Potomac Aqueduct Bridge

ID: 5324 ~ Source: Historic American Buildings Survey - Library of Congress

This file appears in: Potomac Aqueduct Bridge Abutment and Pier: The structure was a feat of engineering and transport.

Photograph of the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge before demolition. The bridge features two levels for traffic, with the lower, covered level for boats, and the top level for foot or motor traffic.

This file appears in: Potomac Aqueduct Bridge Abutment and Pier: The structure was a feat of engineering and transport.

Potomac Aqueduct Bridge Abutment and Pier: The structure was a feat of engineering and transport.

By The DC Historic Sites team

In the early 18th century, one of the main modes of transportation for goods between DC and Virginia was by boat and waterway. The continued development of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal),…