AqueductBridge may refer to Potomac AqueductBridgeAqueductBridge Indiana , see List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana dab Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Image Potomac AqueductBridge canal .JPG right thumb 200px First AqueductBridge Image Potomac AqueductBridge canal and road 2.JPG right thumb 200px Second AqueductBridge Image Potomac AqueductBridge road .JPG right thumb 200px Third AqueductBridge The AqueductBridge also called the Alexandria Aqueduct ... soon began on the AqueductBridge that would carry canal boats across the Potomac River and downriver ... Bridge Washington Key Bridge was built downstream about a hundred feet east. The AqueductBridge s superstructure ... remaining pilings from the AqueductBridge were blasted out to a depth of twelve feet below ... ref The AqueductBridge Washington abutment still survives and is located west of the Key Bridge. The southern ... of the Key Bridge. Images Plans gallery Image Potomac AqueductBridge plan.JPG Plan showing bridge pier locations and vertical cross sections Image AqueductBridge cofferdam.JPG Plan for cofferdam used in bridge construction Image AqueductBridge pier diagram.JPG Drawing of construction of bridge ... Image Two men and Potomac Aqueduct.jpg gallery Second bridge gallery Image Second AqueductBridge and boat.JPG Photograph of second bridge Image Second Potomac Aqueduct Bridge.JPG Closer photo of second bridge gallery Third bridge gallery Image Third Potomac aqueduct bridge.JPG Downsteam view towards Roosevelt Island Image AqueductBridge automobile .jpg View from Virginia towards Georgetown Image AqueductBridge and abutment side view.JPG Side view of abutment, before the arch was enlarged ... AqueductBridge piers in color.JPG Remnant bridge piers, with Georgetown University in background Deleted image removed Image AqueductBridge remains.JPG Piers before demolition Image AqueductBridge ... view, with Water Street and Whitehurst Freeway visible through the arch Image Key Bridge and aqueduct pier.JPG Key Bridge, with remaining AqueductBridge pier visible in foreground Unsourced image removed Image AqueductBridge remains2.JPG Satellite image with remnants circled gallery Notes reflist ... more details
aqueduct , Britannica CD 2000 ref In a more restricted use, aqueduct occasionally water bridge applies to any bridge or viaduct that transports water instead of a path, road or railway across a gap. Large navigable aqueduct s are used as transport links for boats or ships. Aqueducts must span a crossing ... areas of Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix and Tucson . A modern version of aqueduct is a pipeline bridge . Uses ... underground tunnel. High Bridge New York City High Bridge , part of the former Croton Aqueduct ...About conduits used for water supply bridges used by boats navigable aqueduct other uses aqueduct disambiguation File Pont du gard.jpg right thumb Pont du Gard , France, a Ancient Rome Roman aqueduct built ... aqueduct.jpg right thumb 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. An aqueduct is a water ... right Nabataeans Nabataean aqueduct in Petra Jordan File Mathur Hanging Trough Bridge.JPG thumb right Mathur Aqueduct , India Although particularly associated with the Ancient Rome Romans , aqueducts ... Assyrians built an 80 km long limestone aqueduct, which included a 10 m high section to cross ... oip24.pdf Thorkild Jacobsen and Seton Lloyd, Sennacherib s Aqueduct at Jerwan, Oriental Institute Publication ... . It is considered an underground aqueduct and brought fresh water to Pythagoreion for roughly a thousand years. Roman Main Roman aqueduct Roman aqueducts were built in all parts of the Roman Empire , from ... aqueduct.JPG thumb Ancient Indian aqueduct in Hampi South America Near the Peru vian town of Nazca ... in the United States to supply the country s biggest cities. The Catskill Aqueduct carries water to New ... United States far west of the country, most notably the Colorado River Aqueduct , which supplies the Los ... mi 1,129 km California Aqueduct , which runs from the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta to Lake Perris . The Central Arizona Project is the largest and most expensive aqueduct constructed in the United ... more details
About the short story by Ray Bradbury conduits used for water supply aqueduct other uses aqueduct disambiguation Infobox short story See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels name The Aqueduct title orig translator author Ray Bradbury country United States language English language English series genre Science fiction short story published in publication type Chapbook publisher Roy A. Squires media type Print Paperback pub date 1979 english pub date preceded by followed by The Aqueduct A Martian Chronicle is a short story by author Ray Bradbury . This story was originally published in 1979 by Roy A. Squires in a limited edition chapbook 230 numbered, signed copies . The story was subsequently collected in The Stories of Ray Bradbury in 1980. References cite book last Chalker first Jack L. authorlink Jack L. Chalker coauthors Mark Owings title The Science Fantasy Publishers A Bibliographic History, 1923 1998 location Westminster, MD and Baltimore publisher Mirage Press, Ltd. pages 889 date 1998 cite web last Contento first William G. authorlink coauthors title Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections, Combined Edition work publisher date url http contento.best.vwh.net t114.htm A2450 format doi accessdate 2007 12 11 DEFAULTSORT Aqueduct, The Category 1979 short stories Category 1979 books Category science fiction short stories Category Short stories by Ray Bradbury ... more details
wiktionary aqueduct An aqueduct is an artificial man made channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. a bridge that holds a water channel for irrigation a Navigable aqueduct canal bridge that is used for transport a channel in the body that carries a natural body fluid, such as cerebral aqueductAqueduct may also refer to Aqueduct Racetrack , a horse racing track and soon to be racino , located in New York City Aqueduct band , an indie pop band Aqueduct Company , an e commerce service provider and spinout of Buy.com Aqueduct, Shropshire , a village suburb in Telford , Shropshire Aqueduct, California, former name of Monolith, California Aqueduct comics disambig geo nl Aquaduct ... more details
thumb Out of use cast iron Longden on Tern aqueduct Image Stakes Aqueduct.jpg thumb right Outram s Stakes aqueduct at Stalybridge Navigable aqueducts sometimes called water bridges are bridge ... thumb right The Magdeburg Water Bridge seen from the shores of the Elbe Barton Swing Aqueduct is a swing ...Image pontcysyllte aqueduct arp.jpg thumb right Narrowboat crossing the World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct ... supply aqueduct s. Although Roman aqueducts were sometimes used for transport, aqueducts were not generally ... canal systems started to appear. The 662 metre long steel Briare aqueduct carrying the Canal lat ral la Loire over the River Loire was built in 1896, and remained the longest navigable aqueduct in the world until the 21st century, when the Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany took the title. Early ... 18.3 metres on the Cesse aqueduct , built in 1690. However the weight of the construction to support ... 1796 that the first large cast iron aqueduct was built by Thomas Telford at Longdon .... Within ten years Telford had completed the far more ambitious Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen ... followed such as the single span Stanley Ferry Aqueduct on the Calder and Hebble Navigation in 1839, with its innovative 50 metre through arch bridge through arch design. Notable navigable aqueducts Benjamin Outram s 44 ft long single span Holmes Aqueduct on the Derby Canal in Derby was the world s first navigable cast iron aqueduct, narrowly pre dating Thomas Telford s 186 ft long Longdon on Tern Aqueduct on the Shrewsbury Canal , sometimes described as the world s first large scale navigable cast iron aqueduct. The oldest currently navigable cast iron aqueduct is Outram s Stakes Aqueduct on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Stalybridge , built c1801 to replace an original, stone built, four arch stucture which was swept away in the floods of August 1799. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct ... valley on the Chirk Aqueduct 1796 1801 . This navigable canal also supplies water to the former ... more details
Infobox AqueductNavigable aqueduct name Prestolee Aqueduct image Prestolee aqueduct panorama.jpg image size image caption Panorama of Prestolee Aqueduct carries Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal crosses River Irwell location Prestolee , Greater Manchester os grid reference SD751062 maintained designer material1 Dimension stone Stone material2 Dimension stone Stone number spans Four piers in water mainspan length convert 185 ft m 1 width convert 16 ft 6 in m height depth passable Yes towpath SW Side clearance above clearance below begin complete 1793 open rebuilt heritage Grade II closed map text above map image map text below map size coordinates lat 53.5525 long 2.3764 extra Image Prestolee aqueduct from riverbank.jpg thumb right The Bolton arm of the canal runs underneath the house at the very top of this image, and is accessed via a set of locks Prestolee Aqueduct is a stone built aqueduct in Prestolee in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton , Greater Manchester , England . The four arch structure was constructed in 1793 to carry the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell . It is now preserved as a Grade II listed building . ref cite web title Prestolee Aqueduct url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 210525 publisher Images of England accessdate 2008 06 27 ref The aqueduct is one of two remaining major structures on the canal, the other being the Clifton Aqueduct . A third major aqueduct, Damside Aqueduct , was demolished in the 1950s. As of 2007, the aqueduct still carries water, although it is not currently navigable as adjoining sections of the canal are in need of restoration. See also List of aqueducts List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom References Reflist External links http www.penninewaterways.co.uk mbb mbbc33.htm Prestolee Aqueduct on Pennine Waterways website IoE 210525 Portal UK Waterways Category Grade II listed ... in 1793 Category Navigable aqueducts in England UK bridge struct stub UK canal stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 coord 55.892352 N 4.301727 W display title The Kelvin Aqueduct is an Navigable aqueductaqueduct in Glasgow , Scotland, which carries the Forth and Clyde Canal over the River Kelvin . It is convert 400 ft long and convert 70 ft high, and when opened in 1790 was Britain s largest. cn date November 2011 It is protected as a listed building Scotland category A listed building . ref cite web url http hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk hslive hsstart?P HBNUM 32316 title Forth and Clyde Canal Aqueduct adjoining Skaethorn Road Bridge Listed Building Report accessdate 22 November 2011 publisher Historic Scotland ref References reflist colwidth 30em External links http www.theglasgowstory.com image.php?inum TGSB00044 An image of the aqueduct http www.panoramio.com photo 4290495 Photo of the aqueduct, Autumn 2007 Category Bridges in Glasgow Category Transport in Glasgow Category Navigable aqueducts in Scotland Category Category A listed buildings in Scotland Category Listed buildings in Glasgow Category Listed bridges in Scotland Glasgow geo stub ... more details
Infobox Bridgebridge name Bar Aqueduct image Aqueduct stari bar.jpg caption Today s remains of Bar Aqueduct official name carries Bar Aqueduct crosses locale Old Town near Bar, Montenegro Bar , Montenegro maint id designer design material stone spans pierswater mainspan length width height load clearance below traffic begin complete during the reign of Ottoman Empire Ottomans 16th century 17th century open heritage collapsed preceded followed closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates 42 06 49 N, 19 05 41 E lat long extra The Bar Aqueduct is a stone aqueduct , located on the northern side of Stari Bar , the old town of Bar, 4 km north from the city center Bar, Montenegro Bar , Montenegro . The Bar Aqueduct is the only remaining aqueduct in Montenegro , and one of the largest and best preserved aqueducts of the three in former SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia , namely the Diocletianus Aqueduct near Split city Split , Croatia , and the Skopje Aqueduct in the Republic of Macedonia . History Image Bridge Stari Bar.jpg thumb left 260px Bar Aqueduct The aqueduct was constructed during the governance of the Ottoman Empire , in the 16th century, and included a bridge across a valley. It served as the water supply for Stari Bar , bringing water 3 km from a spring on Mount Rumija . The structure of the aqueductbridge, consists of seventeen large arches of varying widths, which are supported on eighteen massive pillars. ref sh icon http www.visitbar.org en tourism attractions 72 akvadukt Turisti ka organizacija Bar Accessed 2010 08 25 ref The water channel is formed on the upper surface of the aqueduct, where jointly connected stoneware pipes were placed, each being about 12 cm in diameter and 30 cm long. The entire construction is made of broken and roughly hewn stone. After the devastating 1979 Montenegro earthquake Montenegro earthquake in 1979 on April 15, at 06 19, the aqueduct was completely destroyed. br Later on was completely renovated ... more details
Infobox Bridgebridge name Pont canal d Agen image caption The Agen Aqueduct official name carries Canal de Garonne crosses locale Agen maint id design Masonry Arch mainspan length 539m width 12.48m height 10m clearance below traffic open 1849 closed coordinates coord 44 12 28 N 00 36 19 E The Agen Aqueduct is an aqueduct which carries the canal de Garonne across the Garonne . It is located in the Agen commune, in the Aquitaine region of France. Image Pont canal agen3 Pano.jpg thumb left 750px Agen Aqueduct clear Description The aqueduct is a dressed stone masonry structure consisting of 23 arches, each of 20m span, which at the time of its completion was the longest navigable aqueduct in France. It has a length of 539 metres, a width of 12.48m and a canal width of 8.82m. ref name Midi cite web url http www.canal du midi.org en canal the course art structures agen aqueduct.aspx title Agen Aqueduct ref The width of the channel is insufficient to allow boats to pass each other whilst on the aqueduct. Boats must wait for oncoming traffic to clear the aqueduct before crossing. There is a Lock water transport lock and a canal basin downstream, and a canal basin upstream, of the aqueduct. History The aqueduct was built entirely of stone blocks from Quercy , under the direction of the engineer Jean Baptiste de Baudre . On 25 August 1839 Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orl ans laid the first stone. ref name Midi In 1841 the building of the Bordeaux to Toulouse railway interrupted work on the canal and the aqueduct was rented to farmers for use as a short cut avoiding the Bridge of Agen. The tolls however, were too high to make this idea work. On the 5th May 1846 the work was ordered to resume by a vote in favour of a government act. The aqueduct finally came into service in 1849. ref name Aqueduct cite web url http www.jedecouvrelafrance.com f 4911.lot et garonne pont canal agen.html ... id s0002026 title Agen Aqueduct http www.jedecouvrelafrance.com f 4911.lot et garonne pont canal ... more details
Infobox AqueductNavigable aqueduct name Bonnington Aqueduct image Bonnington Aqueduct2.jpg image size image caption Bonnington Aqueduct viewed from the level of the canal carries Union Canal Scotland Union Canal crosses B7030 Cliftonhall Road location Bonnington os grid reference NT117710 maintained designer material1 material2 number spans piers in water mainspan length width height depth passable towpath clearance above clearance below begin complete open rebuilt heritage closed map text above map image map text below map size coordinates lat 55.9244 long 3.4144 extra The Bonnington Aqueduct is an aqueduct on the Union Canal Scotland Union Canal , to the west of Edinburgh , Scotland . The canal and the M8 motorway Scotland M8 motorway pass over the B7030 Cliftonhall Road, quite close to each other. On the canal, the aqueduct is located between Bridge 15 Ratho Bridge and Bridge 16 Nellfield Bridge . The aqueduct is named after the village of Bonnington, Edinburgh Bonnington to the south, near the border with West Lothian . Grid Reference NT 117 710 See also List of canal aqueducts in Great Britain Photo gallery gallery Image Bonnington Aqueduct1.jpg Looking south onto Cliftonhall Road Image Bonnington Aqueduct3.jpg Looking west towards the aqueduct Image From Aqueduct.jpg Looking north onto B7030 Cliftonhall Road gallery Category Bridges in Edinburgh Category Canals in Scotland Category Navigable aqueducts in Scotland UK canal stub ... more details
Infobox Bridgebridge name Skopje Aqueduct image Skopje.jpg caption official name carries Skopje Aqueduct crosses locale Vizbegovo near Skopje , Republic of Macedonia Macedonia maint id designer design material brick, stone spans pierswater mainspan length 386 m width height 16.5 m load clearance below traffic begin complete reign of Justinian I 527. 565 or during the reign of Ottoman Empire Ottomans 16th century open heritage collapsed preceded followed closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates 42 01 411 N, 021 25 124 E lat long extra The Skopje Aqueduct is an archaeological site located in the village of Vizbegovo 2 km northwest from central Skopje , Republic of Macedonia Macedonia . The Skopje Aqueduct is the only aqueduct in Macedonia, and one of three largest and well preserved in the former SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia along with Diocletianus Aqueduct near Split city Split , Croatia and Bar Aqueduct in Montenegro . The question of when the Skopje Aqueduct was built is unclear even today. There are three theories during the reign of Ancient Rome Rome 1st century , according to this theory Aqueduct has led the water to Legionary settlement Scupi during the reign of Byzantine Empire reign of Emperor Justinian I , according to this theory, Aqueduct shipping water to new settlement Justiniana Prima ref According to this theory, Justiniana Prima, was somewhere near the Skopje Fortress , and not, as is usually considered in Lebane Serbia , at the site Justiniana Prima Cari in Grad . ref during the reign of Ottoman Empire , according to this theory Aqueduct is built in 16th century for a large number of Turkish public Turkish bath hamams . ref mk ..., accessdate 2010 08 25 ref This aqueduct was in use until the eighteenth century. From this impressive ... is assumed that the aqueduct took water from the spring Lavovec village Gluvo in mountain Skopska Crna ... 02 akvadukt skopje aqueduct skopje.html a ... Akvadukt Skopje ... Aqueduct Skopje on site ... more details
Infobox Bridgebridge name Dioklecijanov akvadukt br Diocletianus Aqueduct image Salona aqueduct.jpg caption Today s remains of Diocletian Aqueduct at Solin, Croatia Solin official name carries Diocletianus Aqueduct crosses locale Solin, Croatia Solin , Split city Split , Dalmatia , Croatia maint id designer design material spans pierswater mainspan length 9 km width height 16.5 m load clearance below traffic begin complete reign of Diocletian 3rd Century 4th Century open heritage collapsed preceded followed closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates lat long extra Diocletianus Aqueduct is an aqueduct Roman aqueduct in Split city Split , Croatia constructed by the Roman Empire to supply water to the ancient Diocletian s Palace Palace of Emperor Diocletian . The aqueduct was 9 kilometers long from the Jadro River to the palace. Description The Diocletian Aqueduct was constructed between the end of 3rd century AD and beginning of the 4th century. The aqueduct length was about 9 km, a height difference of end points is 33 m. The aqueduct took water from the Jadro River , 9 kilometers northwest from the Diocletian s Palace today s Split city center and brought water to the Palace and surrounding villages. The best preserved part of aqueduct near Dujmova a Solin, Croatia Solin has a maximum height of 16.5 m and a length of 180 m. The Diocletian aqueduct was destroyed in the invasion of Goths in the middle of 6th century and did not work for thirteen centuries after that. The first reconstruction of the aqueduct took place during the reign of the Austria Hungary Austro Hungarian Empire 1877 1880 . The aqueduct was abandoned from 1932 when the modern water station Kopilica was built. The aqueduct is currently being restored. See also List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire References Jo ko Belamari Dioklecijanov akvedukt , Ministarstvo kulture Republike Hrvatske, Uprava za za titu kulturne ba tine, Konzervatorski odjel, 1999. Split, ISBN 953 6158 07 8 ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Sudbury Aqueduct Linear District nrhp type hd image Echo Bridge.JPG caption North side of Echo Bridge which carries Sudbury Aqueduct over the Charles River between Needham and Newton ... in Newton. In addition to the Echo Bridge, the aqueduct also passes over the Waban Arches bridge. Located in Wellesley near the Elm Bank Reservation , this nine arch bridge carries the aqueduct across a valley containing Waban Brook near its mouth at the Charles River . The aqueduct formally ends ... ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref The Sudbury Aqueduct is an aqueduct in Massachusetts . It runs for convert ... to the Charles River , which it crosses on the Echo Bridge into Newton, Massachusetts Newton . It ends ... 0 sudburyjohnstonwithcredits.pdf Scott Johnson, The Sudbury Aqueduct, December 16, 2004 ref The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority MWRA operates the aqueduct. Construction The Sudbury Aqueduct ... at the time of the aqueduct s development, and additional reservoirs in Ashland, Massachusetts Ashland ... the amount of water available for distribution. The aqueduct consists primarily of a horseshoe shaped ... in concrete atop a foundation of concrete and stone rubble. The aqueduct is covered by an arch built of brick. The aqueduct was designed to carry 80 million gallons of water per day, and is inclined one foot per mile. At a number of places on the aqueduct small buildings were built to house control ... feeding the aqueduct from Framingham Reservoir 1 due to poor water quality at Farm Pond , a metering house in southeastern Framingham, and control houses over weir s where the aqueduct crosses over other bodies of water. These control points allow water from the aqueduct to be diverted into the watersheds .... This stretch of the aqueduct illustrates a number of the techniques used in its construction parts of the aqueduct here are raised on an Embankment transportation embankment , while others are in a cut earthmoving cut , due to significant changes in local topography. Portions of the aqueduct ... more details
Infobox AqueductNavigable aqueduct name Clifton Aqueduct image Clifton Aqueduct from Clifton Viaduct.jpg image size image caption The aqueduct, as viewed from Clifton Viaduct carries Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal crosses River Irwell location Swinton, Greater Manchester Swinton , Greater Manchester os grid reference SD790034 maintained designer Charles Roberts and John Nightingale material1 Dimension stone Stone material2 Brick number spans Three piers in water mainspan length width height depth passable towpath Both clearance above clearance below begin complete 1796 open rebuilt heritage Grade II closed map text above map image map text below map size coordinates lat 53.5277 long 2.3172 extra Clifton Aqueduct , built in 1796, carried the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell in City of Salford Salford , England . It is preserved as a Grade II listed building . ref name Clifton1 cite web title Clifton Aqueduct url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 211968 publisher Images of England accessdate 2008 06 27 ref The construction is of dressed stone with brick arches. Three segmental arches with keystones rest on triangular ended cutwaters. Above the cutwaters are flat Pilaster s. A C20 brick parapet remains on the eastern side. There is a towpath on each side, and the aqueduct contains grooves for stop planks to be inserted, to drain the canal. ref name Clifton1 The aqueduct was engineered by Charles Roberts and John Nightingale. The aqueduct is one of two remaining along the canal route, the other being Prestolee Aqueduct . The canal ... to be in operation around 2020. As of 2011, the aqueduct is currently not in water. See also ... mbb mbbc31.htm Clifton Aqueduct on Pennine Waterways website http www.mbbcanal.demon.co.uk towing salford cliftonaq cliftonaq.html Clifton Aqueduct, Manchester, Bury & Bolton canal website IoE 211968 ... UK bridge struct stub ... more details
Infobox AqueductNavigable aqueduct name Chirk Aqueduct image ChirkAqueductBelow.JPG image size image caption Chirk Aqueduct and the Railway viaduct behind it carries Llangollen Canal crosses Ceiriog Valley location Chirk os grid reference SJ287373 maintained British Waterways designer Thomas Telford material1 Cast Iron material2 Masonry number spans Ten piers in water mainspan length convert 710 ft m width height convert 70 ft m depth passable No towpath East Side clearance above clearance below begin complete 1801 open rebuilt heritage closed map text above map image map text below map size coordinates lat 52.9287 long 3.0616 extra Chirk Aqueduct is a convert 70 ft m adj on high and convert 710 ft m adj on long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk , on the England Wales border . The aqueduct was designed by Thomas Telford for the Ellesmere ... the water is contained. The masonry walls effectively hide the cast iron interior. The aqueduct followed Telford s innovative Longdon on Tern Longdon on Tern Aqueduct on the Shrewsbury Canal , and was a forerunner of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct also on the Llangollen Canal. ref cite book author Samuel ... J. Murray ref File Y Waun AqueductWales.JPG thumb left Looking at Wales over the Aqueduct. The entrance ... where a secure and watertight crossing or bridge was needed. Another famous example is the Cosgrove Aqueduct on the Grand Junction Canal at Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire . The aqueduct consists of ten ... isbn 1419169912 ref William Hazledine provided the ironwork for the aqueduct. ref cite book ... year 2002 publisher Thomas Telford isbn 072772939X ref Side plates were added to the aqueduct in 1870 ... at the north end of the Chirk Aqueduct, allowing the canal to continue on towards Llangollen. See also ... Reflist External links http www.chirk.com aqueduct.html Chirk Aqueduct at chirk.com http www.bbc.co.uk shropshire content panoramas chirk aqueduct 360.shtml 360 Degree Panoramic View at BBC Shropshire ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Washington Aqueduct nrhp type nhl image Union Arch Bridge MD 2008.jpg caption The Union Arch Bridge carries the Washington Aqueduct across Cabin John Creek . location 5900 MacArthur Blvd., NW br Washington, D.C. nearest city lat degrees 38 lat minutes 56 lat seconds 15 lat direction N long degrees 77 long minutes 6 long seconds 51 long direction W locmapin District of Columbia map ... refnum 73002123 mpsub governing body US Army Corps of Engineers The Washington Aqueduct is an aqueduct .... One of the first major aqueduct projects in the United States , the Aqueduct was commissioned by United ... of the Aqueduct went online on January 3, 1859, and the full pipeline began operating in 1864. ref name Ways Harry C. Ways, The Washington Aqueduct 1852 1992. Baltimore, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... as a National Historic Landmark , and the Union Arch Bridge within the system is listed as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark . Design and facilities The centerpiece of the Aqueduct is a 12 mile 19 ... River . The Union Arch Bridge carries the pipeline and MacArthur Boulevard over Cabin John Creek Potomac ... . This bridge was the longest masonry arch bridge in the world for 40 years after its completion. ref ... Aqueduct author Norman Metzger month March year 2004 publisher Sycamore Islander ref ref cite web url http www.nps.gov choh historyculture thewashingtonaqueductsystem.htm title The Washington Aqueduct ... s sand storage silo silos for historical purposes. In the 1920s, the Aqueduct was upgraded ... the Aqueduct. The Corps built an additional intake and pumping station at Little Falls in 1959. ref name Scott rp 256 Operations and service area The Aqueduct is a wholesale water supplier. The communities ... Washington Aqueduct Official site US Army Corps of Engineers http www.nps.gov choh ... National Historic Landmarks Program Washington Aqueduct National Park Service Registered Historic Places ... Aqueduct Category Chesapeake Bay Watershed Category National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. ... more details
de icon http www.hgstump.de vussem.htm Reconstructed aqueductbridge near Mechernich Roman ...Image Karte eifelwasserleitung en.jpg thumb The route of the Eifel aqueduct, with its average slope. The Eifel Aqueduct was one of the longest Aqueduct Roman aqueducts of the Roman Empire . The aqueduct ... over valleys. Unlike some of the other famous Roman aqueducts, the Eifel aqueduct was specifically ... Roemerkanal buschhoven.jpg thumb In Buschhoven, near Bonn , a small section of the aqueduct is preserved. Before the building of the Eifel Aqueduct, Cologne got its water from the Vorgebirge aqueduct ... grew, this aqueduct was no longer able to provide enough water of sufficient quality the springs contained a small amount of silt in the summer, and sometimes even ran dry. A new aqueduct was built to bring water from the springs of the Eifel into the city. The Eifel aqueduct was built in the northern .... It had a maximum capacity of approximately convert 20000 m3 impgal of drinking water daily. The aqueduct .... The aqueduct remained in use until about 260, when the city was first plundered by the Germanic ... its water from the old Vorgebirge Aqueduct. Course The aqueduct began at a spring in the area ... or a pump. The aqueduct then ran parallel to the northern Eifel Mountains, crossing the Erft ... bridge. In Naturpark Kottenforst Ville Kottenforst , northwest of Bonn , it passed through the Vorgebirge ... thumb 1961 reconstructed aqueduct near Mechernich Vussem To protect against frost, most of the aqueduct ran about 1 m below the Earth s surface. Archaeological excavations show that, at the lowest ... boards to build the form. Impressions of the wood grain remain in the concrete 2,000 years later. The aqueduct ... enter the tube when necessary. The outside of the aqueduct was plaster ed to keep dirty water out. At several locations, a drainage system was set up alongside the aqueduct to keep ground water away. Smaller streams crossed the aqueduct through culverts one, very near the source, is still well preserved ... more details
Infobox AqueductNavigable aqueduct name Ewood Aqueduct image Ewood Aqueduct 1.JPG image size image caption Ewood Aqueduct, Blackburn Lancashire carries Leeds and Liverpool Canal crosses River Darwen & B6447 location Blackburn os grid reference SD675264 maintained British Waterways designer material1 material2 number spans One piers in water mainspan length convert 68 ft m 1 width convert 43 ft m 1 height depth passable Yes towpath NW Side clearance above clearance below begin complete open rebuilt heritage closed map text above map image map text below map size coordinates lat 53.7335 long 2.4926 extra Ewood Aqueduct is a high embankment carrying the Leeds and Liverpool Canal over the River Darwen near Blackburn , Lancashire , England . It is a Grade II listed building . ref cite web url http www.heritagegateway.org.uk Gateway Results Single.aspx?uid 418398&resourceID 5 title Listed Buildings Online Leeds And Liverpool Canal Ewood Aqueduct publisher Heritage Gateway date 2006 accessdate 2010 03 25 Dead link date March 2012 ref References Reflist Image Ewood Aqueduct 2.JPG thumb left From the opposite side br style clear left Portal UK Waterways Category Bridges in Lancashire Category Buildings and structures in Blackburn Category Canals in Blackburn Category Grade II listed buildings in Lancashire Category Navigable aqueducts in England Lancashire struct stub UK bridge struct stub UK canal stub UK listed building stub ... more details
navigable aqueduct in the World until the opening of the Magdeburg Water Bridge . It is part ... title of longest aqueduct to the Magdeburg Water Bridge which crosses the Elbe and is 918 metres long. The aqueduct was designed by the engineers L once Abel Mazoyer and Charles Sigault ref http www.amis ... category Briare canal bridge Briare aqueduct fr Pont canal de Briare The French article from which ...Infobox AqueductNavigable aqueduct name Pont canal de Briare image Pont Canal de Briare 45250.jpg image size image caption The Briare Aqueduct carries Canal lat ral la Loire crosses River Loire Loire location Briare os grid reference maintained designer material1 Steel material2 Masonry number spans Fifteen piers in water mainspan length 662 m. width 6 m. height depth 2.2 m. passable towpath Both clearance above clearance below begin complete open 1896 rebuilt heritage closed map text above map image map text below map size coordinates coord 47 37 52 N 2 44 10 E region FR type landmark display inline,title lat long extra The Briare Aqueduct carries the Canal lat ral la Loire over the River ... History File Pont canal de Briare 07.jpg thumb left Briare aqueduct whilst drained The Briare aqueduct near Ch tillon sur Loire was, for a long time, the longest steel canal aqueduct in the world. The aqueduct ... was completed by Dayd Dayd & Pill of Creil . The aqueduct was inaugurated on 16 September 1896 with the crossing .... The aqueduct is built on fourteen piers. These piers support a single steel beam in turn supporting ... wide allowing boats with a 1.8m draught to cross. The width of the aqueduct, towpaths included, is 11.5 ... 0 7136 6638 2 ref There is a line of standard lamps on each side of aqueduct. Each end is marked by two ... to empty the aqueduct in the event of severe freezing. References reflist Further reading cite book ... Canal and the aqueduct, in French Structurae id s0002027 title Briare Aqueduct Briare http ... Briare Aqueduct Category Navigable aqueducts in France Category Bridges completed in 1896 zh min ... more details
for the bridge Roebling s Delaware Aqueduct File Palmer Av Delaware Water Supply jeh.JPG thumb Building in Yonkers The Delaware Aqueduct http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p 154 3 6998355743111735 NO 3 P3 FID,P3 TITLE 970064 2CDelaware 20Aqueduct 41.2823167, 73.6679075 is the newest of the New York City aqueduct s. It takes water from the Rondout Reservoir through the Chelsea Pump Station, the West Branch Reservoir , and the Kensico Reservoir , ending at the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, New York . The aqueduct was constructed between 1939 and 1945, and carries approximately half of the New York City water supply of convert 1.3 e9USgal m3 per day. The Delaware Aqueduct leaks up to convert 36 e6USgal m3 per day. ref cite news author coauthors title Bypass Planned for Leaky New York Aqueduct url http www.nytimes.com 2010 11 20 nyregion 20aqueduct.html? r 1 quote The tunnel, to be built under the Hudson River and parts of Dutchess and Orange Counties, will address a problem that has daunted the city since leaks were first discovered in the Delaware Aqueduct in 1988 some convert 15 to 35 e6USgal m3 of water, coming down from the Catskills, have been escaping daily through cracks. work ... 13.5 ft m wide, the Delaware Aqueduct is the world s longest continuous underground tunnel. ref ... Publishing location Milwaukee, WI page 26 isbn 9780836883657 quote The Delaware Aqueduct tunnel is the longest ... Protection has been monitoring two leaks in the Delaware Aqueduct that collectively release ... Aqueduct url http www.nyc.gov html dep html press releases 08 04pr.shtml accessdate February 20 ... Protection To Comprehensively Address The Impact Of Leaking Delaware Aqueduct On Wawarsing url ... dept of environmental protection to comprehensively address the impact of leaking delaware aqueduct ... releases&Itemid 1 accessdate Oct 16, 2010 ref See also Catskill Aqueduct Delaware River Basin Commission ... 1937 detailed article with drawings and maps on purposed Delaware Aqueduct NYCwater Coord missing New ... more details
LeandroJoaquim 1790 Arcos.jpg thumb left 250px The Carioca Aqueduct by colonial painter Leandro ... was landfilled to build the Passeio P blico . After 1706, construction of the aqueduct was given ... of the city. Construction of the first aqueduct was finished in 1723, and clean water flowed ... de Janeiro. This first aqueduct was already in bad shape by 1744, when governor Gomes Freire de ... structures in Portugal , like the guas Livres Aqueduct in Lisbon . The aqueduct was inaugurated in 1750. Image SantaTeresaTram.jpg thumb right 200px Santa Teresa tram over the aqueduct arches The most impressive feature of the aqueduct is the course that connects the hills of Santa Teresa and Santo Ant nio, in today s Lapa neighbourhood. This segment of the aqueduct spans 270 metres and consists ..., water from the Carioca Aqueduct reached several fountains scattered through Rio de Janeiro, including ... XV . At the end of the 18th century, as the waters of the Carioca river were insufficient to feed the aqueduct, water from other streams were also derived to its canals. Tramway The aqueduct was deactivated ... were adapted in 1896 to serve as a bridge for a tram the Bondinho de Santa Teresa Santa Teresa ... the aqueduct were demolished, improving the visual impact of the monument. Image Bonde Sta Tereza01.jpg ... more details
Image Mathur Hanging Trough Bridge.JPG thumb 220px right Mathur Aqueduct Image Mathur bridge.jpg thumb 220px right Side View of Mathur Aqueduct Coord 8 20 9 N 77 17 41 E class toccolours style float right margin left 1em width 20em font size 90 clear right cellspacing 3 colspan 2 style text align center font size larger Mathur Hanging Trough style vertical align top Length of flume style padding right ... cost style padding right 1em Rs. 12.90 lakh s in 1966 style vertical align top Mathur Aqueduct or Mathur Hanging Trough , is an Aqueduct in Southern India , in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu ... near the Aqueduct , which is at a distance of about 3 kilometres from Thiruvattar town and about ... 70 kilometres. Purpose The Aqueduct was constructed in 1966 by the late Chief Minister of Tamil ... thumb right Mathur Aqueduct one of the largest Aqueducts in Asia The Aqueduct is built across the Pahrali ... Aqueduct itself carries water of the Pattanamkal canal for irrigation over the Pahrali river, from one hill to another, for a distance of close to one kilometer. This Aqueduct is necessitated due to the undulating ... Aqueduct is a concrete structure held up by 28 huge pillars, the maximum height of the pillars ... is partly covered on top with concrete slabs, allowing people to walk on the bridge and also ... side of the Aqueduct up to one end , while it is also possible to drive into the foot of the Aqueduct ... to May . Tourist attraction File View from Mathur Bridge.JPG thumb right View from the centre of the bridge In recent times, Mathur Aqueduct has become a popular tourist attraction in Kanyakumari ... tourists. From the centre of the Aqueduct, one can see a vast expanse of greenery, with rolling ... Aqueduct is about 60 km from the popular tourist town of Kanyakumari town Kanyakumari and about ... tourist.htm title Mathur Hanging Bridge publisher accessdate 2006 10 28 ref Notes ... A bridge too far plus photo http www.hindu.com 2005 11 04 stories 2005110412730300.htm Hanging bridge ... more details
Infobox AqueductNavigable aqueduct name R benty Aqueduct image image size 190 image caption carries Canal du Midi crosses Rebenty tributary of Aude river Aude location 16.0 km W of Carcassonne, 18.5 km ExSE of Castelnaudary, 20.7 km NxNW of Limoux, 22.7 km W of Tr bes os grid reference maintained designer material1 material2 number spans piers in water mainspan length width height depth passable towpath clearance above clearance below begin complete open rebuilt heritage closed map text above map image map text below map size coordinates coord 43 14 39.11 N 2 09 20.98 E type landmark region FR display inline lat long extra The R benty Aqueduct lang fr Aqueduc de R benty is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi . It crosses a small stream, the Ruisseau de Rebenty. See also Locks on the Canal du Midi http www.panoramio.com photo 15225612 Photo and map http books.google.com books?id i8mBcaiNB2IC&pg PA10&dq Aqueduc de Rebenty&cd 5 v onepage&q Aqueduc 20de 20Rebenty&f false Book reference References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Rebenty Aqueduct Category Canal du Midi Category Aqueducts on Canal du Midi France bridge struct stub fr Pont canal de R benty ... more details
orphan date January 2010 Infobox AqueductNavigable aqueduct name Madron Aqueduct image image size image caption Madron Aqueduct carries Canal du Midi crosses Unknown stream location 2.5 km NxNW of Castanet Tolosan , 2.5 km ExSE of Ramonville Saint Agne , 3.5 km WxSW of Saint Orens de Gameville , 6.4 km WxNW of Escalquens os grid reference maintained designer material1 material2 number spans piers in water mainspan length width height depth passable towpath clearance above clearance below begin complete open rebuilt heritage closed map text above map image map text below map size coordinates coord 43.53850 N 1.49313 E type landmark region FR display inline,title lat long extra The Madron Aqueduct lang fr Aqueduc de Madron is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi . It carries the canal over a small unknown stream. ref name breil cite book title Midi Camargue Waterways Guide 7 publisher Editions Du Breil isbn 2 913120 04 0 ref See also Locks on the Canal du Midi Canal du Midi References Reflist Category Canal du Midi Category Aqueducts on Canal du Midi France bridge struct stub fr Pont canal de Madron ... more details
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