Welland Canal
Ship canal bypassing Niagara Falls between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls | Wesley Crump | subject | Eight locks that bypass the falls. |
The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls — Wesley Crump (2025)
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The Welland Canal runs through the peninsula west of the Niagara River, connecting two massive areas by shipping traffic for the first time in 1829.
- Role: subject
- In the article: The canal carries ships around the falls with eight locks over the escarpment, a control lock at the Lake Erie end and aqueducts over the Welland River.
- Why it matters: It solves the falls as a barrier to shipping, the first of the article’s engineering workarounds.