Stanley Ferry Aqueduct

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bridge_name = Stanley Ferry Aqueduct

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carries = Aire and Calder Navigation
crosses = River Calder
locale = Yorkshire, England
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begin = 1836
complete = 1839
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Stanley Ferry Aqueduct was built between 1836 and 1839 to take the Aire and Calder Navigation over the River Calder in Yorkshire, England. It is one of the earliest compression arch suspended-deck bridges in the world and is considered to be the largest aqueduct executed in cast iron [ [http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=19 Largest] ] .

Designed by "George Leather" and built by "H. McIntosh", the aqueduct has a span of convert|50.3|m|ft, a width of convert|7.3|m|ft and a depth of convert|2.6|m|ft [Structurae|id=s0007285|title=Stanley Ferry Aqueduct] . It is still in use today, though an additional wider concrete aqueduct was constructed alongside in 1981 and the bridge was then renovated.

in long trains by canal.

The site is one of three historic fords crossing the River Calder near Wakefield. Because the water was deepened for navigation a ferry became necessary, but was replaced by the first bridge in 1879.

ee also

*List of canal aqueducts in Great Britain

References