Allegheny Aqueduct

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Allegheny Aqueduct
Allegheny Aqueduct - Gibraltar, Pennsylvania (5655164775).jpg
Allegheny Aqueduct. April 2011.
Allegheny Aqueduct is located in Pennsylvania
Allegheny Aqueduct
LocationPennsylvania Route 724 and Allegheny Creek at Gibraltar, Robeson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′10″N 75°52′29″W / 40.28611°N 75.87472°W / 40.28611; -75.87472Coordinates: 40°17′10″N 75°52′29″W / 40.28611°N 75.87472°W / 40.28611; -75.87472
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1824
Built byBeecher, Ephraim; Pettitt & Kimber
NRHP reference No.84003105[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1984

Allegheny Aqueduct, also known as Gibraltar Aqueduct, is a historic stone aqueduct located at Robeson Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1824 and is about 260-foot-long (79 m) and 70-foot-wide (21 m). It was built as part of the Schuylkill Navigation Company canal system to carry canal boats across the Allegheny Creek. It is supported by a stone arch bridge structure with five spans. The aqueduct was in operation until 1928, and drained in 1967.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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  • Allegheny Aqueduct - Gibraltar, Pennsylvania (5655165223).jpg
  • Allegheny Aqueduct - Gibraltar, Pennsylvania (5655736984).jpg
  • Allegheny Aqueduct - Gibraltar, Pennsylvania (5655738876).jpg
  • Allegheny Aqueduct - Gibraltar, Pennsylvania (5655739244).jpg

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert E. Bartmann (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Allegheny Aqueduct" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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