Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct

United States historic place


Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Limestone Run Aqueduct ruins in August 2013
41°01′07″N 76°51′13″W / 41.01861°N 76.85361°W / 41.01861; -76.85361
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1829-1830
Built by	Foller & Levan; Et al.
Architect	Rawle, Francis W.
NRHP reference No.	78002438^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 19, 1978

The Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct is an historic, American aqueduct complex that is located in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

History and architectural features

The Milton Section was built between 1829 and 1830, as part of the West Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal. It encompasses twenty contributing structures and two contributing sites, and consists of the Limestone Run Aqueduct, canal bed, and towpath. The aqueduct consists of a single span built of stone and wood, 20-foot-long (6.1 m) and a width of 75-foot (23 m).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

Gallery

Panoramic view of the north side of the aqueduct ruins.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Sidney Davis and Susan M. Zacher (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-27.