Lers Aqueduct
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| Aqueduct de Lers | |
|---|---|
| Carries | Canal du Midi |
| Crosses | Cers [1] or Hers-Mort or l'Hers [2] |
| Location | Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| Trough construction | Masonry |
| Pier construction | Masonry |
| Number of spans | 2 |
| Coordinates | 43°23′37.36″N 1°41′16.48″E / 43.3937111°N 1.6879111°ECoordinates: 43°23′37.36″N 1°41′16.48″E / 43.3937111°N 1.6879111°E |
Lers Aqueduct (French: Aqueduc de Lers) is one of several aqueducts, or water bridge, created for the Canal du Midi. [1] Originally, the canal crossed the Hers-Mort on the level. It is near the village of Villefranche-de-Lauragais. The structure was completed in 1806 and designed by Jean-Polycarpe Maguès, [3] chief engineer on the Canal du Midi. [4]
The stream it crosses is also known as l'Hers. [2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Midi Camargue Waterways Guide 7. Editions Du Breil. ISBN 2-913120-04-0.
- ^ a b Vois Navigables Canaux du Midi. Editions De L'Ecluse. 2008. ISBN 978-2-916919-09-6.
- ^ "Nicolas Jansburg's Structurae article on Canal du Midi (Translated from French)". http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://fr.structurae.de/projects/data/index.cfm%3Fid%3Dp0000077&prev=/search%3Fq%3Depanchoir%2Ba%2Bsyphon%26hl%3Den&rurl=translate.google.com&usg=ALkJrhhCMhC13f09BmKsEleRSV0bYVWM6w. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Nicolas Jansburg's Structurae article on Jean-Polycarpe Maguès". http://en.structurae.de/projects/data/index.cfm?ID=p0000077. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
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