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The Schenectady aqueduct, carrying the Erie Canal over the Mohawk River. Facing southwest from Clifton Park.

Aqueduct, New York (N 42.848282 W -73.888718) is a hamlet in Schenectady County, New York. Its center is at the south end of the bridge of New York State Route 146 (Balltown Road) over the Mohawk River, that connects Schenectady County to the south and Saratoga County to the north. It was formerly a transportation hub; a Schenectady trolley line ended there, the line also serving Luna Park, just over the bridge in Rexford. There was in Aqueduct a staffed station of the Troy & Schenectady Railroad, which operated from 1841 to 1932. Prior to this it was a stop on the Erie Canal, a logical place where small businesses serving first the canal workmen and then the boatmen and travellers set up shop.

The navigable aqueduct which gave the name was not part of a water supply. It was rather the water bridge that allowed boats on the Erie Canal to cross over the Mohawk River, which ran beneath the water bridge or aqueduct. The aqueduct then continued westward along what is today Aqueduct Street, into downtown Schenectady. Pictures of this aqueduct were frequently used in Erie Canal publicity. The aqueduct was town down in the early 20th century, when the New York State Barge Canal replaced the Erie Canal.

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-{{Orphan|date=May 2021}}[[File:NYmohawk-ErieCanalRexford.JPG|thumb|The Schenectady aqueduct, carrying the Erie Canal over the Mohawk River. Facing southwest from Rexford.]]
+[[File:NYmohawk-ErieCanalRexford.JPG|thumb|The Schenectady aqueduct, carrying the Erie Canal over the Mohawk River. Facing southwest from [[Clifton Park, New York|Clifton Park]].]]
-'''Aqueduct, New York''' (N 42.848282 W -73.888718) is a [[hamlet]] in [[Schenectady County, New York]]. Its center is at the south end of the bridge of [[New York State Route 146]] (Balltown Road) over the [[Mohawk River]], that connects Schenectady County to the south and [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]] to the north. It was formerly a transportation hub; a Schenectady [[tram|trolley]] line ended there, the line also serving [[Luna Park, Schenectady|Luna Park]], just over the bridge in [[Rexford, New York|Rexford]]. There was in Aqueduct a staffed station of the [[Troy & Schenectady Railroad]], which operated from 1841 to 1932. Prior to this it was a stop on the Erie Canal, a logical place where small businesses serving first the canal workmen and then the boatmen set up shop.
+'''Aqueduct, New York''' (N 42.848282 W -73.888718) is a [[hamlet]] in [[Schenectady County, New York]]. Its center is at the south end of the bridge of [[New York State Route 146]] (Balltown Road) over the [[Mohawk River]], that connects Schenectady County to the south and [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]] to the north. It was formerly a transportation hub; a Schenectady [[tram|trolley]] line ended there, the line also serving [[Luna Park, Schenectady|Luna Park]], just over the bridge in [[Rexford, New York|Rexford]]. There was in Aqueduct a staffed station of the [[Troy & Schenectady Railroad]], which operated from 1841 to 1932. Prior to this it was a stop on the Erie Canal, a logical place where small businesses serving first the canal workmen and then the boatmen and travellers set up shop.
-The aqueduct which gave the name was not part of a water supply. It was rather the water bridge, the first such in the United States, that allowed boats on the [[Erie Canal]] to cross over the Mohawk River, which ran beneath the water bridge or aqueduct. The aqueduct then continued westward into downtown Schenectady. The aqueduct was town down in the early 20th century, when the [[New York State Barge Canal]] replaced the Erie Canal.
+The [[navigable aqueduct]] which gave the name was not part of a water supply. It was rather the water bridge that allowed boats on the [[Erie Canal]] to cross over the Mohawk River, which ran beneath the water bridge or aqueduct. The aqueduct then continued westward along what is today Aqueduct Street, into downtown Schenectady. Pictures of this aqueduct were frequently used in Erie Canal publicity. The aqueduct was town down in the early 20th century, when the [[New York State Barge Canal]] replaced the Erie Canal.
 [[Category:Hamlets in Schenectady County, New York]]