Erie Nahar

Erie Nahar
Ek tugboat, Rochester, New York ke lock me
Erie Nahar ke abhi ke route
Location	Upstate New York
Country	U.S.
Specifications
Length	351 miles (565 km) (originally 363 mi or 584 km)
Lock length	328 ft (100 m) (originally 90 ft or 27 m)
Lock width	45 ft (14 m) (originally 15 ft or 4.6 m)
Maximum boat draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Locks	36
Maximum height above sea level	571 ft (174 m)
Status	Open
Navigation authority	New York State Canal Corporation
History
Original owner	New York state
Principal engineer	Benjamin Wright
Other engineer(s)	Canvass White, Amos Eaton
Construction began	July 4, 1817 (1817-07-04) (at Rome, New York)
Date of first use	May 17, 1821 (1821-05-17)
Date completed	October 26, 1825 (1825-10-26)
Date restored	September 3, 1999 (1999-09-03)
Geography
Start point	Hudson River near Albany, New York
End point	Niagara River near Buffalo, New York
Beginning coordinates	42.7834°N 73.6767°W / 42.7834; -73.6767
Ending coordinates	43.0237°N 78.8901°W / 43.0237; -78.8901
Branch(es)	Oswego Canal, Cayuga–Seneca Canal
Branch of	New York State Canal System
Connects to	Champlain Canal, Welland Canal
Route map Template:Erie Canal map

The Erie Nahar ek itihaasik nahar, upstate New York me hae jon east–west me Hudson Naddi aur Erie Talaab ke biich me bahe hae. Iske 1825 me banae ke khalaas karaa gais rahaa, aur ii pahila nahar rahaa jisme boat chale sake aur jon Atlantic Ocean aur North America ke barraa talaab ke jorre hae, jiske kaaran Appalachians ke paar karnaa aur sastaa hoe gais rahaa. Erie Nahar ke kaaran, Barra Talaab waala jagha me jaada log rahe lagin aur United States ke westward expansion aur jor se barrha, aur New York state des ke leading economic power hoe gais. Iske "The Nation's First Superhighway" bhi bola jaae hae.