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Lock 18 - Cohoes

This is Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 18. This is lower entrance of the north chamber looking west. This was a double lock put into service in 1842. It was built largely of Amsterdam stone and the lock was in service until about 1916. The south chamber is half buried. The Cohoes locks were never lengthened and this lock was the last and the highest of the locks in Cohoes. This particular lock is is on the National Historic Register. It is located on North Mohawk Street in Cohoes, NY

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Uploaded on March 28, 2008
Taken on March 28, 2008