Erie and Champlain Canals' Weight-Lock and Sidecut to Hudson River in Watervliet, NY

Weight-Lock: (Satellite)

Sidecut: (Satellite)

Erie Canal and Champlain Canal Overviews

Se also "Erie Canal in Watervliet."

This lock is downstream of where the Champlain Canal joined the Original and the Enlarged Erie Canals so that it could serve both canals.

Syracuse has preserved its weight-lock and turned it into a museum.

Joel Torres posted five photos with the comment: 

Visited the remains of the Watervliet Weight-Lock also known as The West Troy Weighlock.

It operated until 1915.

Tom Page: I believe there were originally five weighlocks on the Erie Canal: Albany/Watervliet, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo.

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[They left out the step that the lock has to be drained before it can be weighed.]

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Hudson River Lightkeeper commented on Joel's post

Hudson River Lightkeeper commented on Joel's post

Steven Duuck commented on Joel's post
Area around Weigh Lock Watervliet
[Now I understand what the "cutoff" canal was. Note that they could go to the Hudson River only after they paid their tolls.]

Hudson River Lightkeeper posted four images with the comment:

Celebrating 200 Years of the Erie Canal 1825-2025

Watervliet Upper Side-cut entrance to the canal from the Hudson River

Hudson River Lightkeeper shared

Mieczkowski Edward: If I have this figured out right the first canal barges on the “Clinton’s Ditch” Erie could carry as much weight as two modern tractor trailers.

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