Did you Know?
- The Erie Canal was a water route from Albany, New York to Buffalo, New York.
- It's 363 miles long.
- It took 8 years to build.
- There are 83 locks on the canal.
- More then 300 bridges cross the canal along its route.
- Tolls paid back the $7.5 million construction cost within 10 years.
- Tolls were abolished in 1882 because of increasing competition from railroads.
- The canal was enlarged due to increased traffic demands with construction occurring from 1836 to 1862.
- It was built between 1817 and 1825.