55: (Satellite, [AmericanCanalSociety, a popup says this location was for both the original and enlarged locks.])
Erie Canal Overview
This strikes me as a better colorization.
Lock #55
Lock #55 was very close to Barge Canal Lock #27.
Since it has two chambers, this is the enlarged canal lock. Also, it is late enough in the 1800s that one of the chambers has been lengthened. It is unusual to lengthen them on the upstream side because that requires more excavation.
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| Hudson River Lightkeeper posted Canal Favorites - Lock 55 in Lyons, NY |
This strikes me as a better colorization.
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| ErieCanal |
A downstream view that emphasises that the chamber was lengthened on the upstream side.
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| ErieCanal |
Aqueduct over Ganargua Creek
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| ErieCanal |
The remnants of the east and west ends of the aqueduct based on some photos in ErieCanal_aqueduct.
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| Street View, Nov 2023 |
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| ErieCanal_aqueduct, there are more photos of the aqueduct on this webpage Aerial view of Stephens' Marina in 1965(?), with the Lyons Aqueduct on the right. |
Lock #56
Fortunately, someone is keeping the vegetation under control at this lock. Again, I'm surprised that it was the northern chamber that was lengthened because most locks enlarged the south chamber to expedite the handling of heavy 250-ton barges loaded with grain that were eastbound.
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| Satellite |
We are looking at the eastern end of the lock. The northern chamber in the background would be twice the length of the southern chamber. The groves in the stone in the extreme foreground are for the hinge that held the miter gate.
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| L Lachnicht, Jun 2021 |
On the left is a preserved store and on the right we see the end of the south chamber and the south wall of the north chamber.
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| Street View, Nov 2023 |
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| ErieCanal_56, there are several more photos of the lock on that webpage |
This view of the south chamber clearly shows the notches in the walls that held the gates when they were open.
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| ErieCanal_56 |
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