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Structure-ID:
s0007285
Created on:
16/12/02
Modified on:
04/04/08
Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
Built:
1836
-
1839
Location:
Stanley Ferry
,
City of Wakefield
,
West Yorkshire
,
Yorkshire and the Humber
,
England
,
United Kingdom
Crosses:
Calder River
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
suspended deck
Function / usage:
Canal bridge
Replaced by:
Stanley Ferry Aqueduct (1984)
Persons involved with this structure
Legend:
Phase of works
Role
Name
Part of structure
Thomas Telford
Builder
William Graham
Designer
George Leather
Builder
H. McIntosh
Technical information
Description
Value
Construction materials used
arches
cast iron
suspenders
wrought iron
Dimensions
width
7.30 m
length
50.30 m
deck
deck depth
2.60 m
Relevant Literature
Prade, Marcel
Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe
, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170653, 1990; pp. 268.
Simpson, John L.
The design and construction of Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
, in "The Structural Engineer", September 1984, n. 9 v. 62 .
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