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The Catskill Aqueduct carries water to New York City over a distance of 120 miles (190 km), but is dwarfed by aqueducts in the far west of the country, most notably the 242-mile (389-km) Colorado River Aqueduct, which supplies the Los Angeles area with water from the Colorado River nearly 250 miles to the east and the 701.5-mile (1,129.0 km ...
The unique Tokaanu Tailrace Bridge, a combined road and water bridge crosses a power canal of the Tongariro Power Scheme in the North Island of New Zealand. State Highway 41 travels along the top of this bridge, with the Tokaanu Stream, an important trout spawning stream, running under the road surface.
Aqueducts — canals, conduits, and constructed watercourses to convey water, for water supply and/or water transport. For aqueduct bridges used in transport, see: Category: Navigable aqueducts . Subcategories
Aqueducts are bridges constructed to convey watercourses across gaps such as valleys or ravines. The term aqueduct may also be used to refer to the entire watercourse, as well as the bridge. [1] Large navigable aqueducts are used as transport links for boats or ships. Aqueducts must span a crossing at the same level as the watercourses on each end.
Aqueduct arches (65 m tall) over the Alcântara valley. Note the pointed shape of the arches. The aqueduct seen from the west. The Águas Livres Aqueduct (Portuguese: Aqueduto das Águas Livres, pronounced [ɐkɨˈðutu ðɐz ˈaɣwɐʒ ˈlivɾɨʃ], "Aqueduct of the Free Waters") is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
The aqueduct of Querétaro is an 18th-century aqueduct in the Mexican city of Querétaro. It is a symbol of the city of Querétaro and one of the largest aqueducts in Mexico. It forms a part of the historic center of Querétaro , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [ 1 ]
The aqueduct went through at least two major repairs. Tacitus suggests that the aqueduct was in use by AD 47. [7] An inscription from Vespasian suggests that Aqua Claudia was used for ten years, then failed and was out of use for nine years. [8] The first repair was done by Emperor Vespasian in 71 AD; it was repaired again in 81 AD by Emperor ...
The aqueduct was built between 144–140 BC, during the Roman Republic. The still-functioning Acqua Felice from 1586 runs on long stretches along the route of the Aqua Marcia. Together with the Aqua Anio Vetus , Aqua Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia , it was an exceptional technical achievement and is regarded as one of the "four great aqueducts of ...