Washington Aqueduct, Washington D.C.

Name: Washington Aqueduct
Address: 5900 MacArthur Blvd NW, Washington D.C., United States

#464 among attractions in Washington D.C.

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Facts and practical information

The Washington Aqueduct is an aqueduct that provides the public water supply system serving Washington, D.C., and parts of its suburbs. One of the first major aqueduct projects in the United States, the Aqueduct was commissioned by Congress in 1852, and construction began in 1853 under the supervision of Montgomery C. Meigs and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Portions of the Aqueduct went online on January 3, 1859, and the full pipeline began operating in 1864. The system is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers and has been in continuous use ever since. It is listed as a National Historic Landmark, and the Union Arch Bridge within the system is listed as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. ()

Built: 1853 (171 years ago)Coordinates: 38°56'15"N, 77°6'51"W

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5900 MacArthur Blvd NWNorthwest Washington (Foxhall-Palisades)Washington D.C. United States

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Washington Aqueduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chain Bridge, Battery Kemble Park, Little Falls, Fort Sumner.

0.5 miS
Bridge
Chain Bridge, Washington D.C.
14 min walk • The Chain Bridge is a viaduct which crosses the Potomac River at Little Falls in Washington, D.C. The steel girder bridge carries close to 22,000 cars a day. It connects Washington with affluent sections of Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia. On the Washington side, the bridge connects with Canal Road.
1.1 miSE
Park
Battery Kemble Park, Washington D.C.
29 min walk • Battery Kemble Park is a park in Northwest Washington D.C. administered by the National Park Service. Battery Kemble was a Union Army defensive site during the Civil War.
0.4 miW
Waterfall, Nature, Natural attraction
Little Falls, Glen Echo
11 min walk • Little Falls is an area of rapids located where the Potomac River crosses the Atlantic Seaboard fall line where Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia meet.
1.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort Sumner, Bethesda
35 min walk • Fort Sumner was built during the American Civil War by the Union Army in the Brookmont section of Bethesda, Maryland, just northwest of Washington, D.C.
1.1 miNE
Colonial revival architecture
Massachusetts Avenue Parking Shops, Washington D.C.
30 min walk • The Massachusetts Parking Shops is a historical neighborhood shopping area built in 1936, among the first developments to integrate the automobile and shopping with off-street parking. It was developed in the modern Colonial Revival style by C. H. Hillegeist following the designs of E. Burton Corning.
1.1 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Spring Valley Shopping Center, Washington D.C.
29 min walk • The Spring Valley Shopping Center is an historic shopping center, located at 4820, 4860, 4872, 4874 Massachusetts Avenue and 4301 49th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Spring Valley neighborhood.
0.5 miW
Canal
Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
12 min walk • The Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, located in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. of the United States, were of three types: lift locks; river locks; and guard, or inlet, locks.
1.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Foxhall, Washington D.C.
40 min walk • Foxhall, also known as Foxhall Village, is a neighborhood in northwestern Washington, D.C. bordered by Reservoir Road on the north side, Foxhall Road on the west, Glover-Archbold Park on the east, and P Street NW on the south.
1.3 miS
38°55'11"N • 77°7'22"W
Gulf Branch Nature Center, Arlington
34 min walk • Park, Nature and wildlife
0.8 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House, Washington D.C.
22 min walk • The Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. is a two-story, brick Colonial Revival style house built in 1955, with a screened porch and a one-car garage.
0.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Spring Valley, Washington D.C.
22 min walk • Spring Valley is a largely residential neighborhood in Ward 3, Northwest Washington, D.C. As of July 2021, it was the most expensive neighborhood in the District, with homes selling at a median price of $1.465 million.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Washington Aqueduct?

Nearby attractions include Little Falls, Glen Echo (11 min walk), Chain Bridge, Washington D.C. (14 min walk), Potomac Heights, Washington D.C. (20 min walk), The Palisades, Washington D.C. (20 min walk).

How to get to Washington Aqueduct by public transport?

The nearest stations to Washington Aqueduct:

Bus

Military Road at N Old Glebe Rd • Lines: 53A, 53B (25 min walk)
N Glebe Rd at N River St • Lines: 53B (29 min walk)