Weston Aqueduct

Weston Aqueduct Linear District
The channel chamber house and open channel leading to the Weston Reservoir
Weston Aqueduct is located in Massachusetts
Weston Aqueduct
Weston Aqueduct is located in the United States
Weston Aqueduct
LocationSouthborough, Framingham, Wayland, and Weston
Coordinates42°20′0″N 71°22′32″W / 42.33333°N 71.37556°W / 42.33333; -71.37556
Area300 acres (120 ha)
ArchitectStearns, Frederick P.; et al.
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSWater Supply System of Metropolitan Boston MPS
NRHP reference No.89002274[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1990

The Weston Aqueduct is an aqueduct operated by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). Now part of the MWRA backup systems, it was designed to deliver water from the Sudbury Reservoir in Framingham to the Weston Reservoir in Weston. The 13.5-mile (21.7 km) aqueduct begins at the Sudbury Dam, and passes through the towns of Southborough, Framingham, Wayland, and Weston.[2] In 1990, the route, buildings and bridges of the aqueduct were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Weston Aqueduct Linear District.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for West Aqueduct Linear District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 18, 2014.