Lackawaxen in Pike County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Breaking the Ice
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2018
1. Breaking the Ice Marker
Inscription.
Breaking the Ice. .
Look down at the massive icebreakers protecting the aqueduct's piers. John Roebling designed these plow-like structures to break up ice and deflect debris that flows down the Delaware. In some winters, ice may build up to six feet thick.
This photograph, taken about 1910 when the towpaths were sawn off, shows the pointed masonry piers without their canal-era wooden coverings. The National Park Service had the icebreakers and elevated towpaths rebuilt in the 1980s and '90s as part of a major effort to rehabilitate this structure.
[Inset photo caption reads] , Large blocks of ice and floating debris, which scour trees and rock ledges along the riverbanks, also chip away at the wooden icebreakers. Look for the high water marks and signs of recent damage.
Look down at the massive icebreakers protecting the aqueduct's piers. John Roebling designed these plow-like structures to break up ice and deflect debris that flows down the Delaware. In some winters, ice may build up to six feet thick.
This photograph, taken about 1910 when the towpaths were sawn off, shows the pointed masonry piers without their canal-era wooden coverings. The National Park Service had the icebreakers and elevated towpaths rebuilt in the 1980s and '90s as part of a major effort to rehabilitate this structure.
[Inset photo caption reads]
Large blocks of ice and floating debris, which scour trees and rock ledges along the riverbanks, also chip away at the wooden icebreakers. Look for the high water marks and signs of recent damage.
Location. 41° 28.941′ N, 74° 59.125′ W. Marker is in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. Marker is on Delaware Drive east of Lackawaxen Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is near the west approach to the Roebling Aqueduct. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lackawaxen PA 18435, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct. (Submitted on August 9, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2018
2. Breaking the Ice Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2018
3. Roebling Aqueduct and Upriver Pier Icebreakers
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.