Allegheny Aqueduct | |
Location: | Pennsylvania Route 724 and Allegheny Creek at Gibraltar, Robeson Township, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.2861°N -75.8747°W |
Built: | 1824 |
Builder: | Beecher, Ephraim; Pettitt & Kimber |
Added: | February 23, 1984 |
Refnum: | 84003105 |
Allegheny Aqueduct, also known as Gibraltar Aqueduct, is a historic stone aqueduct located at Robeson Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1824 and is about 260adj=midNaNadj=mid and 70adj=midNaNadj=mid. It was built as part of the Schuylkill Navigation Company canal system to carry canal boats across the Allegheny Creek. It is supported by a stone arch bridge structure with five spans. The aqueduct was in operation until 1928 and drained in 1967.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.