ACIPCO Water Pipes in Washington, D.C.

Ductile iron pipe manufactured by American Cast Iron Pipe Company to supply water to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in the 1970s.

Large pipe bearing the words “American Ductile Iron Pipe” sits at a construction site on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol visible in the background and an excavator bucket suspended overhead.
Courtesy of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Large pipe bearing the words “American Ductile Iron Pipe” sits at a construction site on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol visible in the background and an excavator bucket suspended overhead.