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::'' Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct , also known as the Delaware Aqueduct, is the oldest existing wire Suspension Bridge in the United States ; it runs from Minisink Ford, New York to Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania .''

The Delaware Aqueduct is an Aqueduct that takes water from the Rondout to the Kensico Reservoir in Westchester County , just north of the Bronx . This feed forms the bulk of New York City 's drinking water supply. It was constructed between 1939 and 1945 , and carries approximately half of NYC's 1.1 billion US gallons per day water demand. Recently, concerns have arisen about possible leaks in the pipeline.


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  • At 169 km (105 miles) long, the Delaware Aqueduct is the world's longest continuing underground tunnel.



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