Show italian aqueduct longest in in world the aqueduct building jn in italy will be when completed lie longest in the world though not of the greatest capacity several of tile hie provinces which form the regions known us its adulla anti hilve have suffered through the agoa ages from lack of water and their geographical position tind find geological formation ore fire such that the only remedy lay in bringing water to bothem them from froin the western vve storn ido of tho the apennines A law providing for or the construction of the aqueduct atis ans enacted in 1002 and the work was begun in 1005 1905 according to plans prepared by idallan englin engineers lers the undertaking entil entailed lied the building of a main aqueduct about miles long of which over sixty miles bifid to be carried th III ough tile tho apennines in tunnels from the ninin main aqueduct spreads a 0 network of subsidiary branches having a total length of one thou thousand miles this will carry water to five provinces and supply the hie needs of two find and one halt half million people compressed air magazine lie |