The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed during the 1820s and early 1830s in Ohio. It connected Akron with the Cuyahoga River near its outlet on Lake Erie in Cleveland, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth. It also had connections to other canal systems in Pennsylvania.

The canal carried freight traffic from 1827 to 1861, when the construction of railroads ended demand. From 1862 to 1913, the canal served as a water source for industries and towns. During 1913, much of the canal system was abandoned after important parts were flooded severely.

Most of the remaining portions are managed by the National Park Service or Ohio Department of Natural Resources. They are used for various recreational purposes by the public, and still provide water for some industries. Parts of the canal are preserved, including the Ohio and Erie Canal Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.

Contents

1 History

1.1 Agitation for a canal system (1787–1822)

1.2 Survey and design (1822)

1.3 Construction (1825–1832)

1.4 Operation (1833–1913)

1.5 Abandonment

2 Notable persons associated with the canal

3 The canal presently

4 Points of interest

4.1 Connecting canals

4.2 Towpath Trail landmarks

5 See also

6 Notes

7 References

7.1 General references

8 External links

History

Ohio, which achieved statehood during 1803, remained a sparsely populated region of 50,000 people who were scattered throughout the state and who had no means of transporting goods economically out of the state. Without easy access to distant markets, agriculture served only local needs and large-scale manufacturing was nearly non-existent.[4]

Agitation for a canal system (1787–1822)

As early as 1787, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had discussed the desirability of a canal linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River as part of a national system of canals.[5] It wasn't until 1807 that Ohio's first Senator, Thomas Worthington offered a resolution in Congress asking Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin to report to the Senate. In 1810, DeWitt Clinton was appointed to manage the Erie Canal Commission. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to get national aid for the construction of a canal connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, so he enlisted the aid of state legislators and Ohio's congressional delegation. On January 15, 1812, the Ohio General Assembly passed a resolution expressing its opinion that the connection of the Great Lakes with the Hudson River was a project of "national concern". President Madison was against the proposal, however, and the War of 1812 ended official discussion.

On December 11, 1816, Clinton, by then the Governor of New York, sent a letter to the Ohio Legislature indicating his state's willingness to construct the Erie Canal without national help, and asking the State of Ohio to join the endeavor. On January 9, 1817, the Ohio Legislature directed Ohio's Governor (and former Senator) Thomas Worthington to negotiate a deal with Clinton. Due to the cost, however, the Ohio Legislature dallied, and nothing happened for three years. Finally, in January 1822, the Ohio Legislature passed acts to fund the canal system (and the state's public education obligations).

Survey and design (1822)

On January 31, 1822, the Ohio Legislature passed a resolution to employ an engineer and appoint commissioners to survey and design the canal system as soon as possible. A sum not to exceed $6,000 was reserved for this purpose.

James Geddes, an engineer who had worked on the New York canals, was hired. Since most of Ohio's population lived along a line from Cleveland to Cincinnati, the main trunk of the canal needed to serve these areas. But no single river followed this line — canals are more cheaply and easily built along river valleys — making it difficult to design a suitable system. Specifically, the bridging of the Scioto and Miami river valleys required raising the canal to such an elevation that water from neither river could be used as a source. As a result, the canal was divided into two sections: the Ohio and Erie Canal, which connected Cleveland to Portsmouth via the Licking Divide and the Scioto River Valley, and the Miami and Erie Canal, which connected Cincinnati to Dayton. This second canal would ultimately be extended to the Maumee River at Toledo.

Copies of the original survey plat maps for the construction of both Ohio canals are available on-line[6] from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Construction (1825–1832)

On February 4, 1825, the Ohio Legislature passed "An Act to provide for the Internal Improvement of the State of Ohio by Navigable Canals". The Canal Commission was authorized to borrow $400,000 during 1825, and not more than $600,000 per year thereafter. The notes issued were to be redeemable between 1850 and 1875.

On July 4, 1825, ground was broken for the canal at Licking Summit near Newark, Ohio.

The canals were specified to have a minimum width of 40 feet (12 m) at the top, 26 feet (8 m) at the bottom, and a depth of 4 feet (1.2 m) feet minimum. These limits were often exceeded, and indeed it was cheaper to do so in most cases. For example, it might be cheaper to build one embankment and then let the water fill all the way to a hillside parallel, perhaps hundreds of feet away, rather than build two embankments. By damming the rivers, long stretches of slackwater could be created which, with the addition of towpaths, could serve as portions of the canal. Where it made economic sense to do so, such as lock widths or portions of the canal through narrow rock or across aqueducts, the minimum widths were adhered to.[citation needed]

Contracts were let for the following tasks: Grubbing and clearing, Mucking and ditching, Embankment and excavation, Locks and culverts, Puddling, and Protection.

Initially, contractors in general proved to be inexperienced and unreliable. It was common for one job to receive 50 bids, many of them local to where the work was being performed. The chosen contractor, having underbid the contract, often would abscond leaving his labor force unpaid and his contract unfulfilled. This problem was so bad that many laborers refused to perform canal work for fear of not being paid. As the bidding process was improved, and more reliable contractors engaged, the situation improved.[citation needed]

Workers were initially paid $0.30 per day and offered a jigger of whiskey. As work progressed, and where labor was in shortage, workers could make as much as $15 per month. At that time, cash money was scarce in Ohio forcing much bartering. Working on the canal was appealing and attracted many farmers from their land.[citation needed]

On July 3, 1827 the first canal boat on the Ohio and Erie Canal left Akron, traveled through 41 locks and over 3 aqueducts along 37 miles (60 km) of canal, to arrive at Cleveland on July 4. While the average speed of 3 mph (4.8 km/h) may seem slow, canal boats could carry 10 tons of goods and were much more efficient than wagons over rutted trails.

Graph showing the annual expenditures and revenues accrued to the State of Ohio by the Ohio and Erie Canal from 1827 to 1903.

During the next five years, more and more portions of the canal opened, with it finally being completed during 1832:

1828 opens from Akron to Massillon, Ohio. The canal is 65 miles (105 km) long.

1829 opens from Massillon to Dover, Ohio. The canal is 93 miles (150 km) long.

1830 opens from Dover to Newark, Ohio. The canal is 177 miles (285 km) long.

1831 opens from Newark to Chillicothe, Ohio. The canal is 258 miles (415 km) long.

During 1832, the Ohio and Erie Canal was completed. The entire canal system was 308 miles (496 km) long with 146 lift locks and a rise of 1,206 feet (368 m). In addition, there were five feeder canals that added 24.8 miles (39.9 km) and 6 additional locks to the system consisting of:

Tuscarawas Feeder (3.2 miles)

Walhonding Feeder (1.3 miles)

Granville Feeder (6.1 miles)

Muskinghum Side Cut (2.6 miles)

Columbus Feeder (11.6 miles)

The canal's lock numbering system was oriented from the Lower Basin, near the southwest corner of the current Exchange and Main streets in Akron. North of the basin is Lock 1 North, and south of the basin is Lock 1 South. At this basin was the joining of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal.[7][8]

Operation (1833–1913)

The canals enjoyed a period of prosperity from the 1830s to the early 1860s, with maximum revenue between 1852 and 1855. During the 1840s, Ohio was the third most prosperous state, owing much of that growth to the canal.[9] Immediately after the Civil War, it became apparent that railroads would take the canal's business. From 1861 until 1879, after the canal had been badly flooded,[9] Ohio leased its canals to private owners who earned revenue from dwindling boat operation and the sale of water to factories and towns. When the state resumed ownership of the canals during 1879, it discovered that they had not been maintained well, and that state lands surrounding the canals had been sold illegally to private owners. In many cases, canals were filled in for "health reasons", with a newly laid railroad track on their right of way. Much state land was given away for free to politically savvy private owners. Nevertheless, some revenue was accrued into the early twentieth century from the sale of water rights as well as recovery and sale of land surrounding the canals.

Abandonment

After the maximum of the 1850s and a cessation of revenue due to the Civil War during the early 1860s the canal's expenditures started to outgrow its revenues due to increasing maintenance costs. By 1911, most of the southern portion of the canal had been abandoned.[9] The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 dumped an abnormally heavy amount of rain on the state, causing extensive flooding. This caused the reservoirs to spill over into the canals, destroying aqueducts, washing out banks, and devastating most of the locks. In Akron, Lock 1 was dynamited to allow backed up floodwater to flow.[10]

Notable persons associated with the canal

As a teenager during 1847, James Garfield worked as a "hoggee", driving mules to pull barges along the canal.[11] After repeatedly falling into the canal on the job Garfield became ill and decided to go to college instead.[12]

The canal presently

Restored canal boat

The Ohio and Erie Canal Historic District, a 24.5-acre (99,000 m2) historic district including part of the canal, was declared a National Historic Landmark during 1966.[1][3] It is a four-mile (6 km) section within the village of Valley View comprising three locks, the Tinkers Creek Aqueduct, and two other structures.[1]

A remaining watered section of the Ohio & Erie Canal is located in Summit County, Ohio. The Ohio & Erie Canal is maintained, to this day, as a water supply for local industries. After the flood, a few sections of the canal continued in use hauling cargo to local industries. Another watered section extends from the Station Road Bridge in Brecksville northwards into Valley View and Independence, all Cleveland suburbs.

The section of the Ohio & Erie Canal from the Brecksville Dam to Rockside Road in Cuyahoga County was transferred to the National Park Service during 1989 as part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreational Area (now known as the Cuyahoga Valley National Park).

A lease on the canal lands from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to the terminus of the canal has been executed with the Cleveland Metroparks. The Metroparks manage the adjacent real estate and the surrounding Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation.

The section of the Ohio & Erie Canal still owned and maintained by the Division of Parks in southern Summit is referred to as the watered section. This section runs from downtown Akron, through Summit Lake south to Barberton, a distance of about 12 miles (19 km). Included in this section is the feeder canal from the Tuscarawas River and the hydraulics (flood control) at the Portage Lakes.

The Ohio & Erie Canal and its feeder reservoirs are maintained from Akron by a staff of three O.D.N.R. Ohio State Parks, Canal Hydraulic Operators. Like its sister canal, the Ohio & Erie Canal carries a large amount of stormwater. The canals were not designed to accommodate this great influx of stormwater. Most of the siltation and erosion problems experienced presently are the result of stormwater inappropriately piped into the canals over the years.

During late 1996, the canal from Zoar to Cleveland was designated a National Heritage Corridor. This designation was brought about through the efforts of many communities, civic organizations, businesses and individuals working in partnership.

A map showing the disposition of the canal lands[13] is available on-line from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Points of interest

Towpath bridge across the Innerbelt in downtown Akron.

Alexander's (a.k.a. Wilson's) Mill

Richard Howe House (future site)

Boston Store

Canal Visitor Center

Frazee House

St. Helena III Historic Boat Ride in Canal Fulton

Mustill Store

Peninsula Depot

Station Road Bridge

Lock 15 Brewing Co.

Tinkers Creek Aqueduct

Fort Laurens - Ohio's only American Revolutionary War fort

Restored canal town Historic Roscoe Village Roscoe Village (Coshocton, Ohio)

Monticello III Canal Ride on Mudport Basin Roscoe Village (Coshocton, Ohio)

Restored Walhonding Aqueduct Bridge Roscoe Village (Coshocton, Ohio)

Connecting canals

The Ohio and Erie Canal initially provided a connection between Akron and Lake Erie at Cleveland, then extending all the way to the Ohio River within a few years. Later, connecting canal systems were built connecting it with the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal and other parts of Eastern Ohio.[14]

Ohio and Erie Canal - Connecting canals 

Coordinates

Elevation

Name

Description

Columbus Feeder Lockbourne, Columbus, Franklin County

Granville Feeder Granville, Licking County

Hocking Valley Carroll, Lancaster, Fairfield County;

Logan, Hocking County;

Nelsonville, Athens, Athens County

Muskingum Side Cut Dresden, Zanesville, Muskingum County;

McConnelsville, Morgan County;

Marietta, Washington County

Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal Akron, Summit County;

Kent, Ravenna, Portage County;

Warren, Trumbull County;

Youngstown, Mahoning County; Ohio;;

Lawrence; Beaver, Beaver County; Allegheny, Pennsylvania[15]

40°44′27″N 80°53′37″W[16][17] 1,112 feet (339 m)[16][17] Sandy and Beaver Canal

a.k.a. Tuscarawas Feeder Bolivar, Tuscarawas County;

Hanoverton, Lisbon, East Liverpool, Columbiana County;

Glasgow, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

40°19′19″N 81°56′49″W[18] 774 feet (236 m)[18] Walhonding Canal Roscoe Village, Coshocton County;

Brinkhaven, Knox County

Towpath Trail landmarks

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 

Download coordinates as: KML

An all-purpose bicycle/pedestrian trail was constructed by Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Southern Cuyahoga County and Northern Summit County, Cleveland Metroparks in Northern Cuyahoga County, and Akron/Summit County Metroparks in Southern Summit County to roughly follow the original Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath route.[19] (The northernmost section in Cuyahoga County is still undergoing construction.) There are many connecting trails going to other points of interest throughout their park systems.

Restored canal Twelve Mile Lock 38, Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Peninsula Lock 29,

Peninsula Aqueduct steel trusses

over Cuyahoga River in background.

Deep Lock 28 as it existed in 1985

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Ohio Canal system

Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail Landmarks 

Mile

Post

[B]

ID

#

Coordinates

Elevation

Name

Type

Municipality

County

Description

0 44 North 41°29′39.76″N 81°42′10.4″W[20] 0 feet (0 m) Cuyahoga River Sloop Lock Cleveland Cuyahoga Merwin Street between James street and West street

43 North 0 feet (0 m) Lock Cleveland Cuyahoga Sherwin Williams, James and West, Merrwin and Vineyard

0 feet (0 m) Weigh Lock Cleveland Cuyahoga Seneca a.k.a. West 3rd. street

3 42 North 0 feet (0 m) Lock Cleveland Cuyahoga relocated to 42A,

3 42A North 0 feet (0 m) Weigh and Guard Lock Cleveland Cuyahoga near Grasselli chemical company, Dille street and Independence road

5 41 North 41°26′49.38″N 81°40′56.88″W[21] 0 feet (0 m) RathBuns Lock Cuyahoga near Austin Powder Works, Harvard Road, near Jennings Road

8 40 North 41°25′8.82″N 81°38′38.58″W[22] 0 feet (0 m) Willow Lock Cuyahoga Heights Cuyahoga off Canal Road, near I-77

41°25′2.53″N 81°38′18.88″W[23] 0 feet (0 m) Mill Creek Aqueduct Cuyahoga Heights Cuyahoga carries canal over Mill Creek (Cuyahoga River) off Canal Road

41°24′57″N 81°38′2″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 17 Cleveland South topographic map

Bridge Cuyahoga Rockside Road

TrailHead Cuyahoga CVSR

11 MilePost Marker Cuyahoga

11 39 North 41°23′24.22″N 81°37′28.95″W[25] 590 feet (180 m)[26] Lock Independence Cuyahoga

41°23′4″N 81°37′7″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 16 Shaker Heights topographic map

12 MilePost Marker Cuyahoga

Bridge Cuyahoga Hillside Road

TrailHead Cuyahoga CVSR-Canal Visitor Center, 7104 Canal Road and Hillside Road

12 38 North 41°22′20.78″N 81°36′46.23″W[27] 600 feet (180 m)[28] Lock Valley View Cuyahoga Canal Visitor Center

Cuyahoga County Tinkers Creek Road

13 MilePost Marker Cuyahoga

41°21′53″N 81°36′32″W[29] 610 feet (190 m)[29] Tinkers Creek Aqueduct Cuyahoga carries canal over Tinkers Creek (Cuyahoga River)[A]

Bridge Cuyahoga Alexander Road-Pleasant Valley Road

14 37 North 41°21′24.06″N 81°35′49.02″W[30] 620 feet (190 m)[31] Lock Cuyahoga Alexander's Mill

Mill Cuyahoga Alexanders (a.k.a. Wilsons)

14 MilePost Marker Cuyahoga

Trailhead Cuyahoga Sagamore Road

15 MilePost Marker Cuyahoga

16 MilePost Marker Cuyahoga

41°21′20″N 81°35′46″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 15 Northfield topographic map

17 36 North 41°19′23.06″N 81°35′11.9″W[32] 0 feet (0 m)[33] Pinery Dam and Feeder Lock Summit

Bridge Summit SR-82

17 MilePost Marker Summit

TrailHead Summit Station Road bridge to CVSR-Brecksville

19 35 North 41°18′45.43″N 81°34′59.89″W[34] 0 feet (0 m)[35] Kettlewell Whiskey Lock Summit

18 MilePost Marker Summit

Trail Summit Old Carriage

Trail Summit Old Carriage Connector

19 MilePost Marker Summit

20 34 North 41°17′21.08″N 81°33′51.99″W[36] 0 feet (0 m)[37] Red Lock Summit Jaite in southwestern Northfield Township[38]

TrailHead Red Lock

Bridge Summit Highland Road

20 MilePost Marker Summit

20.5 33 North 41°16′33.52″N 81°33′38.14″W[39] 0 feet (0 m)[40] Wallace Lock Summit in Boston Township[41]

21 MilePost Marker Summit

21 32 North 41°15′56″N 81°33′31″W[42] 659 feet (201 m)[42] Boston Lock Summit Boston Township

Summit Boston Mills Road

TrailHead Summit CVSR-Boston Store

Bridge Summit I-271 Southbound

Bridge Summit I-271 Northbound

Bridge Summit I-80 Westbound

Bridge Summit I-80 Eastbound

22 MilePost Marker Summit

Summit Stumpy Basin

22 31 North 41°15′5.93″N 81°32′45.36″W[43] 670 feet (200 m)[44] Lonesome Lock Summit was in Boston Township[45]

23 MilePost Marker Summit

23 30 North 41°14′44.04″N 81°33′14.87″W[46] 680 feet (210 m)[47] Peninsula Feeder Lock Peninsula Summit

Peninsula TrailHead Peninsula Summit CVSR

23 29 North 41°14′33.54″N 81°33′1.29″W[48] 690 feet (210 m)[49] Peninsula Lock Peninsula Summit

41°14′33.01″N 81°33′0.86″W[50] 700 feet (210 m)[51] Peninsula Aqueduct Peninsula Summit carried canal over Cuyahoga River

Bridge Summit SR-303

24 MilePost Marker Summit

25 28 North 41°13′57.38″N 81°33′6.77″W[52] 700 feet (210 m)[52][53] Deep Lock Peninsula Summit at 17 feet (5.2 m) the deepest lock along the canal

TrailHead Summit Deep Lock Quarry

25 MilePost Marker Summit

26 MilePost Marker Summit

27 27 North 41°12′16.25″N 81°34′15.43″W[54] 710 feet (220 m)[55] Johnny Cake Lock Summit

41°12′7″N 81°34′21″W[56] 718 feet (219 m)[56] Furnace Run Aqueduct Summit carried canal over Furnace Run (Cuyahoga River)

27 MilePost Marker Summit

Bridge Summit Bolanz Road

28 MilePost Marker Summit

Summit Beaver Marsh

28 26 North 41°11′7.74″N 81°34′52.05″W[57][58] 718 feet (219 m)[57] Pancake Lock Summit

Ira TrailHead Summit CVSR

29 MilePost Marker Summit

28 25 North 41°10′32.27″N 81°34′46.82″W[59] 0 feet (0 m)[60] Mudcatcher Lock Summit

30 24 North 41°10′20.5″N 81°34′40.93″W[61] 0 feet (0 m)[62] Niles Lock Summit

Bridge Summit Yellow Creek (Cuyahoga River)

30 MilePost Marker Summit

Bridge Summit Bath Road

Indian Mound TrailHead Summit CVSR

41°3′57″N 81°32′12″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 14 Akron West topographic map

32 23 North 0 feet (0 m) Booth port Lock Summit sewer pipe

32 22 North Booth port Lock Summit Merriman sewer pipe

33 21 North Lock Summit sewer over-flow

20 North Lock Summit train abutments

19 North Black Dog Crossing Lock Summit near Hickory and Memorial

35 18 North Lock Summit

36 17 North Lock Summit

36 16 North Lock Summit

36 15 North Akron Mustill Store Lock Akron Summit

36 14 North Lock Akron Summit North Street

36 13 North Lock Akron Summit

36 12 North Lock Akron Summit

36 11 North Lock Akron Summit

36 10 North Lock Akron Summit

9 North Lock Akron Summit north of Market street

8 North Lock Akron Summit tunnel

37 7 North Lock Akron Summit middle tunnel

37 6 North Lock Akron Summit tunnel below parking deck North of Mill street

37 5 North Lock Akron Summit tunnel

37 4 North Lock Akron Summit tunnel

37 3 North Lock Akron Summit South Main street

38 2 North Lock Akron Summit Water street

38 1 North Lock Akron Summit West Exchange street

0 Portage landing Lock Akron Summit Portage lakes, Manchester Road

1 South Wolf creek Lock Barberton Summit Snyder avenue

Wolf creek Aqueduct Barberton Summit Snyder avenue

40°54′37″N 81°37′51″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 13 Doylestown topographic map

2 South Lock New Franklin Stark Center Road

3 South Lock New Franklin Stark Center Road

40°53′2″N 81°35′37″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 12 Canal Fulton topographic map

4 South Lock Canal Fulton Stark

40°47′43″N 81°31′22″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 11 Massillon topographic map

Trailhead Massillon Stark

40°39′32″N 81°27′22″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 10 Bolivar topographic map

39°58′17″N 82°29′15″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 9 Thornville topographic map

39°53′22″N 82°32′21″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 8 Millersport topographic map

5 South Lock

5A South Lock

Lock

Lock

31 South Lock

32 South Lock

33 South Lock

North 20 Lock

North 19 Lock

North 18 Lock

Lock

Lock

North 1 Lock

North 0 Minthorn Lock Newark Licking

South 0 Pugh Lock

South 1 195 King Watson Lock Canal Road

39°51′41″N 82°33′38″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 7 Baltimore topographic map

196 South 2 David Miller's White Mill Lock Baltimore Fairfield

197.4 South 3 Norris Mill Lock Baltimore Fairfield

South 4 Short Level Lock Baltimore Fairfield

198 South 5 Dry Dock Lock Baltimore Fairfield

198.3 South 6 Mulnix Mill Lock Baltimore Fairfield

198.8 South 7 Wells Mill Lock Basil, Ohio

200 South 8 39° 50' 11.5254"

-82° 37' 26.3994"

Bibler Lock Baltimore Fairfield Previous town Basil, Ohio

Behind the water treatment plant.

208 South 9 Lock Carroll Fairfield

South 10 Lock Carroll, Ohio Fairfield

206 South 11 Lock Violet Township Fairfield County, Ohio Upper Lockville

South 12 Tennis/Tennat Lock Lockville

South 13 Rowe Lock Lockville

South 14 Smallwood Lock

South 15 Fickle Mill Short Level Lock Lockville

South 16 Rover Short Level Lock Lockville

South 17 Swimmer's Lock Lockville

South 18 Creek Lock Lockvile

208 Walnet Creek Guard Lock

39°51′16″N 82°52′19″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 6 Canal Winchester topographic map

210 South 19 Chaney's Mill Lock Canal Winchester

210 South 20 Woolen Lock Canal Winchester Gender Road

South 21 Lock Canal Winchester near Glenarda Farms, Groveport Road

George's Culvert Canal Winchester

South 22 39°51'16"N

82° 52' 21"W

Groveport Lock Groveport Franklin Behind the Groveport Aquatic Recreation Center.

39°51′14″N 82°52′34″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 5 Lockbourne topographic map

217 South 23 Lock Lockbourne Franklin Canal Road

217 South 24 Lock Lockbourne Franklin Canal Road

217 South 25 Lock Lockbourne Franklin Canal Road

217.5 South 26 Lock Lockbourne Franklin

218 South 27 Lock Lockbourne Franklin Canal Road

218 South 28 Lock Lockbourne Franklin under railroad track bed

South 29 Lock

South 30 Lock Lockbourne Franklin Lockmeadows Park

39°48′45″N 82°43′37″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 4 Carroll topographic map

39°45′0″N 82°39′49″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 3 Amanda topographic map

39°39′55″N 82°58′8″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 2 Ashville topographic map

40°25′20″N 81°24′17″W[24] 0 feet (0 m) GNIS GNIS 1 New Philadelphia topographic map

Columbus Feeder East Guard Lock

Columbus Feeder West Guard Lock

226 South 31 Ashville Campbells Mill Lock

237 South 32 Aqueduct Lock Scioto River, West of Circleville

237 Circleville Feeder Lock Spunkytown

238 South 33 Lock Wayne Township

238 South 34 Lock Wayne Township

South 35 Lock Chillicothe, Ohio

256 South 36 Lock Chillicothe, Ohio

258 South 37 Lock Chillicothe, Ohio parking lot

South 38 Fifth Street Lock Chillicothe, Ohio

261 South 39 Upper Lunbeck Lock

261 South 40 Lower Lunbeck Lock Scioto Township Pickaway near Renick Lane 601

South 41 Tomlinsons Lock 3 Locks Road, South of Chillicothe

South 42 Tomlinsons Lock

South 43 Tomlinsons Lock

Tomlinsons Dam and Feeder Guard Lock

South 44 Waverly Lock

280 South 45 U Pee Pee Lock

280 South 46 L Pee Pee Lock

291 South 47 Howards Lock near Robers 18 mi (29 km) Lock Farm

South 48 Herod's Lock

South 49 Rushs Brush Creek Lock

South 50 Union Mills Lock

South 51 Union Mills Moss Lock near Ohio State Route 239

South 52 Union Mills Lock

305 South 53 Elbow Lock

South 54 Lock Portsmouth Scioto County

308 South 55 38°43'34.4172"N

83°01'52.9896"W

Ohio River Terminal Lock West Portsmouth Scioto County near Old River Road, Portsmouth/Alexandria