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2. Dolywern Descent – Chirk Aqueduct loop from Chirk

23.5km

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600m

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3. Vivod Mountain – Chirk Aqueduct loop from Chirk

40.9km

03:06

650m

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Bruno Braunbär

June 9, 2023

two bridges and a tunnel

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June 29, 2024

Chirk Aqueduct is a 70-foot high and 710-foot long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England-Wales border, spanning the two countries

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June 29, 2024

The aqueduct was designed by civil engineer Thomas Telford for the Ellesmere Canal. The resident engineer was M. Davidson who also acted as resident engineer on a number of Telford's other works. The foundation stone was laid on 17 June 1796 and it was completed in 1801. It has a cast iron trough within which the water is contained. The masonry walls hide the cast iron interior. The aqueduct followed Telford's innovative Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct on the Shrewsbury Canal, and was a forerunner of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, also on the Llangollen Canal. The aqueduct was briefly the tallest navigable one ever built, and it now is Grade II* listed in both England and Wales. It forms part of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct World Heritage Site.
Cycling is not permitted over the aqueduct. It's safe just to walk with your bike.

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