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Cosgrove Aqueduct
Widely accepted52.0760° N · 0.8470° W

Cosgrove Aqueduct

🇬🇧 Cosgrove, United Kingdom

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About Cosgrove Aqueduct

Cosgrove aqueduct is a navigable cast iron trough navigable aqueduct that carries the Grand Union Canal over the River Great Ouse, on the borders between Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire at the northwest margin of Milton Keynes in England. The present structure was built in 1811, to replace a previous brick structure that had failed. When the present structure was erected, it was known as the "Iron Trunk". The structure has two cast iron trough spans, with a single central masonry pier.

The abutments were constructed in masonry but have been refaced in brick during the twentieth century. 98 m) deep, with a total length of 101 feet (31 m). The canal surface is about 40 feet (12 m) above the surface of the river. There are large approach earthworks about 36 feet (11 m) high above the valley floor and 150 feet (46 m) wide, with a total length of half a mile (800m).

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52.0760° N · 0.8470° W

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