Allegheny Aqueduct

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File:Allegheny Aqueduct - Gibraltar, Pennsylvania (5655164775).jpg

Photo taken by Doug Kerr

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BH Photo #276676

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Description

Built by the Schuylkill Navigation Company to carry the Girard Canal, a section of the Schuylkill Canal, over the Allegheny Creek. Operated for commerce until 1919. Abandoned in 1931. Restored in 1989.

Facts

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Allegheny Creek on Aqueduct
Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Status: Partial collapse under the eastern most span. Appears to still hold storm water / aqueduct trough not affected.
History: Built 1824. Operated for commerce until 1919. Abandoned in 1931. Restored in 1989.
Design: Stone arch
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1984
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.28611, -75.87472 (decimal degrees)
40°17'10" N, 75°52'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/425646/4459880 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Birdsboro
Inventory numbers: NRHP 84003105 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 60033 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 20, 2016: New photos from Janis Ford
August 22, 2014: Updated by Patrick S. O'Donnell: Few details added by way of information gleaned from a nearby interpretive sign.
March 2, 2014: Added by Dave King

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net
Janis Ford