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Small boats and pleasure craft uses the Erie Canal today. It is also a cycling trail and used for fishing. But there still is some commercial traffic.
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How is the the Erie Canal used now?
You can use it for fun by taking tours or fishing.
Is the Erie Canal still in use today?
Yes the Erie Canal is still in business today. Much of it is now recreation but there is still commercial traffic such as barges of corn from Canada to be turned into ethanol.https://www.npr.org/2013/06/25/195426326/commercial-shipping-revived-along-erie-canal
How many locks are in the Erie Canal?
The original Erie Canal had 83 locks. The canal was improved and the number of locks went down to 72 locks. The canal was improved again and now there are only 35 locks.
Does the Erie Canal empty into the Connecticut River?
The Erie Canal goes from Lake Erie at Buffalo to the Hudson river at Albany. It is now part of the New York State Canal System. See a map at this site < http://www.canals.ny.gov/maps/index.html>
What opened in Manhattan in 1825 that put America on the financial map?
The Erie Canal. Now that's an eye opener!
What two major cities did the Erie Canal connect?
New York City was connected now to Buffalo.
Is the Suez Canal used in 2009?
Yes, the Suez Canal is still used until now.
What do Buffalo New York Cleveland Ohio and Erie Pennsyvania all have in common?
They all sit beside Lake Erie. All had lake ports and lake shipping (more in 1800s than now). All three cities used to have steel manufacturing. All three cities used to receive coal from other areas in PA and Ohio for use in local steel mills and for shipping it through Lake Erie to the Ohio Canal which went from Astubula through to Akron area, to the Ohio River, to the Mississippi River, and then to ports south at the Gulf of Mexico. The Ohio Canal was superceded by railroads coming in, which made coal and steel transports quicker, easier, and more profitable. The Ohio Canal is mostly dried up or filled in now.
Where is the Erie canal loacted?
An artificial waterway extending about 579 km (360 mi) across central New York from Albany to Buffalo. Constructed from 1817 to 1825 and enlarged numerous times after 1835, it is now part of the New York State Barge Canal.
What Has control of the Panama Canal?
Right now Panama but it used to be the United States.
How has the Erie Canal changed since it was built?
Parts of it are preserved and parts of it have been filled in to build roads and streets. Parts of it have been incorporated into parks and along with other parts they have been used to promote tourism in different parts of New York State. There are more details on it at the link below:
Who has control of the Suez canal?
Egypt owns and has complete control of the Suez Canal. The canal is totally located in Egypt.
