Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct

Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct
Limestone Run Aqueduct ruins in August 2013
LocationBounded by Broadway, Filbert St., Limestone Run and Bound Ave., Milton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°01′07″N 76°51′13″W / 41.01861°N 76.85361°W / 41.01861; -76.85361
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1829-1830
Built byFoller & Levan; Et al.
ArchitectRawle, Francis W.
NRHP reference No.78002438[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1978

The Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct is an historic, American aqueduct complex that is located in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

History and architectural features

The Milton Section was built between 1829 and 1830, as part of the West Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal. It encompasses twenty contributing structures and two contributing sites, and consists of the Limestone Run Aqueduct, canal bed, and towpath. The aqueduct consists of a single span built of stone and wood, 20-foot-long (6.1 m) and a width of 75-foot (23 m).[2]

Panoramic view of the north side of the aqueduct ruins.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sidney Davis and Susan M. Zacher (November 1977). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 2, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)