Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct
The restored bridge, in 2011
Coordinates41°28′57″N 74°59′04″W / 41.482571°N 74.9844105°W / 41.482571; -74.9844105
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians
CrossesDelaware River
LocaleMinisink Ford, New York to Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania
Other name(s)Roebling Bridge
Maintained byNational Park Service
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Total length535 feet (163 m)
History
Opened1849
Location
Map

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct, also known as the Roebling Bridge, is the oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.[1] It runs 535 feet (163 meters) over the Delaware River, from Minisink Ford, New York, to Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1849 as an aqueduct connecting two parts of the Delaware & Hudson Canal (D&H), it has since been converted to carry automotive traffic and pedestrians.

  1. ^ Vogel, Robert M (1971). "Roebling's Delaware & Hudson Canal Aqueducts" (PDF). Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology. 10. City Of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press: 26–33. Retrieved 2014-05-12.