Lock 59 - Newark
This is Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 59 in Newark, NY This is the upper entrance looking east. It was a double chamber, single length lock and it was built in 1841 with a second chamber being built in 1874. The south chamber is partly buried. The north chamber is empty and it is possible to walk halfway down it before you reach swampy conditions. The three openings in the head of the lock are spillway entrances which release the excess water and control the water level above the lock. The lift of the lock was approximately 8 feet. In canal days this lock was referred to as the Upper Lockville Lock. It is located northeast of the center of town and is located across from Barge Canal Lock 28-B.
Lock 59 - Newark
This is Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 59 in Newark, NY This is the upper entrance looking east. It was a double chamber, single length lock and it was built in 1841 with a second chamber being built in 1874. The south chamber is partly buried. The north chamber is empty and it is possible to walk halfway down it before you reach swampy conditions. The three openings in the head of the lock are spillway entrances which release the excess water and control the water level above the lock. The lift of the lock was approximately 8 feet. In canal days this lock was referred to as the Upper Lockville Lock. It is located northeast of the center of town and is located across from Barge Canal Lock 28-B.