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I took a narrowboat over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct [0] a couple summers ago. It's really strange to be on a boat 130 feet up in the air, especially with no gua

I took a narrowboat over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct [0] a couple summers ago. It's really strange to be on a boat 130 feet up in the air, especially with no guard rail on the side. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontcysyllte_Aqueduct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontcysyllte_Aqueduct

Doctor_Fegg 7y ago
Pontcysyllte is magical, not least thanks to its setting in delightful countryside. Barton Swing Aqueduct is in an unattractive patch of urban Manchester, but impressive in engineering terms. It’s a canal-over-canal bridge which can swing aside to let big ships through: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Swing_Aqueduct https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Swing_Aqueduct