Month: April 2023

Wachusett Aqueduct

Wachusett Dam & Reservoir Wachusett Dam & Aqueduct The Metropolitan Water Act  of 1895 Aqueduct route – Wachusett Reservoir to Sudbury Reservoir https://vimeo.com/823216232?share=copy Wachusett Aqueduct – Clinton to Southborough Time was of the Essence “It is anticipated that the Nashua-Sudbury Aqueduct will be completed and one main pipe line laid to the Mystic system and… Continue reading Wachusett Aqueduct

Wachusett Aqueduct – Masonry Aqueduct

Wachusett Dam & Reservoir The Masonry Aqueduct https://vimeo.com/837240624 Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 to Assabet Bridge https://vimeo.com/837239768 Sections 9 & 10 from Assabet Bridge… to Aqueduct Terminal in Marlborough Aqueduct terminal chamber in Marlborough Arched masonry aqueduct. The second contract of the Wachusett Aqueduct was awarded in six different sections to Silvio Casparis & Co.… Continue reading Wachusett Aqueduct – Masonry Aqueduct

Wachusett Aqueduct – Assabet Bridge

Wachuset Dam & Reservoir The Assabet Bridge Section 8 East bank, looking west Section 8   Assabet Bridge   In the third leg of the journey the water through the Wachusett Aqueduct encountered an obstacle. Its crossing over a millpond on the Assabet River near Allen Street in Northborough necessitated the construction of a high arched… Continue reading Wachusett Aqueduct – Assabet Bridge

Wachusett Aqueduct – Open Channel

Wachusett Dam & Reservoir The Open Channel Section 11 https://vimeo.com/837240002 Completed section of the open channel  Section 11   Open Channel   In the final leg of its journey to the Sudbury Reservoir the Nashua River water, having passed nine miles through a rock tunnel, arched masonry aqueduct and a bridge over a river, entered an… Continue reading Wachusett Aqueduct – Open Channel