Canal System Lift Bridges

The New York State Canal System is a 524 mile inland waterway that includes 16 lift bridges, which are operationally left in the down position to allow vehicular road traffic to pass over the canal, but then are lifted on demand to allow vessels to pass beneath. Information provided in this dataset includes the name of each lift bridge, its phone number, and specific location by mileage along the canal and geographic coordinates.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier https://data.ny.gov/api/views/pe3j-9bkg
issued 2021-11-19
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modified 2022-08-04
publisher State of New York
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • canal
  • cayuga-seneca-canal
  • champlain-canal
  • ckan
  • erie-canal
  • geo
  • geoss
  • lift-bridges
  • national
  • north-america
  • oswego-canal
  • united-states
  • waterway
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metadata_created 2025-11-22T14:19:53.779637
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T14:19:53.779640
notes The New York State Canal System is a 524 mile inland waterway that includes 16 lift bridges, which are operationally left in the down position to allow vehicular road traffic to pass over the canal, but then are lifted on demand to allow vessels to pass beneath. Information provided in this dataset includes the name of each lift bridge, its phone number, and specific location by mileage along the canal and geographic coordinates.
num_resources 4
num_tags 15
title Canal System Lift Bridges