Bridge: (Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)
I have yet to figure out how the gates work on the dams of the New York State Barge Canal.
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| Street View, Oct 2024 |
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| Street View, Aug 2024 |
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| John Kucko Digital posted a photo courtesy of Brian Tryzciak. [That is the Seneca Chief replica in the lock.] Kathy Hanna: The lock @ Canajoharie? Great picture! Dennis DeBruler: Kathy Hanna Given that the dam is touching the lock, I think it is E15 at Fort Plain, https://maps.app.goo.gl/3ZpxHu6XWQVNNJyZA, instead of E14 at Canajoharie, https://maps.app.goo.gl/qaak6xmuuxyh2UgA6. |
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| nycanalmap |
The bridge from which I took the top street view is a truss bridge. I tried researching it, but I could not find any information on it.
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| Street View, Sep 2014 |
I did find a unique 1910 cantilever bridge that is further upstream for River Road.
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| HistoricBridges Bridge E-28 "The bridge was originally configured as a traditional simple span through truss with concrete piers, but the plate girder cantilever alteration was added when the canal was widened in 1948, which resulted in the removal of one of the concrete piers for the through truss." |
Other bridges in Fort Plain that I found during the research.
Lost Erie Canal Bridges
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| Postcard via Bridge Hunter |
The 1914 New York State Barge Canal channelized the Mohawk River in this area. The original canal was a traditional canal above the riverbank. The buildings in the above image were along the east side of Canal Street, and the canal was effectively an alley for those buildings. It appears that today's Legion Street was built on the canal's right-of-way. The bridge in the image is probably Main Street or River Street. I guessed Main Street: (Satellite)
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| 1898/1954 Canajoharie Quad The canal, railroad and road were squeezed tightly between the bluff and the river south of town. |
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