Description and History of Site:-
Reinforced concrete trough aqueduct across the Hebble Brook built to replace an earlier wooden trough structure. Built to replace a wooden trough aqueduct originally constructed in 1815/6 to connect the Salterhebble locks with a new cut down to the present Woodside Lock at SE 10135 21328 immediately above the point where the Elland Upper cut formerly re-entered the River Calder above Long Lee weir at SE 10072 21264. Although wooden aqueducts were rare, high maintenance costs of the structure dictated that the 1986 replacement would employ contemporary concrete technology though its design was intended to resemble the timber structure that it replaced.

Further Reading and References:-
Minutes of the Committee of the Calder & Hebble Navigation Company 1815/6.

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Key Words :- canal river navigation

Viewing the Site :- The site can be viewed from the towpath of the Calder & Hebble Navigation.

Address :- Wakefield Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3
Grid Ref :- SE 09546 22328
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.697306 , Long -1.856897
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- c1986 -
Record Date :- 8 August 2016

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