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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
RoleNamePart of structure 
  Thomas Telford
Builder William Graham
Designer George Leather
Builder H. McIntosh

Technical information
DescriptionValue
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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