Tinkers Creek Aqueduct
Demolished
Tinkers Creek, Valley View, Ohio
A bridge carring the Ohio & Erie Canal over Tinkers Creek.
Photos
Replacement Aqueduct
Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2014
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Coordinates:
+41.36456, -81.6087241°21'52" N, 81°36'31" W
Quadrangle map:Northfield
Description
This bridge carries the Ohio & Erie canal over Tinkers Creek. It was built in 1827, and rebuilt in 1845 & 1905. Due to repeated flood damaged the historic aqueduct was removed in 2007. In 2010 a replacement bridge was built by the Cuyahoga National Park.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1979
- Reference number
- 79000296
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; Aqueduct
- Areas of significance
- Commerce; Engineering; Transportation; Exploration/Settlement
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Structure
- Historic function
- Water-related
- Current function
- Water-related
- Period of significance
- 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1825; 1827
Update Log
- May 31, 2014: Updated by Jim Allen: Added description
- May 31, 2014: New photos from Jim Allen