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Champlain Canal Bridges
Champlain Canal Bridge Information
As of 2018, there were approximately 33 bridges, guard gates, utilities, and pipelines spanning the Champlain Canal.
In the table below are a list of these bridges from the Champlain/Erie Canal Junction in Waterford, NY to its terminus in Whitehall, NY and the extreme southernmost portion of Lake Champlain. It also lists the bridge identifications, locations, and vertical clearances available at both the normal and maximum pool levels.
Bridge Clearance Table
For those transiting the entire length of the Champlain Canal; the least vertical clearances will be found at bridge C-28 of 17 feet 0.0 inches at normal pool level. At maximum pool level the least vertical clearance can be found at the Crocker’s Reef Guard Gate at 14 feet 2.4 inches.
There are no operating bridges on the Champlain Canal.
Some notes about the tables below:
- The “Normal Pool Level” is the water level typically maintained on the canal and is the level commonly used to establish vertical clearances. The “Maximum Pool Level” is the maximum water level that may be encountered and is rarely seen except in the cases of extreme weather events or spring runoff from heavy mountain snows.
- The Red Bolded clearances shown are the least vertical clearances found on a particular portion of the canal system.
| Champlain Canal - Bridge Clearances | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Pool Level | Maximum Pool Level | ||||
| Mile Marker (SM) | Bridge ID | Pool Height | Vertical Clearance | Pool Height | Vertical Clearance |
| 0.56 | Bridge C-2, 126th St, US 4 | 16.63’ | 21’ 5.88" | 22.20’ | 15’ 11.04" |
| 7.32 | Bridge C-3, access road (Lock C2) | 29.50’ | 23’ 7.32" | 36.40’ | 16’ 8.52" |
| 9.42 | Bridge C-4A, Howland Ave, SR 67 | 48.00’ | 24’ 4.68" | 54.70’ | 17’ 8.28" |
| 9.89 | Bridge, catwalk (Lock C3) | 48.00’ | 34’ 0.72" | 54.70’ | 27’ 4.32" |
| 10.51 | *Bridge C-5, railroad, ST [CP] | 67.50’ | 21’ 4.6" | 73.50’ | 15’ 5.52" |
| 11.73 | *Bridge C-5A, catwalk (Lock C4) | 67.50’ | 22’ 1.2" | 73.50’ | 16’ 1.2" |
| 12.18 | Bridge C-6, Stillwater Brg, CR 125 | 83.50’ | 27’ 1.9" | 87.60’ | 23’ 0.7" |
| 25.13 | Bridge C-7, Ferry St, SR 29 | 83.50’ | 27’ 0.7" | 91.50’ | 19’ 0.7" |
| 26.13 | Bridge C-8, CR 42 (Lock C5) | 83.50’ | 23’ 9.8" | 91.80’ | 15’ 6.2" |
| 26.14 | Bridge, catwalk (Lock C5) | 83.50’ | 25’ 6.7" | 91.80’ | 17’ 3.1" |
| 27.42 | Bridge C-10, US 4 (Northumberland) | 102.50’ | 19’ 8.4" | 106.70’ | 15’ 6" |
| 29.85 | Bridge C-11, Ft Miller Rd (Lock C6) | 102.50’ | 21’ 11.4" | 107.50’ | 16’ 11.4" |
| 30.26 | Bridge C-12, Ft Miller Rd | 119.00’ | 20’ 9.6" | 123.90’ | 15’ 10.8" |
| 31.01 | Bridge C-13, N River Rd (Payne's) | 119.00’ | 20’ 5.76" | 123.90’ | 15’ 6.96" |
| 31.84 | Guard Gate, Crocker's Reef | 119.00’ | 19’ 1.2" | 123.90’ | 14’ 2.4" |
| 36.93 | Ft. Edward Yacht Basin - Junction | ||||
| 37.00 | Bridge, utility (Lock C7) | 119.00’ | 31’ 0.0" | 123.90’ | 26 0.0" |
| 37.31 | Bridge C-14, Broadway St, US 4 | 129.00’ | 17’ 5.16" | 130.90’ | 15’ 6.36" |
| 37.70 | Bridge C-16, Argyle St, SR 197 | 129.00’ | 17’ 5.76" | 130.90’ | 15’ 6.96" |
| 38.37 | Bridge C-17, East St | 129.00’ | 17’ 6.96" | 130.90’ | 15’ 9.36" |
| 41.04 | Bridge C-18, SR 196 (Dunham Basin) | 140.00’ | 21’ 6.6" | 141.00’ | 20’ 6.6" |
| 43.45 | Bridge C-19, New Swamp Rd | 140.00’ | 17’ 0.36" | 141.00’ | 16’ 0.36" |
| 45.07 | Bridge, catwalk (Lock C9) | 124.00’ | 21’ 0.0" | 127.00’ | 18’ 0.0" |
| 45.47 | Bridge C-21, SR 149 | 124.00’ | 18’ 11.52" | 127.00’ | 15’ 11.52" |
| 47.73 | Bridge C-22, Baldwin Corners Rd | 124.00’ | 18’ 4.32" | 126.80’ | 15’ 6.72" |
| 49.37 | Bridge C-23, Clay Hill Rd | 124.00’ | 18’ 11.6" | 126.50’ | 16’ 5.76" |
| 53.42 | Bridge C-25, SR 22 | 124.00’ | 23’ 4.2" | 126.10’ | 21’ 3.0" |
| 54.32 | Bridge, pipeline (Lock C11) | 112.00’ | 31’ 0.0" | 114.80’ | 28’ 0.0" |
| 55.51 | Bridge C-27, Ryder Rd | 112.00’ | 18’ 10.56" | 114.80’ | 16’ 0.96" |
| 60.07 | Bridge C-28, railroad, CLP [ATK] | 112.00’ | 17’ 0.0" | 113.30’ | 15’ 8.4" |
| 60.19 | Bridge C-29, Poultney St, US 4 | 112.00’ | 18’ 7.8" | 113.20’ | 17’ 5.4" |
| 60.58 | Bridge C-30, Saunders St | 112.00’ | 17’ 8.4" | 113.10’ | 16’ 7.2" |
| 60.75 | Bridge C-32, utility (Lock C12) | 96.50’ | 18’ 024" | 100.00’ | 14’ 6.24" |
| * Bridges C-5 and C5A are located on an adjustable level pool and controlled by NYSEG. Notify Lock C3 if clearance exceeding 15 feet is required. Vertical clearance shown for Bridge C-32 at northern-most end of Lock C-12 calculated using lower lock level. Red Bold Type indicates least vertical clearances. |
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The Champlain Canal Bridge Clearances Table is available in Statute Miles, Nautical Miles, and Kilometers/meters and can be downloaded for your personal and private use. The file is Zipped Adobe (.pdf) format.
