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Q: Why were the bridges low in the Erie Canal?
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How did people travel on the Erie Canal?

The first Erie Canal was 4′ deep and 40′ wide with small barges. The barges were pulled by mules so it was smelly.


What canal is between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?

The Welland Canal.


What benefit does William Weston see in building the Erie canal?

William Weston was a civil engineer who trained Benjamin Wright who was the chief engineer of the Erie Canal. He was a was a consultant to the Erie Canal Commissioners. William Weston had built other canals and bridges in both England and the United States.


What waterway connects the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico?

The Erie Canal


Was the Erie Canal cemented?

The Erie Canal was not cemented.


What provided cheaper and faster transportation to the great lakes area?

the Erie canal


What lake did the Erie Canal join with?

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.


What canal connects Albany and buffalo?

The Ohio and Erie Canal linked Cleveland with Lake Erie.


Which waterway joined Lake Erie with Hudson River?

the Erie Canal


How long is the erie canal-?

The original length of the Erie Canal was 363 feet.


What state is the Erie Canal located in?

The Erie Canal is in the state of New York.


What Erie Canal connected Albany on the Hudson?

The Erie Canal connects Albany, The Hudson River, Lake Erie, Buffalo, and everything in between.