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Allegheny Aqueduct

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Built
  
1824

Address
  
Birdsboro, PA 19508, USA

Area
  
4,000 m²

NRHP Reference #
  
84003105

Opened
  
1824

Added to NRHP
  
23 February 1984

Allegheny Aqueduct

Location
  
Pennsylvania Route 724 and Allegheny Creek at Gibraltar, Robeson Township, Pennsylvania

Built by
  
Beecher, Ephraim; Pettitt & Kimber

Similar
  
Beidler House, Schuylkill Canal, Berks County Heritage, Gruber Wagon Works, Jim Dietrich Park

The beidler house and the allegheny aqueduct


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.

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

References

Allegheny Aqueduct Wikipedia