Old Piedras River Aqueduct

Acueducto de San Juan
Old aqueduct building in El Cinco
Old Piedras River Aqueduct is located in Puerto Rico
Old Piedras River Aqueduct
LocationEl Cinco, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°23′21″N 66°03′32″W / 18.38917°N 66.05889°W / 18.38917; -66.05889
Area23 acres
Built1847
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.07000585[1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 2007

The Old Piedras River Aqueduct (Spanish: Antiguo acueducto del Río Piedras), also known as the San Juan Waterworks (Acueductos de San Juan), is an aqueduct in the barrio (district) of El Cinco of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is by the Piedras River, next to the University of Puerto Rico Botanical Garden. This aqueduct dates to the mid 19th century and it was important for the urban development of Río Piedras.[2][3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Antiguo Acueducto del río Piedras". Para la Naturaleza. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ "Antiguo Acueducto del río Piedras". Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society. Retrieved 2022-01-21.