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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 73-mile (117 km) canal, as constructed, consisted of the western division with a 400-foot (120 m) long aqueduct 28 feet (8.5 m) above the Tuscarawas River to connect to the Ohio and Erie Canal, thirty-three locks, five miles (8 km) of slackwater, two reservoirs, and a rise from 900 feet (270 m) at Bolivar to 1,120 feet (340 m) at Kensington.
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed during the 1820s and ... Ohio) Restored Walhonding Aqueduct Bridge Roscoe Village ... Lisbon, East Liverpool, ...
The village was renamed Lisbon in 1895. [12] In 1900, the modern drinking straw was invented and patented in Lisbon. [13] [14] In 1899, Jacob L. Beilhart founded the Spirit Fruit Society, an intentional community to practice his newly developed beliefs, in Lisbon. [15]
Diogo Alves (born Diego Álvarez; 1810 – 19 February 1841) was a Spanish serial killer and robber. Between 1836 and 1840, he killed 70 people. [1] The crimes he committed were all in the area of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, thus earning the title "Aqueduct Murderer".
Tinkers Creek Aqueduct is an aqueduct that was constructed to bridge the Ohio and Erie Canal over Tinkers Creek near its confluence with the Cuyahoga River in Valley View, Ohio. It is a relatively rare surviving example of an Ohio and Erie Canal aqueduct. It was originally constructed in 1825-1827 by, and re-built due to flood damage in 1845 ...
The term aqueduct may also be used to refer to the entire watercourse, as well as the bridge. [1] ... Águas Livres Aqueduct, in Lisbon, Portugal (built 1731–1748)
Tinker's Creek Aqueduct, Canal Road, South Tinkers Creek Road, Valley View, Cuyahoga County, OH Tinker's Creek Aqueduct 41°21′53″N 81°36′32″W / 41.36472°N 81.60889°W / 41.36472; -81.60889 Elevation: 610 feet (185.9 m), [ 11 ] on the National Register of Historic Places , was built to bridge the Ohio and Erie Canal over ...