New York State Canal System | |
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Location | Upstate New York |
Country | United States |
Specifications | |
Length | 525 miles (845 km) |
Lock length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Lock width | 45 ft (14 m) |
Maximum boat draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Status | Open |
Navigation authority | New York State Canal Corporation |
Geography | |
Branch(es) | Erie Canal, Champlain Canal, Oswego Canal, Cayuga–Seneca Canal |
New York State Barge Canal | |
Location | 17 counties in upstate New York |
Area | 36.7 square miles (95 km2) |
Built | 1905–63 |
Architect | New York State Engineer's and Surveyor's Office: Edward Bond Austin, Frank Martin Williams, David Alexander Watt, A.A. Conger, William R. Davis |
NRHP reference No. | 14000860[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 2014 |
Designated NHLD | December 23, 2016 |
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] In 2014 the entire system was listed as a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] and in 2016 it was designated a National Historic Landmark.[3]
The Erie Canal connects the Hudson River to Lake Erie; the Cayuga–Seneca Canal connects Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake to the Erie Canal; the Oswego Canal connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario; and the Champlain Canal connects the Hudson River to Lake Champlain.