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 over the A5 road at a skewed angle.
The aqueduct has five sections, each 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 wide with an 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 to allow taller vehicles to pass underneath.
It was one of Telford's last aqueducts and has been grade II listed since 1985.
