Seneca Aqueduct

Seneca Aqueduct
Aqueduct, with Riley's Lockhouse at upper right.
Seneca Aqueduct is located in Maryland
Seneca Aqueduct
Seneca Aqueduct is located in the United States
Seneca Aqueduct
Nearest cityPoolesville, Maryland
Coordinates39°4′7.45″N 77°20′28.22″W / 39.0687361°N 77.3411722°W / 39.0687361; -77.3411722
Part ofSeneca Historic District (Poolesville, Maryland) (ID78001475[1])
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1978

Seneca Aqueduct — or Aqueduct No. 1 — is a naviduct that carries the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) over Seneca Creek in Montgomery County, Maryland. The C&O built eleven aqueducts along its 184.5 miles (296.9 km) length. Seneca Aqueduct is a unique structure, not only being the first built, but also the only red sandstone aqueduct on the C&O−and the only aqueduct that is also a lock (Lock 24, or Riley's Lock). It is located at the end of Riley's Lock Road in Seneca, Maryland.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.