Erie Canal

The Travels of Tug 44

A Photo Tour of
The Erie Canal

The Erie Canal begins at the junction with the Champlain Canal at Waterford, near the Federal Lock at Troy and runs west some 342 miles to the Niagara River near Buffalo. The Canal varies in character. Much of the eastern canal follows wide rivers, and much of the western canal is hand dug into a hillside with small picturesque towns. There are 34 locks and 15 lift bridges. And above all, Beware The Canal Monster!
Here are some of the towns and points of interest on the Erie Canal:
	Troy Lock Town of Waterford Waterford Flight Locks Cohoes Falls Village of Crescent Lock E-7 at Vischer Ferry Schenectady Yacht Club at Rexford Lock E-8 at Scotia Lock E-9 at Rotterdam Junction Lock E-10 at Cranesville City of Amsterdam Lock E-11 at Amsterdam Lock E-12 at Tribes Hill Village of Fonda Lock E-13 at Randall Town of Canajoharie Lock E-14 at Canajoharie Lock E-15 at Fort Plain Town of St. Johnsville Lock E-16 at St. Johnsville Guard Gate 3 at Indian Castle Lock E-17 at Little Falls Lock E-18 at Jacksonburg Guard Gate 4 at Little Falls City of Little Falls Guard Gate 5 at Herkimer Town of Herkimer Village of Ilion Lock E-19 at Frankfort City of Utica Utica Harbor Lock Lock E-20 at Whitesboro Guard Gate 6 at Rome City of Rome Guard Gate 7 at Rome New London Junction Lock Lock E-21 at New London Lock E-22 at Sylvan Beach Village of Sylvan Beach Oneida Lake Winter Harbor Marina Lock E-23 at Brewerton Oswego Canal Lock E-24 at Baldwinsville Village of Weedsport Old Richmond Aqueduct Cayuga-Seneca Canal Lock E-25 at Mays Point Lock E-26 at Clyde Village of Clyde Lock E-27 at Lyons Lock E-28A at Lyons Drydock at Lyons Lock E-28B at Newark Village of Newark Village of Palmyra Lock E-29 at Palmyra Lock E-30 at Macedon The Canal Monster Village of Fairport Bushnells Basin Guard Gate Cartersville Guard Gate Town of Pittsford Lock E-32 at Pittsford Lock E-33 at Henrietta Genesee River Crossing at Rochester Spencerport Guard Gate Village of Spencerport Adams Basin Lift Bridge Village of Brockport Village of Holley Hulberton Road Lift Bridge Village of Albion Eagle Harbor Lift Bridge Knowlesville Lift Bridge Village of Medina Village of Middleport Village of Gasport Adams St. & Exchange St. Lift Bridges Lock E-34-35 at Lockport City of Tonawanda Niagara River & Falls Fall Foliage more to come ......

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