Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal' has mentioned 'River' in the following places:
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| Pontcysyllte AqueductTraphont Ddxc5xb5r PontcysyllteCoordinates52xc2xb058xe2x80xb214xe2x80xb3N 03xc2xb005xe2x80xb216xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf52.97056xc2xb0N 3.08778xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 52.97056; -3.08778Coordinates: 52xc2xb058xe2x80xb214xe2x80xb3N 03xc2xb005xe2x80xb216xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf52.97056xc2xb0N 3.08778xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 52.97056; -3.08778OS grid referenceSJ270420CarriesLlangollen CanalCrossesRiver DeeLocaleFroncysyllte, Wrexham, WalesMaintained byCanal & River Trustas Glandxc5xb5r CymruHeritage statusGrade I listedCharacteristicsTrough constructionCast ironPier constructionStoneTotal length336xc2xa0yd (307xc2xa0m)Width12xc2xa0ft (3.7xc2xa0m)Height126xc2xa0ft (38xc2xa0m)Water depth5xc2xa0ft 3xc2xa0in (1.60xc2xa0m)Traversable?YesTowpathsEast sideNo. | WIKI |
| The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (Welsh pronunciation:xc2xa0[xcbx8cpxc9x94ntkxc9x99xcbx88sxc9x99xc9xactxc9x9b]; Welsh: Traphont Ddxc5xb5r Pontcysyllte) is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen in northeast Wales. | WIKI |
| The aqueduct was to have been a key part of the central section of the proposed Ellesmere Canal, an industrial waterway that would have created a commercial link between the River Severn at Shrewsbury and the Port of Liverpool on the River Mersey. | WIKI |
| After the westerly high-ground route was approved, the original plan was to create a series of locks down both sides of the valley to an embankment that would carry the Ellesmere Canal over the River Dee. | WIKI |
| [8] It consists of a cast iron trough supported 126xc2xa0ft (38xc2xa0m) above the river on iron arched ribs carried on eighteen hollow masonry piers (pillars). | WIKI |
| In 1808 a feeder channel to bring water from the River Dee near Llangollen was completed. | WIKI |
| The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is now maintained and managed by the Canal & River Trust (branded Glandxc5xb5r Cymru in Wales). | WIKI |
| Every five years the ends of the aqueduct are closed and a plug in one of the highest spans is opened to drain the canal water into the River Dee below, to allow inspection and maintenance of the trough. | WIKI |
| A view of the Dee Valley from the aqueduct From the river and valley The canal being drained for inspection and maintenance (2009) Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Winter Aqueduct viewed with Pont Cysyllte bridge and Cefn Mawr Viaduct Aerial view Aerial view showing football ground and Cefn Mawr Aerial view | WIKI |