Tag:bridge=aqueduct

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Description
A bridge which conveys an artificial waterway over a road, valley or waterway. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: bridges
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
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An aqueduct, also known as a water bridge, is an above-ground structure which conveys an artificial waterway over a road, valley or another waterway.

See also Tag:historic=aqueduct for bridges with historical significance

How to tag

Draw a way way at the bridge and add

When the riverbank is to be drawn
Bridge outline

If there are footpaths next to the waterway, the outline of the entire bridge can be drawn with the following:

Example Canal Bridge Magdeburg

Additional tags

  • start_date=* - for the time when the aqueduct started to work
  • name=* - name of the aqueduct
  • length=* - length of the aqueduct
  • ele=* if you know the elevation of distinct points of the aqueduct (level of the water / where once the water was)
  • wikipedia=*
  • historic=aqueduct when the bridge has a historical significance as described in Tag:historic=aqueduct

Examples

Modern aqueducts :

  • Narrowboat crossing the World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales
    Narrowboat crossing the World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales
  • Out-of-use cast-iron Longden-on-Tern aqueduct
    Out-of-use cast-iron Longden-on-Tern aqueduct
  • Briare aqueduct, over the river Loire, France
    Briare aqueduct, over the river Loire, France
  • The Magdeburg Water Bridge seen from the shores of the Elbe
    The Magdeburg Water Bridge seen from the shores of the Elbe

Historical aqueducts :

Some bridges that should be tagged additionally with the historic schema Tag:historic=aqueduct

  • Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, Italy, built by Luigi Vanvitelli, it is a World Heritage Site and one of the finest examples of an aqueduct in Europe.
    Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, Italy, built by Luigi Vanvitelli, it is a World Heritage Site and one of the finest examples of an aqueduct in Europe.
  • Mathur Aqueduct, India
    Mathur Aqueduct, India
  • Ancient Indian aqueduct in Hampi
    Ancient Indian aqueduct in Hampi
  • Aqueduct of Segovia
    Aqueduct of Segovia
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