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Mission Espada Aqueduct

Bexar County, Texas

Photos 

Espada Acequia

Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Liveon001

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #244507

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Piedras Creek on Acequia Madre
Location
Bexar County, Texas
Status
Still carries water
History
Built between 1731 and 1745
Design
Stone arch
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
Also called
Piedras Creek Aqueduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.33248, -98.46138   (decimal degrees)
29°19'57" N, 98°27'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/552293/3244942 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Southton
Inventory numbers
NRHP 66000809 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 54876 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

18th Century (24)
Aqueduct/Irrigation Canal (82)
Arch (12,314)
Bexar County, Texas (103)
Built 1731 (2)
Built during 1730s (2)
Deck arch (11,553)
HABS documented (20)
 Have street view (27,293)
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark (46)
NR-listed (2,974)
National Historic Landmark (16)
Open (40,092)
Stone arch (3,128)
Texas (2,488)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • April 1, 2016: New Street View added by J.P.
  • March 23, 2016: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: moved pin to proper location
  • December 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added alternate name and Aqueduct category
  • December 10, 2012: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • Wikipedia
  • HABS TX-322 - Aqueduct, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
  • Luke
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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