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Pennsylvania Canal Allegheny Aqueduct

General Information

Beginning of works: September 1844
Completion: May 1845
Status: demolished

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
Crossed:
  • Allegheny River
Coordinates: 40° 26' 53.99" N    79° 59' 45.99" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main spans 7 x 49.4 m

Cost

cost of construction United States dollar 62 000

Materials

truss wood

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Allegheny Aqueduct was John A. Roebling's first wire cable suspension bridge. It was built in 1844 near the later Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge as a replacement for a wooden covered bridge aqueduct over the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, part of the Pennsylvania Canal.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Allegheny Aqueduct (Pittsburgh)" and modified on 24 November 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20006118
  • Published on:
    11/10/2002
  • Last updated on:
    24/06/2022
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