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Bonnington Aqueduct

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pass over the B7030 Cliftonhall Road. The aqueduct is only the width of a single boat, meaning that boats may have to wait to pass. Just to the east of the aqueduct, the canal broadens and there is an island with a bird shelter.
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The original aqueduct was 10 feet (3.0 m) in diameter. The present aqueduct is a concrete replacement, opened in 1978 to allow the road beneath to be widened.
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On the canal, the aqueduct is located between Bridge 15 (Ratho Bridge) and Bridge 16 (Nellfield Bridge).
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The aqueduct is named after the village of Bonnington to the south, near the border with
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The Millennium Link: The Rehabilitation of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals
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Bonnington Aqueduct viewed from the level of the canal
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Coordinates
55°55′28″N 3°24′52″W / 55.9244°N 3.4144°W / 55.9244; -3.4144
OS grid reference
NT117710
Union Canal
aqueduct
Union Canal
Edinburgh
Scotland
M8 motorway
West Lothian
Concrete and Constructional Engineering
The Millennium Link: The Rehabilitation of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals
ISBN
978-0-7277-2945-3


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