With loans from British investors, this 363-mile-long U.S. project was built from 1817 to 1825
Spring Term 2003 ... High 
volume of goods so long as speed is not ... By 1840s, Britain had a network of 
5,000 miles of canals ... $528,000 investment = $20,000/mile = 3% of assessed ... 
Erie Canal, 1817-1825 ...