Allegheny Aqueduct

For the historical Pittsburgh aqueduct, see Allegheny Aqueduct (Pittsburgh).

Allegheny Aqueduct
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Allegheny Aqueduct. April 2011.

Location	Pennsylvania Route 724 and Allegheny Creek at Gibraltar, Robeson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°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
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1824
Built by	Beecher, Ephraim; Pettitt & Kimber
NRHP Reference #	84003105^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 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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References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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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