Riverbanks 5

Portions of NYS Canals run in the rivers, like here . . . where not a trace of human control of nature can be found except

here and there a navigational aid, and it would surprise no one if

a sasquatch would appear on the bank.

But railways and highways paralleling the canal are there, even though in places trees mask their presence.

Interstate to the south, and railway AND two-lane to the north.

Sometimes rail and

often highways switch banks.

All photos along the Erie Canal/Mohawk river by Will Van Dorp.

For some appropriate links, check this on the history of the “Western Canal” and the arrival of competing rail.  For more Mohawk Valley rail history, click here.

For  link to many more links about the construction of the NY Thruway through this same area, click here.

For info on the latest mode of transport through the corridor, recreational cycling, clck here.