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Erie Canal - Butternut Creek Aqueduct DeWitt, NY |
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The Butternut Creek Aqueduct was constructed in 1856 to allow the Enlarged Erie Canal to pass over Butternut Creek, near DeWitt, NY.
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A look at the aqueduct's arches. Beautiful 151 year old stonework, still in good shape.
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A close-up of the underside of the towpath arches. Lots of staining from rain leakage, but every stone is still held perfectly in place by the compression of the arches.
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The bottom of the creekbed is lined with wooden boards. These prevent erosion by floodwaters, which would undermine and unstabilize the foundations of the stone arches.
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The old canal here still holds water, but in 2006 the aqueduct breached, and was repaired the easy way: Gravel was dumped into the canal, blocking off most of the aqueduct. There is still a very narrow concrete channel which allows water to flow across the aqueduct, feeding the canal.
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