Lock 61 - Macedon
This view shows a section of the Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 61 (Upper Macedon Lock) which was built in 1862. This is the north chamber, looking southeast.. This chamber is used as a spillway for Lock 30 of the modern Erie Barge Canal so there is fast running water moving through it. It is a double chamber lock. It was referred to as the Upper Lock, as there were two Enlarged Erie Canal locks in Macedon at that point in time. It is not maintained so due to all the brush and assorted greenery it is difficult to see . It is located off of Route 31 on Route 31 F/ 350 in the village of Macedon across the road from Erie Barge Canal Lock 30.
Lock 61 - Macedon
This view shows a section of the Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 61 (Upper Macedon Lock) which was built in 1862. This is the north chamber, looking southeast.. This chamber is used as a spillway for Lock 30 of the modern Erie Barge Canal so there is fast running water moving through it. It is a double chamber lock. It was referred to as the Upper Lock, as there were two Enlarged Erie Canal locks in Macedon at that point in time. It is not maintained so due to all the brush and assorted greenery it is difficult to see . It is located off of Route 31 on Route 31 F/ 350 in the village of Macedon across the road from Erie Barge Canal Lock 30.