Murtry Aqueduct
Grade II listed aqueduct in the United kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Murtry Aqueduct is a three-arched aqueduct that was intended to carry the Dorset and Somerset Canal over the Mells River, near Frome in Somerset, England. It is a grade II listed building.[1]
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Murtry Aqueduct | |
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Coordinates | 51.247°N 2.342°W / 51.247; -2.342 |
Carries | Dorset and Somerset Canal |
Crosses | Mells River |
Locale | Great Elm |
Maintained by | Dorset & Somerset Canal Society |
Heritage status | Grade II[1] |
Characteristics | |
Pier construction | Doulting Stone[1] |
Total length | 70 feet (21.3 m)[1] |
Water depth | 5.6 feet (1.7 m)[1] |
Longest span | 20 feet (6.1 m)[1] |
No. of spans | 3 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Construction end | c.1795[1] |
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