Welland Canal

The Welland Canal is a ship canal that runs 43.4 km (27.0 mi) from Port Colborne, Ontario on Lake Erie to Port Weller, Ontario on Lake Ontario. As part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, it allows ships to avoid Niagara Falls by traversing the Niagara Escarpment.

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Welland Canal 

ship canal in Canada
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Instance of	canal
Location	Ontario, Canada
Length	43.4 km
Terminus	Lake Erie Lake Ontario
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43° 09′ 20″ N, 79° 11′ 37.5″ W
Authority file  Q14348 VIAF ID: 315127312 GND ID: 4690609-5 Library of Congress authority ID: sh85146046 National Library of Israel ID (old): 000769638 U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10046184 J9U ID: 987007553638105171 OpenStreetMap relation ID: 7762554 Reasonator Scholia Wikidocumentaries KML file WikiShootMe OpenStreetMap Search depicted

Modern-day canal

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  Bridge #11 in Allanburg, of Windoc collision fame
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  Port Robinson ferry, or what was once Bridge #12
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  John B. Aird transits the canal, just north of the Skyway bridge in St. Catharines, looking north along the canal
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  John B. Aird transits the canal, just north of the Skyway bridge in St. Catharines, looking south along the canal
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  Isa of Polsteam transits the canal
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  Canadian Olympic transits the canal
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  The Canal, Welland By-Pass part
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  A docking facility off the canal
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  w:Main Street Tunnel
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  w:Townline Tunnel
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  Approach to Townline Tunnel, looking the other way
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  Lock 1
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  Niagara River satellite view
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  Profile of the Welland Canal

Past canals

First Welland Canal (1829-1845)

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  First stage of construction
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  Feeder Canal
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  Direct link to Lake Erie
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  Notice of opening in a newspaper

Second Welland Canal (1845-1887)

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  Lock ascending the Niagara Escarpment in Merritton
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  Remains of the lock gate
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  The aqueduct crossing Welland River in Welland
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  Stonework of the aqueduct
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  A plaque

Third Welland Canal (1887-1932)

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  Aerial photo of Port Dalhousie from 1920
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  Aerial photo of Port Dalhousie from 1920
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  Aerial photo of Port Dalhousie from 1920
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  Aerial photo of Port Dalhousie from 1920
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  Abandoned lock of 3rd canal in western St. Catharines
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  Abandoned locks of 3rd canal