Historic Terminal of Erie & Ohio Canal- Remains Near West Portsmouth, Oh

What was once a thriving canal operating between Lake Erie and the Ohio River has been reduced to these sporadic ruins. The concrete wall (with the opening through which water is pouring), and the metal bridge supports overhead were elments added at a later time, presumably during the 1900's. The canal itself dates to the early 1800's.

I have no idea why the cement wall was added. The metal supports appear to have been added at some later time, and appear to be much, much newer than the canal itself. It is apparent that they were added either to support a bridge of some sort, or perhaps as a means to prevent the two massive stone coumns from collapsing.

It appears many large rectangular stones have been dislodged, and pushed to the surface below, to allow room for the metal supports to have been installed. You will see many large stones in compete disarray, and it appears they had been deliberately dislodged and shoved asided. Aside from these fallen stones, there is seemingly little other serious damage to the lock itself. It seems to be relatively intact, even though it had been built in the 1830's, I believe, and had been through countless floodings.

This is one of several videos I have recorded of the historical area involving the canal and a early paved road called the Portsmouth Road, which apparently passed over this same lock on some earlier bridge of some sort.

Look for my other videos relating to the old Ohio & Erie canal in southern Scioto County that I have recorded & upoaded

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• Erie
• canal
• Scioto
• County
• history
• historical
• water
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• West
• Portsmouth

[justinng02]

hey where in W Ports is that?? I havent seen that before

[CincinnatiGifts]

Well, it's not something that you would ordinarily see, since it's not out in plain sight, like next to a road or out in a field somewhere.

The easiest way I can describe its location is to say that it is about 1/2 way from these 2 points:

- where the Scioto River meets the Ohio River and

- where Carey's Run Rd meets Rt 52 out past West Portsmouth

If you start at the Portsmouth Raceway& keep following the Ohio River, you will run right in to this old canal, since it ends at the river.

[MrDoneShitted]

nice spot!!!!

[ohiocanalgirl]

nice video very interesting 

[milmat1]

Many years ago there was an old dirt road that ran from the Scioto river boat ramp (Racetrack Now) Along the river and came out over near Careys run on 52. Had many many good parties down in there !!