User:Nankai/Aqueduct (bridge)
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This page is about bridges used for conveying water. For bridges used by boats, see navigable aqueduct. For artificial watercourses for conveying water over long distances, see aqueduct (watercourse). For other uses, see aqueduct (disambiguation).
Bridges for conveying water, called aqueducts or water bridges are constructed to convey watercourses across gaps such as valleys or ravines. The term aqueduct often refers to the entire watercourse as well as the bridge.[1] Large navigable aqueducts are used as transport links for boats or ships. Aqueducts must span a crossing at the same level as the watercourses on each end. The word is derived from the Latin aqua ("water") and ducere ("to lead").[2]