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Lock, Lift Bridge, and Guard Gate Listings

Explore text listings of canal structures such as locks, lift bridges, and guard gates, as well as launch locations, canal amenities and attractions, and speed limits along the canal.

CANAL TEXT LISTING

    Canal Structures

    Lock, Lift Bridge & Guard Gates
    Lock Information
    Lift Bridge Information
    Guard Gates Information
    Bridge Heights Information

    Launch Locations

    Boat Ramp & Kayak Launches
    Boat Ramp / Kayak Launches

    Canal Amenities

    Boat Rentals and Cruises
    Boat Rentals and Cruises
    Marinas & Public Docks
    Marinas and Public Docks
    Lodging/Camping
    Lodging/Camping

    Canal Attractions

    Cruises and Boat Rentals
    Heritage Sites
    Heritage Sites

    Canal Speed Limits

    Canal Speed Limits
    Speed Limits

    Champlain Canal

    • C-12 to C-8: 10 MPH
    • C-8 to C-7: 5 MPH
    • C-7 to Crocker's Reef: 45 MPH
    • Crocker's Reef to C-6 (land cut): 10 MPH
    • C-6 to Northumberland (approach piers to land cut): 45 MPH
    • Northumberland to C-5: 10 MPH
    • C-5 to C-4 cut (bridge): 45 MPH
    • C-4 cut: 10 MPH
    • C-4 to C-1: 30 MPH
    • C-1 to Waterford: 30 MPH

    Erie Canal

    • E-2 to E-6: 5 MPH
    • E-6 to E-12: 45 MPH
    • E-12 to E-16: 30 MPH
    • E-16 to E-17: 10 MPH
    • E-17 to Guard Gate #4: 5 MPH
    • Guard Gate #4 to E-21: 10 MPH
    • E-21 to Sylvan Beach Breakwater: 5 MPH
    • Oneida Lake: No Speed Limit
    • I-81 Bridge (E-63A) to and including State Ditch Cut: 10 MPH
    • R "408" at western end of State Ditch Cut to E-26: 30 MPH
    • E-26 to E-32: 10 MPH
    • E-32 to E-33: 5 MPH
    • E-33 to Three Mile Island: 10 MPH
    • Three Mile Island to Niagara River: 5 MPH

    Oswego Canal

    • Three Rivers to O-2: 10 MPH
    • O-2 to O-3: 5 MPH
    • O-3 to O-6: 10 MPH
    • O-6 to O-8: 5 MPH

    Cayuga-Seneca Canal

    • Cayuga-Seneca / Erie Canal Junction to Lock CS-1: 30 MPH
    • CS-1 to Seneca Lake: 10 MPH
    • Seneca Lake: No Speed Limit
    • Southern Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen to Montour Falls Navigation Channel: 5 MPH
    • Cayuga Lake: No Speed Limit
    • Southern Cayuga Lake, Ithaca Navigation Channel – 5 MPH

    Onondaga Lake Cut

    • Junction to Lake: 5 MPH
    • Onondaga Lake: No Speed Limit
    • Lake to Inner Harbor: 5 MPH

    Genesee River

    • Erie Canal to Corn Hill Landing: 10 MPH

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