Store Street Aqueduct

Store Street Aqueduct
Store Street Aqueduct
	Store Street Aqueduct at the canal level
Coordinates	53°28′47″N 2°13′39″W / 53.4796°N 2.2274°W
OS grid reference	SJ850981
Carries	Ashton Canal
Locale	Manchester
Maintained by	Canal & River Trust
Heritage status	Grade II*
Characteristics
Trough construction	Masonry
Pier construction	Masonry
Total length	220 feet (67.1 m)
Width	17 feet (5.2 m)
Traversable?	Yes
Towpaths	N Side
No. of spans	One
History
Designer	Benjamin Outram
Opened	1798
Location

The Store Street Aqueduct in central Manchester, England, was built in 1798 by Benjamin Outram on the Ashton Canal. A Grade II* listed building,^[1] it is built on a skew of 40° across Store Street, and is believed to be the first major aqueduct of its kind in Great Britain and the oldest still in use today.