Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora, Indiana. County/parish: Franklin.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 25, 2014. NRIS 14000922.
1 contributing structure.
Duck Creek Aqueduct, also known as the Metamora Aqueduct and Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, is a historic aqueduct carrying the Whitewater Canal over Duck Creek in Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana. Built in 1846, it is the only surviving covered wood aqueduct in the United States. The aqueduct was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2014. It is located in the Whitewater Canal Historic District and part of the Metamora Historic District.
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