The original Erie Canal construction was completed in 1825. Since then, three expansion projects have been completed. The first took place in 1836. The second took place in 1862. The third began in 1903 and ended in 1918. This final expansion project was termed the "Barge Canal" and included the connection of the previous Erie Canal, the Champlain River, the Oswego River, the Cayuga Canal and the Seneca Canal.
The Welland Canal.
The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was not cemented.
No the Erie Canal did not join the Ohio River. But New York was not the only state that built canals. The state of Ohio also built canals. The Miami and Erie Canal went to the Ohio River. The Erie and Ohio Canal also reached the Ohio River. Neither of these canals were as successful as the Erie Canal.
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The Ohio and Erie Canal linked Cleveland with Lake Erie.
the Erie Canal
The original length of the Erie Canal was 363 feet.
The Erie Canal is in the state of New York.
The Erie Canal connects Albany, The Hudson River, Lake Erie, Buffalo, and everything in between.
The Erie Canal connected the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie.
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