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[Croton Aqueduct, (Westchester Co., New York). Elevation,  section, and plans. Rendering] / John B. Jervis, chief engineer.

[Croton Aqueduct, (Westchester Co., New York). Elevation, section, an...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Group of cargadores by old aqueduct, Mexico City, Mexico]

[Group of cargadores by old aqueduct, Mexico City, Mexico]

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Aqueduct shaft, Broadway - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Aqueduct shaft, Broadway - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows the New York City Aqueduct excavation site on Broadway. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

The Espada Acequia, or Espada Aqueduct, was built by Franciscan friars in 1731 in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was built to supply irrigation water to the lands near Mission San Francisco de la Espada, today part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

The Espada Acequia, or Espada Aqueduct, was built by Franciscan friars...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, Entrance Entablature, New Croton Reservoir, Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Entrance Entablature, New Croton Reservoir, Yorkt...

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct is an outstanding example of 19th century civil engineering and was New York City's first municipal water project. The entrance entablature commemorated the opening of the... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing, Spanning Harlem River, Bronx, Bronx County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing, Spanning Harlem River, Bro...

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. High Bridge best exemplifies this. Upon c... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing, Spanning Harlem River, Bronx, Bronx County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing, Spanning Harlem River, Bro...

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. High Bridge best exemplifies this. Upon c... More

Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D.C., general view (Andrew J. Russel)

Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D.C., general view (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows horse drawn cars and pedestrians on a tubular bridge supporting water pipes in Georgetown. No. 267. Alternate title from another view in Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints /... More

Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D.C., general view (Andrew J. Russel)

Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D.C., general view (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows horse drawn cars and pedestrians on a tubular bridge supporting water pipes in Georgetown. No. 267. Alternate title from another view in Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints /... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Fransisquito Power Plant Number Two, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Fransisquito Power Plant Number Two, Los Ang...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-AF Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Big Pine Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Big Pine Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-N Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Fletcher Pump Station, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Fletcher Pump Station, Los Angeles, Los Angeles ...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-AJ Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ohio & Erie Canal, Tinker's Creek Aqueduct, Canal Road, South Tinkers Creek Road, Valley View, Cuyahoga County, OH

Ohio & Erie Canal, Tinker's Creek Aqueduct, Canal Road, South Tinkers ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16 Survey number: HAER OH-59-F Building/structure dates: 1826 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000607

Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek, Whitewater Canal (carried over creek)  (Changed from Duck Creek), Metamora, Franklin County, IN

Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek, Whitewater Canal (carr...

See HAER No. IN-108 for additional photographs and data pages. Significance: The Whitewater Canal Aqueduct is the only surviving wood aqueduct in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Francisquito Number One, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Francisquito Number One, Los Angeles, Los An...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-AE Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Francisquito Number One, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Francisquito Number One, Los Angeles, Los An...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-AE Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Monocacy Aqueduct, 42.2 Miles above Tidewater (above Lock 27), Dickerson, Montgomery County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Monocacy Aqueduct, 42.2 Miles above Tidewater...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Survey number: HABS MD-19 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue...

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue...

Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Antietam Creek Aqueduct, 69.4 miles above tidewater, Antietam, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Antietam Creek Aqueduct, 69.4 miles above tid...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Antietam Creek Aqueduct, 69.4 miles above tidewater, Antietam, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Antietam Creek Aqueduct, 69.4 miles above tid...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Upper Mohawk River Aqueduct, Mohawk River, State Route 146, Rexford, Saratoga County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Upper Mohawk River Aqueduct, Mohawk River, Stat...

See also HAER NY-384. Significance: Remains of one of the two aqueducts built to carry the Enlarged Erie Canal over the Mohawk River. Survey number: HAER NY-12 Building/structure dates: ca. 1842 Initial Const... More

Erie Canal, Yankee Hill Lock Number 28, Schoharie Creek Aqueduct Vicinity, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal, Yankee Hill Lock Number 28, Schoharie Creek Aqueduct Vicin...

Significance: Part of the remaining fabric of a historic transportation system. Survey number: HAER NY-16 Building/structure dates: 1841 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1970 National Reg... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Mulholland Dam, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Mulholland Dam, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County,...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-AL Public domain photograph of a park, lake, pond, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Aqueduct No. 1, Riley's Lock Road Vicinity, State Route 190, Seneca, Montgomery County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Aqueduct No. 1, Riley's Lock Road Vicinity, S...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-46 Survey number: HABS MD-57-B

Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge, MacArthur Boulevard, spanning Cabin John Creek at Parkway, Cabin John, Montgomery County, MD

Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge, MacArthur Boulevard, spanning Cabin John C...

Significance: The 220-foot span of its single arch made it the longest of masonry construction until the concrete arches of the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER MD-53 Building/structure dates: 1863 Init... More

Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge, MacArthur Boulevard, spanning Cabin John Creek at Parkway, Cabin John, Montgomery County, MD

Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge, MacArthur Boulevard, spanning Cabin John C...

Significance: The 220-foot span of its single arch made it the longest of masonry construction until the concrete arches of the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER MD-53 Building/structure dates: 1863 Init... More

Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge, MacArthur Boulevard, spanning Cabin John Creek at Parkway, Cabin John, Montgomery County, MD

Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge, MacArthur Boulevard, spanning Cabin John C...

Significance: The 220-foot span of its single arch made it the longest of masonry construction until the concrete arches of the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER MD-53 Building/structure dates: 1863 Init... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Garvanza Pump Station, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Garvanza Pump Station, Los Angeles, Los Angeles ...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-AI Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Ange...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-M Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Ange...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-M Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Control Gorge Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Control Gorge Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Ange...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Duck Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora, Franklin County, IN

Duck Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora...

See HABS No. IN-24-20, Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, 4BW, 1H, 4D, 1FN. STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Covered wood aqueducts were never common, but there were reportedly several such structures on... More

Duck Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora, Franklin County, IN

Duck Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora...

See HABS No. IN-24-20, Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, 4BW, 1H, 4D, 1FN. STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Covered wood aqueducts were never common, but there were reportedly several such structures on... More

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Cottonwood Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Cottonwood Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-S Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Town Creek Aqueduct, 162.3 miles above tidewater, southwest of State Route 51, Oldtown, Allegany County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Town Creek Aqueduct, 162.3 miles above tidewa...

See also HABS No. DC-147 for list of other C&O Canal structures. Survey number: HABS MD-813

Old Croton Aqueduct, Overseer's House, Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Overseer's House, Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry, Wes...

Significance: ... The Old Croton Aqueduct was deemed a superlative example of American civi engineering practice in the first half of the nineteenth century. Near each waste weir along the Aqueduct, the corpor... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, 99.8 miles above tidewater, Williamsport, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, 99.8 miles abov...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-128 Survey number: HABS MD-224

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, 99.8 miles above tidewater, Williamsport, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, 99.8 miles abov...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-128 Survey number: HABS MD-224

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van Norman Reservoir Complex (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...

Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker Dam, San Bernardino County, CA

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker D...

Significance: The Colorado River Aqueduct pumps water from the Colorado River through, over, and across mountains and desert in a 242-mile-long march to the coastal plain of Southern California. When completed... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Creek, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Cr...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record, which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Creek, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Cr...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record, which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Creek, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Cr...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record, which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Creek, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Cr...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record, which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings... More

[Croton Aqueduct, (Westchester Co., New York). Method of tunnelling in earth] / John B. Jervis, chf. engineer.

[Croton Aqueduct, (Westchester Co., New York). Method of tunnelling in...

Drawing shows section of tunnel with two men working on scaffolding frame. No. 13. Forms part of: Engineering Societies Library Collection (Library of Congress). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1997:086 c1 (d1) f4

Washington Aqueduct, auxiliary pipe vault

Washington Aqueduct, auxiliary pipe vault

Drawing. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, District of Columbia. View of Georgetown and Aqueduct Bridge

Washington, District of Columbia. View of Georgetown and Aqueduct Brid...

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Termination of the Aqueduct, City of Mexico / B.W. Kilburn.

Termination of the Aqueduct, City of Mexico / B.W. Kilburn.

Stereograph shows an eleborate sculptured fountain with several people beside it and water carriers standing in front of it. No. 1069. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1873, by Kilburn Brothers... More

[Catskill Aqueduct construction: Hudson River Crossing, looking west from Breakneck Mountain toward Storm King, showing borings being driven from scows, 1907]

[Catskill Aqueduct construction: Hudson River Crossing, looking west f...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Aqueducts; Tunnels; Geogr.

Supt. George F. Shrady, Aqueduct police
The Espada Acequia, or Espada Aqueduct, was built by Franciscan friars in 1731 in what is now San Antonio, Texas. It was built to supply irrigation water to the lands near Mission San Francisco de la Espada, today part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

The Espada Acequia, or Espada Aqueduct, was built by Franciscan friars...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing, Spanning Harlem River, Bronx, Bronx County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing, Spanning Harlem River, Bro...

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. High Bridge best exemplifies this. Upon c... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing, Spanning Harlem River, Bronx, Bronx County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing, Spanning Harlem River, Bro...

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. High Bridge best exemplifies this. Upon c... More

Aldrich Towing-Path Change Bridge, Spanning New York State Heritage Trail, Aqueduct Park (moved from Macedon, NY), Palmyra, Wayne County, NY

Aldrich Towing-Path Change Bridge, Spanning New York State Heritage Tr...

Significance: The Aldrich Change Bridge is the oldest dated iron bridge in New York State and one of only two bridges known to survive from the first enlargement of the Erie Canal. In addition to its importanc... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first municipal water supply project, and is an outstanding example of early 19th century civil engineering. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, Milepost 99.80, Williamsport, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, Milepost 99.80,...

Significance: The Conococheague Creek Aqueduct was the fifth of eleven masonry aqueduct constructed along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. It was the last and most ornate of the system's five multiple span aqued... More

Potomac Aqueduct, Spanning Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Potomac Aqueduct, Spanning Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Potomac Aqueduct was an important component in the integrated canal system serving the Potomac River watershed. Built during a major expansion in America's long distance transportation system... More

Potomac Aqueduct, Georgetown abutment at Georgetown waterfront, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Potomac Aqueduct, Georgetown abutment at Georgetown waterfront, Washin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Potomac Aqueduct, Georgetown abutment at Georgetown waterfront, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Potomac Aqueduct, Georgetown abutment at Georgetown waterfront, Washin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Catoctin Creek Aqueduct, 51.5 miles above tidewater, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Catoctin Creek Aqueduct, 51.5 miles above tid...

Survey number: HABS MD-753 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Catoctin Creek Aqueduct, 51.5 miles above tidewater, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Catoctin Creek Aqueduct, 51.5 miles above tid...

Survey number: HABS MD-753 Public domain photograph of a canal, water landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river... More

Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek, Whitewater Canal (carried over creek)  (Changed from Duck Creek), Metamora, Franklin County, IN

Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek, Whitewater Canal (carr...

See HAER No. IN-108 for additional photographs and data pages. Significance: The Whitewater Canal Aqueduct is the only surviving wood aqueduct in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Francisquito Number One, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Francisquito Number One, Los Angeles, Los An...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-AE Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Croton Aqueduct, Sing Sing Kill Bridge, Spanning Aqueduct Street & Broadway, Ossining, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Sing Sing Kill Bridge, Spanning Aqueduct Street &...

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct is an outstanding example of 19th century civil engineering and was New York City's first municipal water project. The Sing Sing Kill Bridge, as designed, consists of a lo... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Haiwee Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Haiwee Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Cou...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-U Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Arlington Heights, Virginia  Blockhouse near Aqueduct Bridge]

[Arlington Heights, Virginia Blockhouse near Aqueduct Bridge]

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the capital at war. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Virginia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aqueduct, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Aqueduct, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Survey number: HABS TX-322 Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North River Canal System, Pedlar Gap Run Aqueduct, West side of Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Roanoke City, Virginia

North River Canal System, Pedlar Gap Run Aqueduct, West side of Buena ...

Significance: The North River Navigation represents a rare example of stone lock construction in Virginia, exhibiting remarkable similarities to earlier structures of the Potomac Canal at Great Falls, Virginia.... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Upper Mohawk River Aqueduct, Mohawk River, State Route 146, Rexford, Saratoga County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Upper Mohawk River Aqueduct, Mohawk River, Stat...

See also HAER NY-384. Significance: Remains of one of the two aqueducts built to carry the Enlarged Erie Canal over the Mohawk River. Survey number: HAER NY-12 Building/structure dates: ca. 1842 Initial Const... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Upper Mohawk River Aqueduct, Mohawk River, State Route 146, Rexford, Saratoga County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Upper Mohawk River Aqueduct, Mohawk River, Stat...

See also HAER NY-384. Significance: Remains of one of the two aqueducts built to carry the Enlarged Erie Canal over the Mohawk River. Survey number: HAER NY-12 Building/structure dates: ca. 1842 Initial Const... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Haiwee Dam Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Haiwee Dam Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-T Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Haiwee Dam Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Haiwee Dam Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-T Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Garvanza Pump Station, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Garvanza Pump Station, Los Angeles, Los Angeles ...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-AI Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Brick aqueduct(?) in park-like setting]

[Brick aqueduct(?) in park-like setting]

Public domain photograph - historical image of Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Control Gorge Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Control Gorge Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Ange...

Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Duck Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora, Franklin County, IN

Duck Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora...

See HABS No. IN-24-20, Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, 4BW, 1H, 4D, 1FN. STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Covered wood aqueducts were never common, but there were reportedly several such structures on... More

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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