Parkography

Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct

Feb 12, 2022 · 15 min · Episode 190 · 14.7 MB
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In the 1800s, the Lackawaxen region of the Upper Delaware River was a bustling area, punctuated by industrial transportation. The canal era provided access to water transport where there was no natural river or lake. John Augustus Roebling, a civil engineer with an innovative approach to suspension bridges, was hired to build four aqueduct bridges that became the basis for modern bridge construction still used today.