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Morris Canal Commission

Morris Canal
Morris Canal at Waterloo Village.JPG
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 December 31, 1824
Construction began 1825
Date of first use 1829
Date completed May 20, 1832
Date closed 1924
Geography
Start point Phillipsburg, NJ
(Cable Ferry connected across the Delaware to the Lehigh and Delaware Canal's river gate lock.)
End point Jersey City, NJ
(originally Newark, 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