longdon Upon Tern, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 52° 44' 13.24" N 2° 34' 4.17" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 2.7 m | |
| total length | 57 m | |
| span lengths | 4 x 14.53 m | |
| number of spans | 4 | |
| water depth | 0.91 m |
Materials
| superstructure |
cast iron
|
|---|---|
| piers |
cast iron
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct, near Longdon-on-Tern in Shropshire, was one of the first two canal aqueducts to be built from cast iron.
History
The cast iron canal aqueduct was designed by Thomas Telford and built in 1796 to carry the Shrewsbury Canal across the River Tern near Longdon-on-Tern in Shropshire. The 186 feet (57 m) aqueduct was opened one month after Benjamin Outram's 44 feet (13 m) cast iron Holmes Aqueduct on the Derby Canal, the world's first cast iron canal aqueduct. Since the closure of the Shrewsbury Canal in 1944, the aqueduct has been disused. The aqueduct is an Historic England Grade I listed building and has been on the register since 30 March 1971.
Description
The canal was carried in a cast iron trough 9 feet (2.7 m) wide, 3 feet (0.91 m) deep and 186 feet (57 m) long and divided in four spans, each of 47 feet 8 inches (14.53 m).
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Thomas Telford (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 378-379.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002274 - Published on:
11/11/2001 - Last updated on:
26/01/2019
