List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom

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This list of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom covers aqueducts that have articles in Wikipedia. The actual number of canal aqueducts is much greater.

Aqueduct Canal Designer Coordinates Notes Image
Almond Aqueduct Union Canal 55°55′16″N 3°26′01″W / 55.9212°N 3.4337°W / 55.9212; -3.4337 Aqueduct over the River Almond
Almond Aqueduct, Scotland
Avon Aqueduct Union Canal 55°58′12″N 3°38′59″W / 55.9701°N 3.6496°W / 55.9701; -3.6496 Scotland's longest and tallest aqueduct
Avon Aqueduct, Scotland
Avoncliff Aqueduct Kennet and Avon Canal John Rennie 51°20′22″N 2°16′58″W / 51.33935°N 2.28275°W / 51.33935; -2.28275
Avoncliff Aqueduct
Barton Swing Aqueduct Bridgewater Canal Sir Edward Leader Williams 53°28′29″N 2°21′01″W / 53.474813°N 2.350334°W / 53.474813; -2.350334 Carries one canal over another; swings to let large vessels pass below.
Barton Swing Aqueduct
Bonnington Aqueduct Union Canal 55°55′28″N 3°24′52″W / 55.9244°N 3.4144°W / 55.9244; -3.4144
Bonnington Aqueduct near the M8
Bullbridge Aqueduct Cromford Canal 53°03′51″N 1°27′51″W / 53.06404°N 1.46424°W / 53.06404; -1.46424 Demolished 1968
Old engraving of the demolished Bull Bridge Aqueduct
Chirk Aqueduct Llangollen Canal 52°55′43″N 3°03′42″W / 52.9287°N 3.0616°W / 52.9287; -3.0616
Chirk Aqueduct
Clifton Aqueduct Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal 53°31′38″N 2°19′01″W / 53.527344°N 2.316814°W / 53.527344; -2.316814 Grade II listed building
Clifton Aqueduct from Clifton Viaduct
Cosgrove Aqueduct Grand Union Canal Benjamin Bevan 52°04′08″N 0°50′01″W / 52.068798°N 0.833641°W / 52.068798; -0.833641 Built to replace an earlier aqueduct which collapsed.
Cosgrove Aqueduct
Dundas Aqueduct Kennet and Avon Canal John Rennie 51°21′40″N 02°18′36″W / 51.36111°N 2.31°W / 51.36111; -2.31 Designed in a classical style, this is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument
Dundas Aqueduct
Edstone Aqueduct Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
Edstone Aqueduct
Engine Arm Aqueduct Birmingham Canal Navigations 52°29′52″N 1°57′59″W / 52.4979°N 1.9665°W / 52.4979; -1.9665 Cast by Horseley Ironworks
The Engine Arm Aqueduct
Ewood Aqueduct Leeds and Liverpool Canal 53°44′01″N 2°29′33″W / 53.7335°N 2.4926°W / 53.7335; -2.4926
Greenbank Aqueduct Union Canal near Falkirk Wheel
Greenbank Aqueduct, Union Canal, Scotland
Lichfield Canal Aqueduct Lichfield Canal 52°39′19″N 1°54′06″W / 52.655164°N 1.901584°W / 52.655164; -1.901584 A modern construction for a canal under restoration; not yet in water.
View of the open ended aqueduct over the M6 Toll
Lune Aqueduct Lancaster Canal John Rennie 54°4′5.94″N 2°47′21.07″W / 54.0683167°N 2.7891861°W / 54.0683167; -2.7891861 Grade II listed building
Lune Aqueduct
Marple Aqueduct Peak Forest Canal Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown 53°24′26″N 2°04′09″W / 53.4073°N 2.0691°W / 53.4073; -2.0691 A Scheduled Ancient Monument
Marple Aqueduct 2003.jpg
New Semington Aqueduct Kennet and Avon Canal 51°20′50″N 2°08′42″W / 51.34709°N 2.14497°W / 51.34709; -2.14497 Modern aqueduct opened in 2004
New Semington Aqueduct
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Llangollen Canal Thomas Telford 52°58′14″N 3°05′16″W / 52.970534°N 3.087834°W / 52.970534; -3.087834 A cast iron trough 1,007 feet long supported 126 feet above the river by 19 masonry piers.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Wales
Prestolee Aqueduct Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal 53°33′09″N 2°22′35″W / 53.5525°N 2.3764°W / 53.5525; -2.3764 Grade II listed building
Prestolee Aqueduct
Scott Russell Aqueduct Union Canal 55°55′18″N 3°18′25″W / 55.9218°N 3.3070°W / 55.9218; -3.3070 Passes over the A720 Edinburgh Bypass
Scott Russell Aqueduct, Scotland
Semington Aqueduct Kennet and Avon Canal 51°20′50″N 2°08′42″W / 51.34709°N 2.14497°W / 51.34709; -2.14497
Slateford Aqueduct Union Canal 55°55′03″N 3°15′00″W / 55.9175°N 3.2499°W / 55.9175; -3.2499
Slateford Aqueduct, Scotland
Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Aire and Calder Navigation George Leather 53°42′09″N 1°27′45″W / 53.702417°N 1.462394°W / 53.702417; -1.462394 One of the earliest through arch bridges in the world
Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
Store Street Aqueduct Ashton Canal Benjamin Outram 53°28′46.39″N 2°13′38.45″W / 53.4795528°N 2.2273472°W / 53.4795528; -2.2273472 Built on a skew of 45 degrees across the highway, and believed to be the first of its kind in Great Britain.
Store Street Aqueduct
Stretton Aqueduct Shropshire Union Canal Thomas Telford 52°41′39″N 2°11′22″W / 52.694267°N 2.189412°W / 52.694267; -2.189412 One of Telford's last aqueducts and grade II listed since 1985.
Stretton Aqueduct carrying the Shropshire Union Canal over the A5. The inscription in the centre panel reads: "Birmingham and Liverpool Canal Thos. Telford F.R.S.I.& E. Engineer 1832"
Wootton Wawen Aqueduct Stratford-upon-Avon Canal W Whitmore 52°15′51″N 1°46′12″W / 52.264039°N 1.769911°W / 52.264039; -1.769911
Wootton Wawen Aqueduct spans the A3400
Yarningale Aqueduct Stratford-upon-Avon Canal 52°17′43″N 1°43′54″W / 52.2952°N 1.7316°W / 52.2952; -1.7316
Yarningale aqueduct spans Kingswood Brook

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