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Morris Canal

Morris Canal
Morris Canal at Waterloo Village.JPG
Morris Canal
Specifications
Length 107 miles (172 km)
Maximum boat length 87 ft 6 in (26.67 m)
Maximum boat beam 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Locks 23 locks + 23 inclined planes
Maximum height above sea level 914 ft (279 m)
Status Closed
History
Original owner Morris Canal and Banking Company
Principal engineer Ephraim Beach
Other engineer(s) James Renwick, David Bates Douglass
Date of act 31 December 1824
Construction began 1825
Date of first use 1829
Date completed 20 May 1832
Date closed 1924
Geography
Start point Jersey City, NJ
(originally Newark, NJ)
End point Phillipsburg, NJ
Connects to

Lehigh Canal

Morris Canal
Morris Canal is located in New Jersey
Morris Canal
Location Irregular line beginning at Phillipsburg and ending at Jersey City, New Jersey
Area 0 acres (0 ha)
NRHP Reference # 74002228
Added to NRHP October 1, 1974