Stretton Aqueduct

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a road under the canal.
| High Green Bridge No 14 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Brewood Wharf | 1 mile | |
| Skew Bridge No 15 | 5 furlongs | |
| Broomhall Bridge No 16 | 4 furlongs | |
| Belvide Reservoir Feeder | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stretton Aqueduct | ||
| Stretton Boatyard | ½ furlongs | |
| Lapley Wood Bridge No 17 | 1 mile | |
| Wheaton Aston Bridge No 18 | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Lock No 2 | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Services | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
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In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Autherley Junction
In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
Gad.. that sun's hot...Better not touch it then... from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 26th of July, 2014
Wikipedia has a page about Stretton Aqueduct
Stretton Aqueduct is a short cast iron canal aqueduct between Stretton and Brewood, and near to Belvide Reservoir, in south Staffordshire, England. Designed by Thomas Telford and bearing his name plus its date of construction, 1832, it carries the Shropshire Union Canal (formerly the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal) 30 feet (9.1 m) over the A5 road at a skewed angle.
The aqueduct has five sections, each 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) long, held together by bolts and supported by six cast iron arch ribs, each in two sections and joined at the centre of the arch. It was cast by William Hazledine of Shrewsbury. The trough is 21 feet (6.4 m) wide with an 11 feet (3.4 m) wide channel of water and a towpath on either side. The Staffordshire blue brick abutments have stone dressings.
During 1961–62, the road under the aqueduct was lowered by about 4 feet (1.2 m) to allow taller vehicles to pass underneath.
It was one of Telford's last aqueducts and has been grade II listed since 1985.







![Canal at Stretton Aqueduct in Staffordshire. Looking south-south-east towards Brewood and Wolverhampton (Autherley Junction).On a very dull and damp autumn afternoon, the Shropshire Union Canal is approaching the Stretton Aqueduct. This was built in 1832 and crosses the A5, Watling Street.[[[1884035]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 October 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/71/26/6712658_bbdbae5b_120x120.jpg)






![Stretton Aqueduct near Brewood, Staffordshire. Ahead is Thomas Telford's aqueduct built in 1832 to carry the Shropshire Union Canal across Watling Street.[[[1884035]]] by Roger D Kidd – 13 September 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/76/88/4768846_54b8ce32_120x120.jpg)









![Stretton Aqueduct, Shropshire Union Canal (detail). The text on the iron trough aqueduct proclaims this to be the Birmingham and Liverpool [Junction] Canal, which ran from Nantwich to Autherley Junction outside Wolverhampton and later became part of the Shropshire Union system. The name of the engineer Thomas Telford is below. Telford also engineered the turnpike road that passes beneath it, the A5 London to Holyhead road. by Christopher Hilton – 30 January 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/39/45/7394514_344d265d_120x120.jpg)
![Stretton Aqueduct, Shropshire Union Canal. The text on the iron trough aqueduct proclaims this to be the Birmingham and Liverpool [Junction] Canal, which ran from Nantwich to Autherley Junction outside Wolverhampton and later became part of the Shropshire Union system. The name of the engineer Thomas Telford is below. Telford also engineered the turnpike road that passes beneath it, the A5 London to Holyhead road. by Christopher Hilton – 30 January 2023](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/39/45/7394513_0848dcc4_120x120.jpg)
![Shropshire Union Canal - Stretton Aqueduct. The Stretton Aqueduct carries the Shropshire Union Canal over the A5 Watling Street. It was constructed by Thomas Telford in 1832 at which time this stretch of the canal was known as the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal. It is 30' (9.1 m) over the A5 road, though originally not quite as tall as in 1961–62, the road under it was lowered by c.4' (1.2 m) to allow taller vehicles to pass beneath.It is EH Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1039259See also [[[7163556]]] and for the view from the A5, see for example [[[1785449]]] by Rob Farrow – 29 April 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/16/35/7163551_e10699dc_120x120.jpg)



