The Schoharie Aqueduct

Built between 1839 and 1841 as part of the Enlarged Erie Canal, the Schoharie Aqueduct was perhaps the single greatest improvement made during the canal's enlargement phase. The 14-arch, 624-foot-long aqueduct carried the Enlarged Erie above, and totally apart from, Schoharie Creek. Because the original 1820s Erie Canal entered the creek itself, canal traffic was often halted for days whenever the Schoharie flooded. After the aqueduct went into operation, canal traffic no longer had to be interrupted. The aqueduct was abandoned in 1917, when the Barge Canal opened in the Mohawk River. A series of arches at the east end were removed to prevent ice jams, and other arches later collapsed.

Glen, New York · United States