Which is longer, Chenango Canal or Wabash and Erie Canal?
Wabash and Erie Canal The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via an artificial waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Over 460 miles long, it was the longest canal ever built in North America.
Emsworth Locks and Dam Emsworth Lock and Dam is a dam on the Ohio River located just down stream of Pittsburgh. The dam has two gated sections one on each side of Neville Island. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic thats 600 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the recreational auxiliary lock is 360 feet long by 56 feet wide. Emsworth averages about 470 commercial lock throughs every month and 350-400 lock throughs a month on the recreational auxiliary lock.