Erie Canal Lock #44, Dry Dock and Typewriter Bridge in Llion, NY

Bridge: (Satellite)

Erie Canal Overview

Matt Korona posted
ILION NY Lock 1890s

Matt Korona commented on his post
lock 44

This is a higher resolution version of Matt's comment.

ErieCanal

ErieCanal

ErieCanal

This is where I got the name Typewriter Bridge for the above bridge that was next to Remington Arms. I think this bridge carried today's Catherine Street.

ErieCanal

The lock was dismantled in 1936.

ErieCanal_vanished, looking west

ErieCanal_vanished, looking east

I could not find the lock on this map nor on a 1900 map. The next map available is 1943, and the canal no longer exists.

1898/98 Utica Quad @ 62,500

1910-82+2019 Trail/Pennsy Bridge over Big Walnut Creek at Sunbury, OH

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Brian Jules posted seven photos with the comment: "Sunbury, Ohio with the repurposed railroad trestle of the Ohio and Erie trail. This railroad  trestle collapsed in 1886 and again in 1910! Finally made right with an iron span in 1910. Trestle spans Big Walnut Creek, location of a Berea sandstone quarry just to the north. Info referenced from The Berea Sandstone Quarries of Ohio, Ralph Pfingsten. Historical photos Big Walnut Creek Historical Society."

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David Case, Nov 2023

Pennsy built the bridge.

1955/56 Sunbury Quad @ 24,000

"The Ohio to Erie Trail is a dedicated multi-use trail crossing Ohio from southwest to northeast, stretching over 326 miles of regional parks, nature preserves, and rural woodland. With the completion of this new Sunbury Trail section, the trail is roughly 85% complete. The trail, named after its endpoints, extends from the Ohio River at Cincinnati to Lake Erie at Cleveland, integrating former rail trails and multi-use trails into a dedicated route​​." [1808delaware]

Falls, Dam, 2.6mw Power House, Mill and Bridges on North Branch Muskoka River in Bracebridge, ON

Falls: (Satellite)

Railroad Bridge: (Satellite)

Road Bridge: (Satellite)

Dam: (Satellite)

Power House: (Satellite, this is the intake control structure. This is the power house.)

Mill: (Satellite?)

It looks like they maintain their truss bridge.

Facebook Reel

Some docks and walkways are under water, but a good power wash should restore them.

Same Reel

John de Freitas, Jul 2024

LakelandGeneration

LakelandGeneration_history
"In 1894, the Town of Bracebridge established itself as the first municipality in Canada to own and operate a water-power electrical generating station." This was called Bird's Mill and produced 84kw.
"A second turbine was added that pumped water up a main street watermain."
In 1902, a 300kw unit was installed, and second 300kw unit was installed in 1905.

The 600kw station had a head of 10m (33'). "In 2012 the facility completed a series of upgrades, which have expanded the facility’s capacity to 2.6 MW.  Upgrades to the facility involved modifications to the existing powerhouse, turbine and generator replacement, installation of a new penstock, electrical system upgrades and deepening of both the intake and tailrace channels.With significant technology advances in the past century, the renovated facility now boasts one (1) Norcan S-Type Hydraulic Turbine as well as one (1) SAB Horizon Brushless Synchronous Generator, which are controlled by a Rockwell Automation ControlLogix system." [OntarioRiversAlliance]

nacsworld
The 2012 upgrade replaced all of the power generation equipment without damaging the existing buildings, "all while working in close proximity to a pristine water environment with stringent environmental protection measures and fish habitat protection." The flow was increased from 10m3 to 27m3 (353cfs to 953cfs).

NorcanHydro, cropped
"We supplied...a runner size of 83 in., 2108 mm."

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NorcanHydro

Somewhere I saw that the upgrade cost $11m. but now I can't find that reference.

Ferdinand Lapuz, Sep 2023

Shradhdha M, Sep 2024

2008 US-50 Blennerhassett Island Bridge over Ohio River near Belpre, OH

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Street View, Aug 2022

The 4008' (1.2km) long bridge has a main span of 878' (268m). [BridgeHunter]

A.J. Bertin posted
The Blennerhassett Island Bridge carries U.S. 50 over the Ohio River and Blennerhassett Island between Belpre Township OH and Washington WV... just outside of Parkersburg, West Virginia. Pretty neat bridge. (I took this photo in April 2021 while I was passing through the area.)

"This is a network arch bridge- similar to a modern tied arch but more in common with a historic Bowstring truss with its diagonal hangers. Acts more like a truss than a tied arch under analysis." [Ian Anderson comment on ArchivedBridgeHunter]

"You mentioned the contractor, Walsh Construction, and to be complete, the designer, a joint design by Michael Baker Corporation and HNTB. I was the project manager for the design of the main span and plate girder approach spans and enjoyed the challenge of design of the second network tied arch on the North American Continent. The only other networked tied arch, currently, is on Interstate 195 in Rhode Island. The owner of the Blennerhassett bridge is the West Virginia Department of Transportation. It is now, according to my best information, the second longest networked tied arch bridge in the world. The longest was constructed in China just a few years previous to the opening of this structure although I have not personally been able to verify this information." [James Francisco commented on ArchivedBridgeHunter]

Ashland Avenue Bridge over Cal-Sag Channel

(Satellite)

MWRD posted
A view looking north at the Ashland Avenue bridge over the Cal-Sag Channel in Blue Island on July 15, 1923.

It is nice to see that a truss bridge is being maintained.

Street View, Jul 2022

I&M Canal Feeder Canal from Fox River in Ottawa, IL

(Satellite, this is where the feeder canal joined the east/west main canal.)

I&M Canal Overview

While studying the I&M Canal Aqueduct over the Fox River, I discovered this feeder canal on this map. In the upper-right corner, the canal originates at the Fox river. Today's N 2959th Rd reuses the eastern part of the feeder's right-of-way. It looks like there were rapids just downstream for the canal's origin.

1915/15 Ottawa Quad @ 62,500

I was surprised to see the feeder canal continue South from the main canal. It was not needed to get rid of flood waters because the aqueduct about a mile to the east could spill excess water directly into the Fox River. Then I saw it labeled a lateral canal on a map. I think that means that it was a spur that was built to encourage more commercial development along the canal in the town. I don't see any locks in the south end of the lateral canal, so the connection to the river must have been to provide a flow in the lateral canal rather than to allow a connection with the river.

Digitally Zoomed

The lateral canal explains why the town has a Canal Street as well as a Canal Avenue. Today's Fulton Street reused the lateral canal's land.

1946/63 Ottawa Quad @ 62,500

1926 52mw Lake Lynn Dam on Cheat River near Cheat-Lake, WV

(Satellite)

Jackson-Township historical preservation posted

Lake Lynn Dam located on the Cheat River just below Point Marion, Fayette County in 1967.

(Photo from https://wvhistoryonview.org/)

Roy Patton: 90 percent of the lake it impounds is in West Virginia. Cheat Lake. The dam is upstream from Point Marion, not downstream. Downstream would be the Mon River since the Cheat River meets the Mon River at Point Marion, why it’s called a point.

Ed, Oct 2019

JUST CHILL BY ZAZA , Aug 2024

Judging by the water downstream of the powerhouse, only half of the units are running.

Malenky, Apr 2023

Here, it looks like just 1 of 4 units are running.

Malenky, Apr 2023

Jeffrey Pawlak, Mar 2024

This saves me from having to Google this dam. It is nice that the owners provided the basic facts.

Megan Swaney, Aug 2022

Jeffrey Pawlak, Mar 2023

Jeffrey Pawlak, Mar 2023