Sedgwick Aqueduct
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sedgwick Aqueduct by David Medcalf as part of the Geograph project.
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Sedgwick Aqueduct
Image: © David Medcalf Taken: 9 Oct 2005
This carried the Lancaster Canal, now long disused, over the main road in Sedgwick village. It is unusual in being a skewed bridge - most canal bridges being at right angles to the road that they cross, to simplify design and minimise materials used. A skew bridge avoids the need to put a bend in the road and was state of the art bridge building at the time - special techniques being required to maintain strength in the angled construction. Designed & built by John Rennie.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.276312
Longitude
-2.749397