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| Cori Wilson posted The Richmond Aqueduct, also known as the Seneca River Aqueduct or Montezuma Aqueduct, was over 840 feet [256m] long and 50 feet [15m] wide. Construction began in January 1849 and was completed in spring 1857. The aqueduct was the second largest on the Erie Canal and was designed by American Civil Engineer and politician Van Rensselaer Richmond. |
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| Bob Baran commented on Cori's post the pic in the post is a b/w photo ... its form my family photos ... i have the original and the glass negative for it ... kind of shocked to see it ... but pleased it is being used |
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| ErieCanal, 1 of several photos "The second longest of the Erie Canal aqueducts, the Seneca River Aqueduct was 840 feet, 5 1/2 inches long. Thirty piers and two abutments of Onondaga limestone supported a heavy timber trough which carried canal water over the river. Thirty-one stone arches supported the towpath." |
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| tug44, 1 of several photos "It enabled the Enlarged Erie Canal to pass over the Seneca River....Building this Aqueduct proved extremely difficult as the site was bottomless muck. Wooden pilings were driven 190 feet [58m] deep and no rock was found. Eventually a "mattress" built of logs was sunk to the bottom of the Seneca River and the stone construction was built on top of this base." |
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| tug44 "This view shows the stonework of the Old Richmond Aqueduct is still in fine condition after 155 years in the elements." |
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| Ryan, Aug 2022 |
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| ErieCanal_historical "When the Enlarged Erie Canal was replaced by the Barge Canal in 1917, part of the aqueduct was torn down to give boats clear run of the river, which serves as the canal of today. Today, seven arches remain on the east shore and three arches remain on the west shore." |
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