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Default An engineering marvel


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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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A water bridge for boats built over a river. Pretty amazing!

http://www.funonthenet.in/content/view/223/31/

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,990878,00.html
Google NYS Erie Canal (1 version) for examples nearer to home.




Here is the URL with a drawing of the Aqueduct over the Genesee River (Still
in use as the Broad Street Bridge. The Upper deck is the "street" and the
lower deck is the (now idle) original aqueduct.

http://www.nycanal.com/nycanalhistory.html