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The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east–west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes , vastly reducing the costs of transporting people and goods across the Appalachians .
New Castle, which the Beaver and Erie served, was the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, which ran 91 miles (146 km) west to the Ohio and Erie Canal in Ohio. Another east–west canal, the French Creek Feeder, brought additional water into Conneaut Lake at the same time it provided a transportation corridor.
The New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal) is a successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York. The 525-mile (845 km) system is composed of the Erie Canal , the Oswego Canal , the Cayuga–Seneca Canal , and the Champlain Canal . [ 2 ]
The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a multi-use trail that follows part of the former route of the Ohio & Erie Canal in Northeast Ohio. The trail runs from north to south through Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties. The trail is planned to be 101 miles (163 km) long and currently 87 miles (140 km) of the trail are complete. [1]
The Great Loop is a system of waterways that encompasses the eastern portion of the United States and part of Canada. It is made up of both natural and man-made waterways, including the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, the Erie Canal, and the Mississippi and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. [1]
This is a route-map template for the Erie Canal, a waterway in New York (state), the United States. For a key to symbols, see {{ waterways legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
When completed, the system will have 524 miles (843 km) of trails following current and former sections of the canals. The longest of these is the 365 miles (587 km) long Erie Canalway Trail. [1] The Erie and Champlain Canalway Trails are also part of the statewide Empire State Trail system.
distance 0,32 0,52 lift 3,98 d 4 1,22 1835 Erie n° 2 1836 Troy (Albany) Fl. Hudson 350 560 571 174 L 110 33,6 opened 1862 Tonawanda Niagara 71 drainage divideS w 18 5,49 closed AVERAGES distance 4,9 7,9 lift 2,10 d 7 2,14 1903 Erie n° 3 1905 Troy (Albany) Hudson R. 310 499 571 174 L 300 91,5 (NY Barge Canal) 1918 Tonawanda Niagara 36