Tag:bridge=aqueduct
 bridge = aqueduct
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A bridge which conveys an artificial waterway over a road, valley or waterway. 
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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 
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
Out-of-use cast-iron Longden-on-Tern aqueduct
Briare aqueduct, over the river Loire, France
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.
Mathur Aqueduct, India
Ancient Indian aqueduct in Hampi
Aqueduct of Segovia
