• Source: Junction Canal

The Junction Canal was a canal in the states of New York and Pennsylvania in the United States. The canal was also called the Arnot Canal, after the name of its principal stockholder, John Arnot of Elmira, New York.




History


The canal was built and operated by a private stock company. Part of the canal was open and operating by 1854, but the entire length was not finished until 1858.
The completed canal was 18 miles (29 km) long and had 11 locks. The intent was to lengthen the reach of the Chemung Canal deeper into Pennsylvania in order to connect to the canal systems there. Competition with railroads led to diminished use of the canal.
In 1865 the canal was severely damaged by a flood. In 1866, the stock company was authorized to change its name to the "Junction Canal and Railroad Company," and work commenced in constructing a railroad on its right of way.
The canal was last used in 1871, and was then abandoned.




Points of interest






See also


List of canals in New York
List of canals in the United States




References






External links


Pennsylvania Canal Society
American Canal Society
National Canal Museum
• Source: Junction (canal)

A canal junction is a place at which two or more canal routes converge or diverge. This implies a physical connection between the beds of the two canals (commonly in the form of a T junction) as opposed to them crossing on different levels e.g. via an aqueduct.
Where the canals were originally owned by different companies there is often a stop lock at the junction.
In some cases, the creation of a canal junction caused a town to grow up alongside.




See also


Lock (canal)
List of canal junctions in the United Kingdom
List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom




References

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