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Miami & Erie Canal Aqueduct

Montgomery County, Ohio
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South abutment

Photo taken by Eric Root in October 2010

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Description 

Miami & Erie canal crossing over Mad river just below the Findlay St bridge. The south abutment remains along the bike path.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Aqueduct over Mad River on the Miami & Eric Canal
Location
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Status
Destroyed by flood
History
Washed out in 1913 flood
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.77292, -84.16397   (decimal degrees)
39°46'23" N, 84°09'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/742901/4406401 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Dayton North
Inventory number
BH 46541 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Aqueduct (46)
Built 1840 (19)
Built during 1840s (87)
Dayton, Ohio (15)
Destroyed by flood (103)
 Lost (10,366)
Lost 1913 (9)
Lost during 1910s (54)
Montgomery County, Ohio (21)
Ohio (2,197)

Update Log 

  • October 21, 2010: New photo from Eric Root
  • October 16, 2010: Added by Eric Root

Sources 

  • Eric Root - ejort [at] att [dot] net

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