Pennsylvania Canal (Susquehanna Division)

Susquehanna Division, Pennsylvania Canal
A network of east-west canals and connecting railroads spanned Pennsylvania from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. North-south canals connecting with this east-west canal ran between West Virginia and Lake Erie on the west, Maryland and New York in the center, and along the border with Delaware and New Jersey on the east. Many shorter canals connected cities such as York, Port Carbon, and Franklin to the larger network.
Map of historic Pennsylvania canals
Specifications
Locks12
StatusHistoric, abandoned
History
Original ownerCommonwealth of Pennsylvania
Construction began1827
Date completed1831
Geography
Start pointNorthumberland
End pointDuncan's Island at the mouth of the Juniata River
Branch(es)Susquehanna Division
Branch ofPennsylvania Canal
Connects toNorth Branch Division, West Branch Division, Juniata Division Canal, Eastern Division Canal, Wiconisco Canal
Map_of_Pennsylvania
Compare this map with its major roads of today and its terrains with the above canal system map.

The Susquehanna Canal of the Pennsylvania Canal System was funded and authorized as part of the 1826 Main Line of Public Works enabling act, and would later become the Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal under the Pennsylvania Canal Commission. Constructed early on in America's brief canal age,[a] it formed an integral segment of the water focused transportation system which cut Philadelphia-Pittsburgh (pre-railroad) travel time from nearly a month to just four days.
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