Medina Falls and Barge & Erie Canal Aqueducts over Oak Orchard Creek at Medina, NY

Medina Falls: (Satellite)

Aqueduct: (Satellite)

Erie Canal Overview

The Barge Canal used the same route as the Erie Canal through Medina, so this is the aqueduct location for both canals.

Craig Lacy posted two photos with the comment: "The canal aqueduct crossing Oak Orchard Creek in Medina as it was in 1902.   Notice the side extension on the second picture for the towpath to cross over."

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"Medina Falls is a 40 plunge from a shelf of limestone that flows under the Erie Canal just east of Medina. An aqueduct here carries the Erie Canal and Erie Canalway Trail over Oak Orchard Creek, which flows under the canal. The best view is from the Erie Canalway Trail."

michael drahms, Jul 2021

2020 Photo by Josh Schmid via Bridge Hunter via Dennis DeBruler

Craig Lacy posted eight photos with the comment: "Construction on the canal in Medina between 1913-1915. Views of constructing the aqueduct, the completed top, concrete frames for the 60’ high retaining wall, the new waste weir and some fool standing on the completed spillway.  Crossing Oak Orchard Creek in Medina was one of the most engineered, time consuming and costly projects of the barge canal expansion."

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