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Tinkers Creek Aqueduct

Tinkers Creek Aqueduct is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tinkers Creek Aqueduct rather than just read about it. In short: Tinkers Creek Aqueduct is an aqueduct that was constructed to bridge the Ohio and Erie Canal over Tinkers Creek near its confluence with the Cuyahoga River in Valley View, Ohio. It is a relatively rare surviving example of an Ohio and Erie Canal aqueduct.

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Reference excerpt

Tinkers Creek Aqueduct is an aqueduct that was constructed to bridge the Ohio and Erie Canal over Tinkers Creek near its confluence with the Cuyahoga River in Valley View, Ohio. It is a relatively rare surviving example of an Ohio and Erie Canal aqueduct. It was originally constructed in 1825-1827 by, and re-built due to flood damage in 1845 and 1905. Tinkers Creek Aqueduct was included in a National Historic Landmark district established in 1966, and it was separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The original Tinkers Creek Aqueduct was a wood plank, steel truss, and Ashlar-sandstone structure constructed in 1827, south of the present aqueduct's location. Cuyahoga River and Tinkers Creek flooding caused continual damage to the original aqueduct, so successive structures were built in 1845 and 1905 in the present location. Today, Tinkers Creek Aqueduct is the only aqueduct which remains of the four original aqueducts in the Cuyahoga Valley. Of Furnace Run Aqueduct, Mill Creek Aqueduct, Peninsula Aqueduct, and (? Yellow Creek ?) Aqueduct; Mill Creek Aqueduct, of newer construction, is the only aqueduct which still carries Ohio and Erie Canal water. After 102 years of flooding, weathering, and deterioration, Tinkers Creek Aqueduct was removed in 2007. The National Park Service is currently working on Phase II of the project to reconstruct it from newer materials.

Statistics Ohio and Erie Canal Valley View Village, County of Cuyahoga, Ohio Ohio 631 Elevation: 610 feet (185.9 m) National Register Number: 66000607 Resource type: District. Property type: Transportation - water -related. The threat level was Threatened in 2006. Congressional District: OH-11 Certified Local Government: NO This NHL offers public access. Current use/information: Part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Condition The Tinkers Creek Aqueduct is a contributing structure on the NHL portion of the canal and continues to deteriorate rapidly. Due to the advanced state of decay, the aqueduct structure and the associated towpath Trial bridge will be removed and eventually replace with a newer aqueduct and bridge. Phase 1 of the project will involve removal of the existing aqueduct and Towpath Bridge, installation of a new Towpath Bridge, installation of temporary steel pipes to carry the canal water over the creek, restoration of portions of the sandstone abutment walls, and installation of a temporary high-water overflow structure. A later phase will include replacement of the aqueduct structure with a new design and restoration of the existing sandstone center pier and remaining abutment walls. Phase 1 is to begin in FY 2007. The increased numbers of flood events in recent years has caused significant damage to the river and stream banks which potentially threatens the canal basin. Ongoing monitoring and stabilization of river and stream banks will continue as needed.

Flooding The aqueduct and surrounding area are subject to flooding by the Cuyahoga River and Tinkers Creek.

See also Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct, restored aqueduct on the Erie Canal, in Camillus, New York List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Ohio List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio List of Registered Historic Places in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

References

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OH-59-F, "Ohio & Erie Canal, Tinker's Creek Aqueduct, Canal Road, South Tinkers Creek Road, Valley View, Cuyahoga County, OH", 8 photos, 1 photo caption page

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tinkers Creek Aqueduct

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tinkers Creek Aqueduct claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tinkers Creek Aqueduct before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tinkers Creek Aqueduct ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tinkers Creek Aqueduct

In research: Tinkers Creek Aqueduct appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tinkers Creek Aqueduct in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tinkers Creek Aqueduct is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Aqueducts on the National Register of Historic Places, Buildings and structures completed in 1827, Historic American Engineering Record in Ohio, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tinkers Creek Aqueduct outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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