Duck Creek Aqueduct

Metamora, Franklin County, Indiana

Subject:                           Duck Creek Aqueduct

Erected by:                     National Historical Civil Engineering Landmark,

1992.

Located:                         South of Canal, East End of Main Street, Metamora,

                                        Indiana (#11 on Metamora Map)

Text and History:      

Duck Creek Aqueduct is the only aqueduct that

remains of over a hundred that once existed in the

U.S.  The poplar trusses rest on limestone

abutments, the siding is also poplar and the roof

would originally have been shingled.  The aqueduct

was built in 1843, destroyed by flood and rebuilt in

1847.  The floor now has a metal sheathing over the planked bed.

  The two openings on each side release water into Duck Creek and help control the water level of the canal.