The Allegheny Aqueduct was John A. Roebling's first wire cable suspension bridge.[1] It was built in 1844 near the later Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge as a replacement for a wooden covered bridge aqueduct over the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, part of the Pennsylvania Canal.
Allegheny Aqueduct | |
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Coordinates | 40°26′54″N 79°59′46″W |
Carries | Pennsylvania Canal |
Crosses | Allegheny River |
Locale | Pittsburgh |
Other name(s) | Allegheny Aqueduct Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | suspension bridge |
Material | Wood, charcoal iron wire rope |
No. of spans | 7 of 162 feet each |
History | |
Designer | John A. Roebling |
Construction start | 1844 |
Construction end | 1845 |
Closed | 1861 |
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