El Saucillo aqueduct
The El Saucillo aqueduct is an aqueduct built in the 18th century in the viceroyalty of New Spain , which crosses a deeply cut stream bed in what is now Mexico, southwest of the town of Huichapan in the state of Hidalgo .
The total of 155 m long aqueduct consists of three roughly equal sections, which are joined together at low angles, and a total of 14 arches. With a height of 44 m, the arch over the streambed is considered to be the highest aqueduct arch in Latin America.
The aqueduct was built in 1757, according to other sources in the years 1732 to 1738. It is said to have been in operation until the middle of the 20th century. Today its open channel is used as a walkway.
Web links
Commons : Acueducto El Saucillo - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Acueducto El Saucillo, Municipio Huichapan, Hidalgo. ( Memento of January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on hidalgo.gaudelli.com
Coordinates: 20 ° 20 ′ 1 ″ N , 99 ° 42 ′ 48 ″ W.