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Laying Pipe: 1923

July 21, 1923. "Water conduit." Part of the Washington, D.C., aqueduct system seen here, along what used to be called Conduit Road. View full size.

July 21, 1923. "Water conduit." Part of the Washington, D.C., aqueduct system seen here, along what used to be called Conduit Road. View full size.

 

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Today, of course, Conduit Road is called MacArthur Boulevard.

To answer Paul's question, the conduit did not have a fully circular cross-section. The photo below gives a good view.

A very narrow gauge construction railroad

Note the tracks on the left, and some dump cars in the center of the photo.

Interesting cast in place

Was it circular diameter or a half diameter with a shallow trough bed laid on the grade?

P.S. Thanks 20002ist.

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