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An Historical Reference to Erie Canal Embankment Safety Issues
DIR By: Michael Caswell
Date: October 4, 2021, 1:52 pm
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Yep.
HTML https://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2014/12/canal-break/
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Re: CANAL BREAK 150 feet collapses, Read all about it!
DIR By: Doug K
Date: October 4, 2021, 5:05 pm
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The pictures say it all... and yes it can happen again, right
here at the same place. It's now a High Hazard Earthen
Embankment covered with unsafe vegetation.
Great Article, and some great old pictures what show
construction of the Great Embankment canal sluiceway, lining the
embankment 80 feet up over the surrounding area.
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I wonder if this is how these breaches ended up getting
repaired? Maybe they used steam shovels from Erie to replace all
the earth and then pound the steel plating support walls into
place? Here's an advertisement from 1927 when Erie Steam merged
with Bacyrus to become the "earth mover of choice" for many
canal projects including the NYS Barge and Panama Canals
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HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucyrus-Erie
And for those thinking it can't happen now, with the "new
canal"... take a look here, it's a Canal Breach in Albion NY
from 2012. That embankment breach shutdown the canal there for
25 miles and about 3 months:
HTML https://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Erie-Canal-breach-46875.php
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An Historical Reference to Erie Canal Embankment Safety Issues
DIR By: Michael Caswell
Date: February 3, 2022, 11:57 am
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Learn all about one of the largest Erie Canal Embankments in
Pittsford, and how many times it has collapsed in the past.
HTML https://eriecanalvideos.com/the-great-embankment/
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