Delaware Aqueduct

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historic civil engineering structure suspension aqueduct transportation infrastructure wire suspension bridge

The Delaware Aqueduct is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct that carried the Delaware and Hudson Canal over the Delaware River and is now preserved as the oldest surviving wire suspension bridge in the United States.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic civil engineering structure → suspension aqueduct → transportation infrastructure → wire suspension bridge →
alsoKnownAs	Roebling Bridge → Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct →
architect	John A. Roebling →
builtFor	Delaware and Hudson Canal Company →
carried	Delaware and Hudson Canal →
constructionStartDate	1847 →
convertedTo	single-lane vehicular bridge →
country	United States →
crosses	Delaware River →
currentUse	historic site → road bridge →
designer	John A. Roebling →
hasHeritageStatus	preserved historic structure →
hasType	canal aqueduct bridge → suspension bridge →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → National Register of Historic Places listing →
historicPeriod	19th century →
length	approximately 535 feet →
locatedIn	New York → Pennsylvania → Pike County, Pennsylvania → Sullivan County, New York NERFINISHED → United States →
locatedNear	Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania → Minisink Ford, New York →
maintainedBy	National Park Service →
material	stone → timber → wire rope →
namedAfter	Delaware River →
numberOfSpans	4 →
openingDate	1848 →
originalFunction	to carry the Delaware and Hudson Canal over the Delaware River →
owner	United States federal government →
partOf	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River →
region	Upper Delaware Valley →
riverCrossed	Delaware River →
significantFor	association with engineer John A. Roebling → early use of wire rope in bridge construction →
status	oldest surviving wire suspension bridge in the United States →
traffic	automobiles →
use	canal aqueduct →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New York City distribution tunnels →	connectsWith
John A. Roebling →	designed
Delaware system →	hasComponent
Kensico Reservoir →	receivesWaterVia