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Halberton Aqueduct 
Name: Halberton Aqueduct
Collection: Vogel Slide Collection
Site: Grand Western Canal
Unit: 1
Piece: 3-25
Structure: Railroad Crossing
Photo credit: Robert M. Vogel
Photo date: 1977-05-25
Notes: Cast Iron aqueduct 1848 by Islambard Kingdom Brunel (slide indicates c.1864)
When the Willand to Tiverton branch of the Bristol & Exeter Railway was constructed, Brunel designed this aqueduct to carry the Grand Western Canal over the rails near Halberton.
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