How did the Romans Build Their Aqueducts?
The Romans are known for their miles and miles of long aqueducts. Although most of the Roman aqueducts we know of are above the ground, that was only about 20% of the aqueducts that they built. The Romans dug over 290 miles of underground aqueducts. The above-ground aqueducts were built when the underground aqueducts needed to travel over large canyons and ravines, so they didn't have to dig all the way under the canyons or ravines. There were 11 total aqueducts built throughout a span of 500 years. Two of them are still in use today! The Romans built very very strong aqueducts. Most aqueducts came from springs, that were fed into stone or concrete spring houses where they then entered the aqueduct conduit. There, water could be transported anywhere they needed. Farms, gardens, and people all needed water. Health issues became a problem so the Romans started to prefer ceramic pipes over lead ones. The pipes could transport water underwater!The aqueduct water traveled in lead or ceramic pipes through water, and while underground.