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Aqueduct Bridge (1868)

Washington, District of Columbia, and Arlington County, Virginia

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Description 

In 1866, the boat channel was restored to private ownership, and in 1868 arching Howe trusses were installed to support a toll highway and footpath on top of the lower canal level intersecting to M Street. The going rate for a foot passenger was two cents; a horse or cattle, five cents; a vehicle drawn by one animal cost fifteen cents, twenty-five cents if drawn by two; and a penny for any pig, sheep, or other live animal. Only military troops and munitions were exempt from the tolls.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Canal and Road
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, and Arlington County, Virginia
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1868 replaced 1887
Design
Howe deck truss
Also called
Alexandria Aqueduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.90434, -77.07038   (decimal degrees)
38°54'16" N, 77°04'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/320472/4308198 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Washington West
Inventory number
BH 50187 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Aqueduct/Flume/Irrigation Canal (93)
Arlington County, Virginia (26)
Built 1868 (136)
Built during 1860s (760)
Deck truss (2,082)
District of Columbia (75)
Have street view (30,595)
Howe deck truss (73)
 Howe truss (823)
Lost (32,322)
Potomac River (58)
Replaced by new bridge (22,028)
State line crossing (967)
Truss (38,720)
Virginia (1,446)
Washington, District of Columbia (75)

Update Log 

  • August 24, 2018: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: AKA
  • November 16, 2012: New photo from Jared Mixson
  • November 13, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added description

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Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jared
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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