Built between 1817 & 1825, it was 363 miles long 40 feet wide on top & 4 feet deep
Built by the State of New York between 1817 and 1825, and then 
enlarged ... States was just over 27 miles long, the prospect of a 363-mile canal 
seemed ... Only four feet deep and forty feet wide, the original canal could in fact 
seem... [DOC] [TLE] A Water Route to National Unity and World Trade - Erie Canalway ... [PAR] Built between 1817 and 1825, this 363-mile-long canal was ... An Engineering 
Marvel Originally 4 feet deep and.