Nine Mile Aqueduct Restoration

Plans are well underway to restore our 1844 Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct which is on the National Registery of Historic Sites. An aqueduct is a water-filled bridge that carries canal boats over rivers, streams or valleys. It provided a way for the first enlargement of the Erie Canal to be carried over Nine Mile Creek. This 144 foot waterway is listed as the smallest of the larger aqueducts. Four stone arches made of fine Onondaga limestone quarried form Split Rock supported the towpath. When restoration is complete, it will be the only restored naviable aqueduct in New York State. Of the 32 original aqueducts on the First Enlargement, only about seven remail intact.

Downstream from the present First Enlargement Aqueduct, can be found the remains of the 1820 Clinton's Ditch Aqueduct with an adjacent lock. Two stone arches supported the 120 foot water bridge. This area has been cleared and kiosks interpret the site.

Funding comes through!

Thanks to the many who contributed to making the Aqueduct restoration possible.

As we move forward to the next phase.....