A full view of the Mill Creek Aqueduct allowing the Ohio & Erie Canal to cross over Mill Creek. (sepia)
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A full view of the Mill Creek Aqueduct allowing the Ohio & Erie Canal to cross over Mill Creek. (sepia)
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A support holding up the towpath as it goes over the aqueduct. (sepia)
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A support holding up the towpath as it goes over the aqueduct. (sepia)
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These wooden gates keep the canal from overflowing by allowing excess water to spill down into Mill Creek. (sepia)
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These wooden gates keep the canal from overflowing by allowing excess water to spill down into Mill Creek. (sepia)
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Some barbed wire keeping folks from wandering onto an i-beam alongside the aqueduct. (sepia, macro)
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Some barbed wire keeping folks from wandering onto an i-beam alongside the aqueduct. (sepia, macro)
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A bridge over the canal adjacent to the aqueduct. (sepia)
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A bridge over the canal adjacent to the aqueduct. (sepia)
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Today I stumbled upon the Mill Creek Aqueduct, one of two working viaducts remaining on the Ohio & Erie Canal. The aqueduct (the original was wood) allows the Canal to continue uninterrupted despite crossing natural waterways.