tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post249999256043026146..comments2024-03-28T19:12:11.348-07:00Comments on Just A Car Guy: New York State Route 97 runs along the Delaware River, but when constructing it, they ran into a railroad problem... the rail road already owned the best part of the valley for a roadJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18429349943129907930noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-14787487739456331552022-05-20T16:37:44.857-07:002022-05-20T16:37:44.857-07:00oh! Well, you can see the Eire Canal https://justa...oh! Well, you can see the Eire Canal https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-eire-canal-is-still-around-and-tow.html<br />and the New York Canal https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2020/12/clean-up-in-aisle-3-no-big-deal-but-in.html and<br />Yakima Washington Canal https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/05/donald-johnson-was-trying-to-work-on.html<br />Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429349943129907930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-50611027089868868432022-05-20T16:12:30.108-07:002022-05-20T16:12:30.108-07:00thanks for the info!
Im a history nerd.
Ive seen ...thanks for the info!<br />Im a history nerd. <br />Ive seen pics of the old canals in the UK, never seen any pics of the canals in the states.userbroncohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564803379372058829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-5205925841094479442022-05-10T18:44:37.643-07:002022-05-10T18:44:37.643-07:00Thanks for adding more data and photos/diagrams. ...Thanks for adding more data and photos/diagrams. Regretfully, no time to blog. Maybe some day. Oldtom9https://www.blogger.com/profile/16487742289208702639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-36811917552405238152022-05-09T13:28:05.211-07:002022-05-09T13:28:05.211-07:00To add to this history is that along Route 97 one ...To add to this history is that along Route 97 one can visit the Roebling Bridge, which was completed in 1848 and is a suspension bridge.. It was designed and its construction supervised by Auguste Roebling who would go on to design the Brooklyn Bridge. Auguste Roebling convinced the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company that he could solve their problem. The problem is that the D&H Canal ran in northeastern Pennsylvania to transport finished goods to the area and to transport raw products to New York City and to the world via the Port of New York. On the eastern side of the Delaware River, the canal continues to Rondout, which is now the northern end of Kingston, NY. However, the obstacle to a single canal boat trip was the Delaware River. Auguste Roebling proposed his suspension bridge. The canal company was so desperate to lower costs that they went along with his idea even though many considered it folly. After all, "How can a boat go over a river on a bridge?" Well, if you were Auguste Roebling, you knew how and why because of the physical principal of displacement. His suspension bridge needed only to bear the weight of the water sitting in the canal of the bridge because, as a boat entered the bridge, it displaced an equal weight of water! The bridge was a success and is the first suspension bridge in America. You can drive your car over the bridge today. You can stop at the toll house on the eastern bank and see photos and drawings of the history of this marvel. So, if you are in New York, this is something to see as well as to enjoy the beautiful ride along Route 97. Thanks for bringing this part of America to us.Oldtom9https://www.blogger.com/profile/16487742289208702639noreply@blogger.com