The aquaduct was designed by Thomas Telford and William Jessop. In 1795 work began building the structure. Telford completed the project in 1805. The aquaduct spans the river Dee, it is 127 feet in height above the river. The cast iron trough which holds the canal is only wide enough for a single 7 foot wide narrow boat. There is a towpath on one side with barely enough room for two people to pass. Walking across puts the vat scale of this structure in to reality. The water in the canal is fed from the Horseshoe Falls.
In some photos you can see the small road bridge, part of the B5434 which runs from Froncysyllte to Trevor Basin. More photos show the view of the aquaduct from this bridge. The bridge has four points where you can stand to let traffic pass. These are the positions of the stone piers.
At the Froncysyllte end there is a lift bridge which allows vehicular traffic over the canal. The canal turns just before this and has a wide apex which allows boats to turn around. On the other side is Trevor Basin, there is a boat hire company here (Anglo Welsh) and you can see in the photos some of the boats which are available for hire.
Just beyond this lies a pub (Telford Inn) which serves up a good standard of meals. I can personally vouch for the ‘Telford Steak Pie’, so full of large tender steak chunks.
