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What is an aquaduct? An Aquaduct is an artificial channel built to transport water. An aquaduct may be an open or enclosed canal, a tunnel, or a pipeline; an aquaduct bridge is a structure that carries a canal over a valley or a river.
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Cody Stewart Per-3 Silver 3-23-2000 Rome Project Aquaduct What is an aquaduct? An Aquaduct is an artificial channel built to transport water. An aquaduct may be an open or enclosed canal, a tunnel, or a pipeline; an aquaduct bridge is a structure that carries a canal over a valley or a river. Aquaducts were constructed by ancient cultures in regions such as India and Mesopotamia, but the aquaduct system constructed by the ancient Romans were probably the most extensive in the ancient world. The first to be built by the Romans, Aqua Apia, was an underground aquaduct about 16 km (10 mi) long. More than ten aquaducts supplied ancient Rome, providing the city with some 143,845 cubic meters (38 million gallons) of water each day. Parts of several are still in use today. They supply water to fountains in Rome. Also, the ancient Romans built aquaducts in all parts...
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