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Bowles Aqueduct, a stone bridge with a large arch

Near Lock 51 about a mile from Hancock is the Bowles House, now Hancock's C&O Canal Visitors Center.

At mile 122.96, above Lock 52, is the Tonoloway Creek Aqueduct, locally called the Bowles Aqueduct. This aqueduct is notable for the use made of the natural rock outcroppings on both sides of the creek. On the upstream side these serve for the aqueduct's abutment, resulting in an irregular arch. On the lower berm, where there is a waste weir, the spillway is on the natural rock.