Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical)

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The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal was a 19th-century transportation waterway that formed part of Pennsylvania’s Main Line of Public Works, linking the state’s interior communities to major trade routes before the rise of railroads.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal system
transportation infrastructure
cargo agricultural products
coal
iron
lumber
connectsCity Columbia, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Hollidaysburg
Johnstown
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
connectsTo Delaware River watershed
Ohio River watershed
linked to: Ohio River basin
connectsWith Allegheny Portage Railroad
Columbia–Philadelphia Railroad
Juniata Division Canal
linked to: Pennsylvania Canal

Western Division Canal
constructionMethod combination of canals and inclined-plane railroads
constructionStart 1826
country United States
dissolved 1857
endPoint Pittsburgh
follows Allegheny River
Conemaugh River
Juniata River
Kiskiminetas River NERFINISHED
Susquehanna River
heritageStatus historical transportation route
historicalPeriod 19th century
impact stimulated economic development in interior Pennsylvania
inception 1826
lengthApprox approximately 395 miles
locatedIn Pennsylvania
openingDate 1834
operator Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania
ownedBy Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania
partOf Main Line of Public Works
United States canal era
trans-Appalachian transport corridor
purpose facilitate east–west trade across Pennsylvania
link interior communities to Atlantic ports
replacedBy Pennsylvania Railroad
significantEvent enabled faster travel between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh before rail dominance
startPoint Philadelphia
status defunct
usedFor freight transport
passenger transport

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Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania servedBy Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical)
Juniata River historicallyAssociatedWith Pennsylvania Canal system
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical)
Allegheny Portage Railroad partOf Main Line of Public Works of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical)
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania hasTransportationHistory Pennsylvania Main Line Canal
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical)