The Longdon-upon-Tern Aqueduct, near Longdon-upon-Tern in Shropshire, was one of the first two canal aqueducts to be built from

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History

The

canal aqueduct was re-engineered by

Thomas Telford Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well ...

after the first construction designed by William Clowes was swept away by floods. It was built in 1796 to carry the Shrewsbury Canal across the River Tern near Longdon-upon-Tern in Shropshire. The aqueduct was opened one month after

Benjamin Outram Benjamin Outram (1 April 1764 – 22 May 1805) was an English civil engineer, surveyor and industrialist. He was a pioneer in the building of canals and tramways. Life Born at Alfreton in Derbyshire, he began his career assisting his father ...

's 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

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Grade I

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and has been on the register since 30 March 1971.

Description

The canal was carried in a cast-iron trough wide, deep and long and divided in four spans, each of .

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{{Commonscat, Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct, position=left Bridges completed in 1796 Grade I listed bridges Grade I listed buildings in Shropshire Bridges by Thomas Telford Shrewsbury Canal Cast iron aqueducts 1796 establishments in Great Britain Rodington

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