Schuylkill Canal

The Schuylkill Canal, or Schuylkill Navigation, was a system of interconnected canals and slack-water pools along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, built as a commercial waterway in the early 19th-century. Chartered in 1815, the navigation opened in 1825, to provide transportation and water power.
  • Built: 1821
  • Architect: Thomas Oakes
  • Length: 90 miles (140 km) · (originally 108 mi or 174 km)
  • Maximum boat length: 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
  • Maximum boat beam: 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) · (originally 13 ft 0 in or 3.96 m) · (Size of Lock 60)
  • Locks: 44 · (originally 72)
  • Status: Mostly infilled

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