The Double Arch / El Doble Arco

, The Double Arch , In 1833, with New Yorkers seeking pure water, the City's Water Commissioners decided that the Croton River would provide the best source of drinking water. Construction of the aqueduct arch was done by Andrew Young and James Scott; the keystone was placed on August 20, 1838. The granite used in construction was quarried locally. The aqueduct has a cast iron lining carrying water though the arch. The great arch is 88 feet long and the top is 100 feet above the Sing Sing Kill. Water from the Croton Dam was carried to the distribution reservoirs at Murray Hill, site of the New York Public Library. The street under the aqueduct, Broadway, was originally named Mill Street. In 1862, the masonry arch street bridge was completed to form the Double Arch., El Doble Arco , Respondiendo a la búsqueda de agua pua por los neoyorquinos, en 1833 los Comisarios de Aguas de la Ciduad decidieron que el Río Croton proveería la major fuente de agua potable. Andrew Young y James Scott construyeron el arco del acueducto con granito local; la dovela central se colocó el 20 de agosto de 1838. El acuaducto transporta el agua por el arco tras un revestimiento de hierro fundido. El gran arco mide 88 pies de largo, y la parte superior se alza 100 pies sobre el riachuelo Sing Sing Kill. Agua del dique Croton Dam se transportaba a los embalses en Murray Hill, sitio de la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York. La calle debajo del acueducto, Broadway, originalmente se llamaba Mill Street. El puente arco de mampostería se completó para formar el Doble Arco en 1862.