Saturday, March 7, 2026

Enlarged Erie Canal Locks #36, #37, #38 & #39 at Little Falls, NY

#36: (Satellite) Barge Canal Lock #17 is just a few hundred feet upstream.
See map below for the location of these lost locks.
#37: (Satellite)
#38: (Satellite)
#39: (Satellite)


Lock #36. We see the control house of the Barge Canal Lock #17 in the right background.
Street View, Jun 2024

The Ted Wind Bridge carries NY-169 over the Barge Canal.
Dan, Jun 2024

Joel Torres posted, cropped
Is that a baby Bigfoot at Lock 36 in Little Falls 🤔🤣

The other three locks have been erased by the Barge Canal construction. Four Enlarged Canal Locks were needed to handle the 40' (12m) lift of Barge Canal Lock #17.

Little Falls NY Historical Society Museum posted via Dennis DeBruler
Red Arrow- is the location of Lock 36, Green Arrow is the location of Lock 37, Blue Arrow- is the location of Lock 38, and Yellow Arrow- is the location of Lock 39 | Orange marks the Enlarged Erie Canal of 1862.

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