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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delaware Aqueduct canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
|
| carried | Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1847 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | single-lane vehicular bridge ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| historicPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| length | approximately 535 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ Pike County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Sullivan County, New York ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
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 government
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.