The largest pipe in the world - 6200 ft. long - 96 inches diametre - 1,700,000 lbs. - 260,000 rivets

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Title

The largest pipe in the world - 6200 ft. long - 96 inches diametre - 1,700,000 lbs. - 260,000 rivets

Description

Photograph of the largest pipe in the world in 1904 - measuring 6,200 feet long, 8 feet in diametre, weighing 1,700,000 pounds and held together by 260,000 rivets. It was built to convey water from the Rio Cobre River running beside it.

Subject

Flumes; Rivers - Jamaica; Rio Cobre River (Jamaica); St. Catherine (Jamaica); Rio Cobre (St. Catherine, Jamaica)

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection. IN: Henry Holgate Album p.30

Identifier

D0002225

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

“The largest pipe in the world - 6200 ft. long - 96 inches diametre - 1,700,000 lbs. - 260,000 rivets,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/865.