Miami and Erie Canal
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The Miami and Erie Canal was a 274-mile canal that ran from Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, creating a water route between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. Construction on the canal began in 1825 and was com
Miami and Erie Canal, at Rupps Store, Waterville, Ohio, 1888
Interior of one of the Lockington Locks. Braces have been installed to prevent the lock from caving in
Barge General Harrison of Piqua on the canal in the Piqua, Ohio, Historical Area, in July 2006. Note the captain steering the canal boat and the towing mule on the towpath on the far side. The canal is wide enough to permit two barges to pass.
Cincinnati Subway
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The Cincinnati Subway is a partially completed rapid transit system in Cincinnati, Ohio, planned as an upgrade to the Cincinnati streetcar system. 9.5 miles of tracks were constructed, of which a slig
Miami and Erie Canal
…the bed of the canal to build a downtown subway in Cincinnati. The surface was later paved over to form Central Parkway, as funds ran out before the Cincinnati Subway could be completed. In the central and northern regions, a large portion of the canal was destroyed when it was filled in to create parts of I-75, U.S…
Unfinished Race Street station
A station platform and unlaid trackbed in Liberty Street Station
A tunnel entrance near the Western Hills Viaduct is clearly visible from Interstate 75