The Travels of Tug 44 |
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Erie Canal Locks E34-E35 Lockport, NY |
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Seen on the left, Locks 34 and 35 are "siamese twins", where the upper door of Lock 34 is also the lower door of Lock 35. On the right is a set of 5 old locks from the previous canal, which are now used only as the spillway. For the braver boaters, there's a nice dock to overnight at, at the top of the spillway, a few feet from the edge. The white building in the middle is a small canal museum.
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Inside the chamber of Lock 34, one sees the lower gates of Lock 35.
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Here are the upper gates of Lock 35. Look closely and you'll see there are two sets of gates, as a safety measure. The two locks have a combined lift of about 50 feet.
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Another look at the double gates at the top of Lock E-35. The water between the gates is held at the level of the canal above.
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Lock E-35 is on the right, and is part of the modern canal. On the left is the spillway which was once a set of 5 old locks from the previous version of the canal. The large building in the middle is a Canal Corp workshop, and the building behind it is a small Canal Museum.
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Tug 44 sits at the top of the spillway leading to the set of 5 old locks. In the background are the double upper gates of Lock E-35.
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The Pendleton Guard Gate, a few miles west of the locks, protects the Erie Canal from possible flood waters coming from the Niagara River and Lake Erie.
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Lighthouses - Canal Corp Boats - Tugboats & Trawlers